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I used to get a chuckle when I worked in the shop and a shooter new to the distance game would come in and talk about buying a Surgeon, McMillan or buying a Remington 700 and dropping 1K having the barrel replaced and the action trued etc.
If you do you are just throwing away your money.
To a point.
If your rifle wont shoot, how do you know if you need to work on your ammo, position, wind reading, ect.
Buy the best you can possibly afford and have someone that knows the game teach you.
You know I like my coffee sweet in the morning
and I'm crazy about my tea at night