Time to start...

[ColoFarmer]

Get a good scope first... along with the rings and mount.

shoot it and see how it performs first before doing any work on it. Just see what you can do with it along with what it has to offer you, and then tear it up and move on to improving it.

I've seen some good bone stock rifles out there that shot under 1 moa 5 shot groups at a 100 yards... maybe yours will perform better than you'll expect?

The sky is the limit on a long range rifle and you'll have a lifetime doing it. Buy once! Cry once... and you will cry once... just once....

This is far more worse than building an AR... as some would say "Welcome to the Darkside"

I'll be replacing the barrel...SEVERE copper fouling, some pretty good dings on the crown and some dings along the barrel... What can you expect for $250? Oh, and I got a really cool Tasco 3-9x32 with it! I'm sure I can sell it and recoup at least fifty cents of my investment!!!

[JMBD2112]

I have a Badger FTE on mine, cut the recoil down drastically. Got it off the Hide for $100.

[islandermyk]

I'll be replacing the barrel...SEVERE copper fouling, some pretty good dings on the crown and some dings along the barrel... What can you expect for $250? Oh, and I got a really cool Tasco 3-9x32 with it! I'm sure I can sell it and recoup at least fifty cents of my investment!!!

I hear yah.... gotta get everything you can out of it.
I've gone on many Ramen diets that would last a month cause of this addiction... at least you're having fun