looking for 22-250 advice

[Catfish]

I would guess that the .22-250 would be close to the new Savage in value with the extra ammo. I have a problem when I hear someone call a gun a bench gun and it has a Tasco scope on it. If your looking for a walk around gun forget it. If your want a gun that is for the bench or still hunting groundhogs it`s a fine gun. I picked up a .22-250 built on a 98 Mauser action in a Maple stock, weight 16 1/2 lbs. It was floor plated and had a Canger single set triger, I bought it for $ 200 from a guy that just wanted to get rid of it. The stock is worth more than $ 200 alone, but getting your money out of a custom gun is hard to do.

[FIJI]

the 7 boxes are all factory ammo.

I'm not interested in loading myself (I have no time nor interest)

I am not a fan of Tasco although I have no first-hand experience with their target scopes. His decision to go that route was budget related.

My original plan to go Savage would involve the same "experimentation" with factory ammo too to find out what worked.

Which brings me to:
1) Is it possible to add a BOSS type add on to a gun like this ? The one on my .280 lets me dial in any ammo I care to feed through it

[Skinny Shooter]

Hi Fiji, are you going after coyotes?
Depending how you hunt them, a heavy barrel might not be want you want.
Not to sound negative but since that rifle is about the same as a new Savage, go with the Savage.
Like this: http://www.savagearms.com/10Predator.htm
Oh yeah, that would make a nice handy rifle. Its almost 3lbs lighter than my VLP and its still got a heavy barrel.

Here is some info:
http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun...vage10_110207/
http://www.gunblast.com/Savage-M10PH.htm

Allen