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Originally Posted by aaronblood
I have no intention of buying a used rifle. As I mentioned, cost is not an issue. I'm no collector though. I think the X-bolt is just a continuation of the A-bolt line but with some sort of new X-scope mount or something like that. Seems like if the A-bolt was OK the X is gonna be OK too... but that may just be my misguided notion.
Haven't lost anything? I'd lose time; right? I don't see myself sitting out a season or two waiting to see what happens with the X-bolt. Shoot if I wait that long I'll probably come up with a good reason not to buy one at all! :rotfl:
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I could make a similar comparison with the Remington 700 and the Remington 710. Just because the 700 is a wonderful action doesn't mean that the 710 will be just as flawless.
And by "losing" anything I mean by spending money on a rifle where you beleived what the salesman told you and then found out it has a couple of kinks in the works. After about a year or so any kinks the product might have will be noted and worked out, or it may mean that the rifle is best avoided.
Lastly, a used rifle, provided the barrel is in like-new condition, can be a bargain buy if you know what to look for. I've seen some rifles come through the shop to be sold that people didn't want for whatever reason and they decide to sell it after shooting only about 100 rounds through the barrel.
This is equivalent to buying a brand new car, putting 10,000 miles on it and then deciding to sell it off because you don't like something about it. The next buyer gets the bargain.
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Originally Posted by aaronblood
When you say "not drilled" does that mean I have to do something special to alter the rifle to accept a scope? I definitely don't want to be drilling on the thing! It needs to be scope-ready in one way or another.
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Most factory rifles have the receiver drilled and tapped in 4 places (2 spots on the front half, 2 spots on the rear half) to mate with a scope base. Other manufacturers have a "picatinny" style mount system where instead of drilling and tapping the receiver, they make angled cuts on the side that is similar to that of the picatinny rail. So you'll need to get a scope base that clamps on the rail, not one that requires a drilled and tapped receiver.
*For future reference, please don't attempt to drill and tap the receiver yourself if you ever decide to change the scope base style.