azslim

I would not change the rifle into something else, your son will never have another chance to pass on "his grandfathers" rifle to his kids. My oldest daughter killed her first game with her great-grandfathers .270win, the youngest killed hers with her grandmothers .244rem. They plan on passing these guns down to their kids because hunting is not a sport - it is a tradition. If you want to build a rifle for your son start hitting pawn shops, pretty much all you are after for a custom gun is the action and for a couple hundred bucks you will be set.

Hello All. Finally got around to joining as a member instead of just lurking. I work as an EMTB on wildland fires and do a little guiding - make enough guiding to pay for my hunts. I recognize quite a few names from other boards and know a few of you personally. Looking forward to throwing in my 2 cents every now and then. Bill

If you can't save for a few more months to get into upper end glass you may look at Vortex. They make good glass and have a great warranty. And Leupold is coming out with a new spotter this year per the catalog. The Kenai will offer 30x wide angle and 25-80 eye pieces as part of the package to their 80mm objective. Runs around $900 msrp so you can probably find it cheaper. Save for a couple more months and it will be in your price range.