LH - I’m 71.
Cataracts from 20 years in Arabian Desert sun left me with new plastic lenses in both eyes - cornea replacement. Perfect focus from about 2.5 feet to infinity - clear as crystal. Receiver sight and a lovely small gold bead on the front make me deadly to 100 yards. since I don’t kill paper targets, it’s all I need.
As far a scopes for nailing ink at a couple of hundreds of yards go - I suspect my lowly - older than me Reminginton would do fine with about $1500 worth of German optics Shoe Gooded to the barrel. You might try it.
So a sharpshooter uh.
Not me. I am just a plinker.. Lol
My general plinkers of choice is a Anschutz model 1710, or a Ravin R20 cross bow, or a savage ruger 204.
All good within just a few feet on my best day.
Now back in the 90s, I had a anschutx model 1416. If I could see a squirrel with leaves on with my naked eye, I could bring it out of a tree. Shooting free handed with a scope. Didn’t matter how far. Naturally I am a bit odler now, and don’t play with my plinkers as much as I use to.
I was holy terror with that particular gun. Paid $760 for it bare gun back in 92. Gun shop owner asked me what I was going to use it for. I told him squirrels. He laughed big time. After shooting the gun when I bought, I then knew why he laughed. A super shooter for me. Dummy me ruined it though not knowing any better. How? The gent who sold me the gun sold me a stainless steel cleaning rod with a guide.
Don’t ever run a stainless steel rod down any rifle barrel you care anything about. I was ignorant back when.
This is why I have a 1710 model now.
The trick with the 1400 series and 1700series anschutz models is to take out the preload trigger sear spring and screw. Trigger instantly goes to around a pound.
I like light triggers.
Had a Sako Finnfire with Lilja barrel that was a shooter too. Stock in back to big for me. Could shoot from bench but not in the wild well as I wanted to. I like small grips in the back. Keeps me from torquing the gun.
I am also a bit unusual when it comes to shooting for a right hander. I hardly ever miss right (which is what most right handers seems do) instead if I miss it will be left. Crossbow the same way too.
I wish I had a dollar for every 22 shell I have fired in my life.
I could buy a bunch of Manta detectors.lol