A thutty-thutty is about $200; people will almost give you a sporterized '03. With all the milsurp calibers out there, shotgun slug season, and bowhunting, there must be something big enuf to do the job and cheap enuf to welcome getting wet. You should also be AWOL from work to do it right. And there are guys who have deer-hunted thru more divorce proceedings, layoffs, and similar disasters than you'd care to contemplate. Maybe you're not really a deer hunter?

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