The retro 1/12 varminter will eventually have a much more compact 2x7 Leupold mounted, and all I want from it is decent accuracy out to 200 yards on coyote, deer, and zombie sized targets, and the confidence of knowing hits at 300 are a certainty, and 400 very likely! Did I mention how much LIGHTER it is than a "tricked out" rifle with bipod? The BM lower holds a RRA NM trigger group that breaks at 40 ounces!
The almost complete SPR clone is 1/7, the buis(arms 40a2) is coming next week, the rings are "out for delivery" riding around in the brown truck right now! Scope to be used is undetermined right now, the 10X Leupold's are way more scope than I need, and the Burris 3x9 ballistic plex looks worth a try.
I've learned a lot here in the last few months, and am willing to try new things for myself. But I try to stay pragmatic about what is a true "improvement", versus what is window dressing. Guys with families and budget constraints deserve to know there are alternatives to the megabuck builds we all dig.
Paladin