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Ok. My dad gave me his M70 30-06 lightweight 11 years ago as a college graduation present. It's nothing fancy but I'm nostalgic and want to trick this sucker out. I currently have a 3x9x40 Nikon pro staff scope. And as far as I know everything is as it came from the factory. The gun was bought in the mid 80's and is in really good shape and has shot a bunch of deer.

1st - I want to upgrade the scope. I like the Nikon fine and plan on putting it on another gun. I want something with 12x and a 50mm. My budget is $350 for glass. What do you guys recommend? I have no problem with used or refurbished. I would like something other than a Nikon. I own 2 of their scopes and some binocs and want to spread my money around.

2nd - trigger adjustment. How much does this normally cost? What weight of pull do you recommend?

3rd - recoil pad. This gun kicks like a mule. Maybe I'm a wuss but it hurts when shooting at something that doesn't bleed. Again what would you recommend?

Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
Proceed AT YOUR OWN RISK, but the winchester triggers are very easily adjusted. Just do a search on a search engine (google, yahoo, etc.) and you should find plenty of detailed instructions. Glass is up to you. As far as recoil pads go, the Simms stuff is the best Ive seen.
 
For your scope, I would go with a MINOX ZA5 3-15x42 for $299 at Cameralandny.com. At this price, there is no other scope on the market that can come close to it's superior clarity, resolution, crispness to the edge, contrast between light and dark colors and light transmission. Trigger job should cost somewhere between 30 to 60 depending on who does the job. Your rifle must have the Red recoil pad. You can go online and find Decelerator pads or Limbsaver pads and install it yourself or just have your gunsmith order one for you and have him take the old one off and put the new one on. They also sell slip on recoil pads at Walmart but that will change your length of pull.
 
Used Leupold VariX III
Simms pads are the best but Pachmeyer Decelerators are great too.
Gunsmith trigger job shouldn't cost over $50. Since you will be new to a lighter trigger I would not have him take it below 3.5 pounds.
 
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