Larry, I have one my dad bought new in 1966.I think for the hunter class,with some small work like bedding,etc you would be ok. Don't think you would need a 40x or anything like it.Mine has survived my youth and all the stupid things I have done to it. It is still really accurate. Treat the magazines like gold. I don't beleive they are availible at reasonable prices anymore. This rifle was the cheap companion to the 788. Mike