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Forgot to mention:
1) You can actually use sam/war or sam/whatever to exp with until lvl 55 through 57. Around level 55 or 56, you should use Sam/rng in skillup (I don't recommend sam/rng in exp pt until 57) parties using the Archer's Knkife to get Archery maxed. Hopefully, you'll be able to get Archery to a decent skill lvl from Sam before you decide to lvl rng.
Then, when Sam hits 57. Tadaa! It's time for Sidewinder. Unfortunately, Sidewinder is only good until lvl 65. Then you'll be back to using gkt for light and/or dark renkeis because Sidewinder is too unreliable to make lvl 3 renkeis with as a Sam. But, you can stay Sam/Rng 65+ for the Accuracy Bonus, Widescan, and Alertness abilities from Rng. Especially, if you pull a lot like I do.
2) You can completely ignore Marksmanship and stick with Bow for rng. You won't need Marksmanship for low lvl Rng and pt's will ask you to use Bow anyway. This is one of the reasons lvling Rng cost me so much because I lvled both. Grr.
Edit: You can actually use your taru character for all this if you wanted to. The drawback is lack of strength/atk obviously. However, Taru Agi is pretty high and Dex is comparable to Hume. Also, a lot of ppl tend to invite taru melees for the cuteness factor. Curiousity can also get you in ("I wonder how a taru looks using *such and such weapon skill*") The biggest drawback as far as I know with Taru Sam and Rng is beating Maat for G5 and prolly lack of BCNM invites. But strolling around Jeuno in full Sam AF as a taru will prolly get you a lot of checks and "Woah"s. lol But, Mithra Dex and Agi is top notch for both Sam and Rng.
Just thought I'd put the thought out there.
1) You can actually use sam/war or sam/whatever to exp with until lvl 55 through 57. Around level 55 or 56, you should use Sam/rng in skillup (I don't recommend sam/rng in exp pt until 57) parties using the Archer's Knkife to get Archery maxed. Hopefully, you'll be able to get Archery to a decent skill lvl from Sam before you decide to lvl rng.
Then, when Sam hits 57. Tadaa! It's time for Sidewinder. Unfortunately, Sidewinder is only good until lvl 65. Then you'll be back to using gkt for light and/or dark renkeis because Sidewinder is too unreliable to make lvl 3 renkeis with as a Sam. But, you can stay Sam/Rng 65+ for the Accuracy Bonus, Widescan, and Alertness abilities from Rng. Especially, if you pull a lot like I do.
2) You can completely ignore Marksmanship and stick with Bow for rng. You won't need Marksmanship for low lvl Rng and pt's will ask you to use Bow anyway. This is one of the reasons lvling Rng cost me so much because I lvled both. Grr.
Edit: You can actually use your taru character for all this if you wanted to. The drawback is lack of strength/atk obviously. However, Taru Agi is pretty high and Dex is comparable to Hume. Also, a lot of ppl tend to invite taru melees for the cuteness factor. Curiousity can also get you in ("I wonder how a taru looks using *such and such weapon skill*") The biggest drawback as far as I know with Taru Sam and Rng is beating Maat for G5 and prolly lack of BCNM invites. But strolling around Jeuno in full Sam AF as a taru will prolly get you a lot of checks and "Woah"s. lol But, Mithra Dex and Agi is top notch for both Sam and Rng.
Just thought I'd put the thought out there.
My personal fav tho, is throwing a thf in there at 65+. Gotta love Tachi: Enpi > Dancing Edge with the THF, then Swift Blade > Tachi: Gekko with the PLD. I find those 2 jobs, BLM & THF, are the best jobs to play with as a SAM (with WAR sub so you can set the fui up) 
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