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re: Deer hunting rifle for a beginner *Update-page 4*
Posted on 1/25/24 at 2:07 pm to CobraCommander83
Posted on 1/25/24 at 2:07 pm to CobraCommander83
Buy a good used Ruger No. 1 in 270. A single shot is how you should learn that it only takes one, when you choose your shot, aim small, and relax through the pull. Put your money into the optics.
Back-up rounds just teach you that you don't need to be precise on the first shot. You do, and one is all it takes.
Back-up rounds just teach you that you don't need to be precise on the first shot. You do, and one is all it takes.
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Posted on 1/25/24 at 2:31 pm to OccamsStubble
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good used Ruger No. 1
Man, that's a horrible choice. A CVA Scout 2 is cheaper and IMO a better rifle.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 3:19 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
good choice, unless you don't care for a gun that looks like something out of a John Wick movie.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 3:19 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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IMO a better rifle.
In my heart I want to refute your claim, but in my mind I know I cannot.
Still, one day I will own one.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 3:21 pm to CobraCommander83
Posted on 1/25/24 at 3:56 pm to OccamsStubble
Yea, not even in the stratosphere of coolness as a No 1. The CVA and handi-rifle are both better hunting rifles IMO. Both are much cheaper, and the CVA is almost certainly going to be more accurate. I've shot a half dozen different scout 2's and they've all been way more accurate than a $250 crack barrel rifle should be. Fantastic trigger as well. Just avoid the bull barrel versions, they carry like arse. They're so barrel heavy that you have to carry them muzzle down on a sling.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 3:59 pm to CobraCommander83
sako .243 is an excellent caliber for whitetailed deer. i killed many deer with mine
Posted on 1/25/24 at 4:03 pm to CobraCommander83
steyhr 308 is another very good caliber for deer. i have one that is .308 150 grains
Posted on 1/25/24 at 4:04 pm to shellbeachspeckzzz
Cabelas has steyr scouts on sale for like $1200. That's a hell of a good deal on a hell of a good rifle. Looks goofy, but it's a really well thought out rifle.
Posted on 1/25/24 at 4:19 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
worth every penny
Posted on 1/25/24 at 4:29 pm to CobraCommander83
Savage 110 accutrigger in .243
Posted on 1/25/24 at 5:20 pm to Loup
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Where are you planning on hunting?
Private land
Posted on 1/25/24 at 5:28 pm to CobraCommander83
Tikka .308 with Vortex scope
Posted on 1/25/24 at 5:55 pm to Tear It Up
bayou shooters has a nice Ruger american
compact for sale 6.5 cm
compact for sale 6.5 cm
Posted on 1/26/24 at 9:07 am to CobraCommander83
I appreciate everyone’s feedback and was able to gain some knowledge from it.
Posted on 1/26/24 at 11:06 pm to CobraCommander83
Posted on 1/26/24 at 11:10 pm to CobraCommander83
35 whelan with a good scope.
Easy for beginner to use and you can hunt the Primative and Modern season with same gun. Ammo easy and just all around good gun.
All the deer I've shot with mine within 125 yards never ran. My "big" rifle I've had to track, a few not far, but it's nice to pull the trigger and see them fall in there tracks.
Easy for beginner to use and you can hunt the Primative and Modern season with same gun. Ammo easy and just all around good gun.
All the deer I've shot with mine within 125 yards never ran. My "big" rifle I've had to track, a few not far, but it's nice to pull the trigger and see them fall in there tracks.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 8:32 am to bigbuckdj
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Trijicon Huron 3-9x40 -$300
They must have overproduced the hell out of that model. Europtics has had that sale for a couple of months at least and that's a screaming deal for that scope.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 11:21 am to CobraCommander83
Tikka or Bergara in 308 ..both quality, accurate rifles with smooth bolts..either one will last you a life time …308 because you can find ammo anywhere and it usually has the most variety available
You can find 308 Norma soft point on the internet for $22 a box, some times less and my Bergara shoots half inch groups with it
Meopta has the best glass for the money..you can get a 2-10x42 Optika5 for less than $400
You can find 308 Norma soft point on the internet for $22 a box, some times less and my Bergara shoots half inch groups with it
Meopta has the best glass for the money..you can get a 2-10x42 Optika5 for less than $400
This post was edited on 1/27/24 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/27/24 at 9:22 pm to greenbean
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Don't go crazy on your first rifle, get into as economically as possible. Folks will tell you to buy a scope that costs more than the rifle, don't do that. Start at your local pawn shops. Find a rifle that fits you that looks barely used. If it has a scope, it will be 50/50 whether the scope is good, so consider the scope lagniappe. If you do have to ditch the scope, buy a reasonably priced replacement from Academy.
You're not snipping the Taliban at 1000 yards, you shooting one of the dumbest animals on the plant at 100 yards. Whatever rifle you buy will hold its value, so if you get the hunting bug, you can sell that rifle and easily upgrade. Whatever you buy make sure there is plenty of ammo for it, walk through Academy and see what they have a lot of on the shelves, .308, 30.06, .270, .243 and many others will be plentiful.
I’m glad I read the entire thread before having to post almost exactly this, I was gonna say find a savage combo deal before you invest a $1K into a gun, and might find out it’s boring and you’d rather spend your time fishing, but a pawn shop is a better thought than a new entry combo.
.308/.30-06 or .270
(The most important part WAY MORE IMPORTANT than what brand your scope is) Nosler Partition or Barnes TSX bullets
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