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Deer hunting rifle on $700 budget
Posted on 10/6/16 at 10:51 am
Posted on 10/6/16 at 10:51 am
Just getting into deer hunting recently and would like to purchase a rifle with manageable recoil as I have a bum shoulder. Was considering .243, .257 Roberts and 7 mm .08. Would like to get one with scope for $700. Any recommendations on other calibers I should consider or best place to find bargains? Thanks.
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Posted on 10/6/16 at 10:54 am to steve123
You can find a good used rifle at a pawn shop scoped out in the $700 range easily. Browing A bolts, or Ruger M-77's are 2 that come to mind I see often in that price range.
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Any recommendations on other calibers
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Posted on 10/6/16 at 10:55 am to steve123
For whitetails get 7-08. Great round. Tikka btw. I should add the .284(7-08) ballistics are really the perfect marriage for a whitetail round
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 10/6/16 at 10:57 am to Clyde Tipton
Or, you could get a extremely nice used but like new Browning A-Bolt .243 with synthetic stock, B.O.S.S. for about 600 bucks. I know just the person selling one.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 11:09 am to Chief0218
I just got a Ruger American 30-06 and put a Leupold Vxi3 scope on it for less than $700.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 11:17 am to steve123
Posted on 10/6/16 at 11:28 am to steve123
.308
Posted on 10/6/16 at 11:30 am to steve123
Remington 700. Academy had the SPS woodtech on sale for $430. Not sure if they still are. The ADL is $379 I believe. Best action on a budget gun. I like Vortex scopes but Nikon's are good. You can find both starting in the $150-$200 range.
308 or 270. If you worried about recoil get a limbsaver pad. The screw in version is around $35 and the felt recoil will be minimal. A 243 would kill a deer but its a little small.
If you want the best price sportsmansguide.com is a great place to look. They will show you a list of the FFL dealers they have on file in your area if you don't have one. They offer a 30 day free trial membership so you can just get your gun and then cancel your membership.
308 or 270. If you worried about recoil get a limbsaver pad. The screw in version is around $35 and the felt recoil will be minimal. A 243 would kill a deer but its a little small.
If you want the best price sportsmansguide.com is a great place to look. They will show you a list of the FFL dealers they have on file in your area if you don't have one. They offer a 30 day free trial membership so you can just get your gun and then cancel your membership.
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/6/16 at 12:52 pm to steve123
$700 is plenty. I have a Savage Axis. 308 and a Vortex 3-12 Hog Hunter Scope. Together a little over $600.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 12:58 pm to LSUfreak1459
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SPS woodtech
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ADL is $379
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Posted on 10/6/16 at 1:08 pm to steve123
I hunt with a Savage Axis. It is well under your budget and a damn good gun for the price.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 1:13 pm to Carson123987
I mean they wont compare to a higher end rifle. In the $400 range they are hard to beat. After a good scope that would put him near his budget. I picked up a Ruger American on sale and flipped it. It wasn't for me. The stock was flimsy and I didn't like the action. Never shot it so I can't comment on that. I have a 300 win mag in the woodtech and it shoots about .5" to .75" at 200 yards. I wouldn't pay the $650 price for it but at $430 its a good rifle. Ive never held an ADL but I have held the savage axis and I didn't like it either. I have read the magazine on the savage axis is terrible. Plus there are unlimited upgrade options on a 700
Tika's are nice and I have saw a few places that have them on sale recently. Something else to checkout.
Tika's are nice and I have saw a few places that have them on sale recently. Something else to checkout.
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 10/6/16 at 1:23 pm to steve123
Buds Gun Shop Howa Rifle
If you can find a Howa with a Hogue OverMolded Stock in Stainless Steel, I would jump on it. I bought one as a rifle to let friends borrow and it outshoots about anything I've ever seen or had built.
If you can find a Howa with a Hogue OverMolded Stock in Stainless Steel, I would jump on it. I bought one as a rifle to let friends borrow and it outshoots about anything I've ever seen or had built.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 2:16 pm to NimbleCat
Won't speak to the gun other than to say, please don't buy anything new in Remington. Their products just aren't what they use to be.
A 7mm-08 would be a really good round for you with a bum shoulder. It's a really impressive round.
There was a thread on here on Monday (I think that's right) where a 14yr old girl killed the NE record Elk with a 7mm-08 at 200yds.
Light recoil and knocks the crap out of them...
A 7mm-08 would be a really good round for you with a bum shoulder. It's a really impressive round.
There was a thread on here on Monday (I think that's right) where a 14yr old girl killed the NE record Elk with a 7mm-08 at 200yds.
Light recoil and knocks the crap out of them...
Posted on 10/6/16 at 4:45 pm to steve123
Get a Browning or Ruger
Posted on 10/6/16 at 4:50 pm to biggsc
I'd get an older Rem 700 or Model 7 via La Sportsman or similar site.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 7:40 pm to White Bear
Those are good too
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 10/6/16 at 9:22 pm to steve123
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manageable recoil
I got a Weatherby Vanguard in 25-06 last year. It's actually made by Howa. I think the gun was $450 ish at Bud's Guns. Weatherby Vanguards rate really well in the "budget" rifle category. It's got a raised comb stock, and a very nice two stage trigger. Very enjoyable to shoot from a recoil standpoint and plenty enough power to take down anything in Louisiana. I scoped it with a Burris that Cabela'a had on sale for $150 (regular $300) and I got another $50 off for opening a Cabela's Visa. I might have gone a different direction on the scope in hindsight, but it's decent enough.
I was able to shoot 1" groups at 100 yards. I bought a case of Hornady American Whitetail rounds for less than $1/shell from Midway.
In my first hunt, I hit a Bobcat that was in full trot away from me. It entered just left of the bung hole, and completely blew out its abdomen, so I'm confident it's plenty of round for deer.
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