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Looking for 2 guns...
Posted on 8/28/26 at 11:23 am
Posted on 8/28/26 at 11:23 am
Looking for 2 suppressed deer rifles...one for a 7yr old, one for a 10yr old.
What should I get them, and where should I look to buy them?
What should I get them, and where should I look to buy them?
Posted on 8/28/26 at 11:28 am to ToldYouSo1
Ruger Americans are tough to beat for the combo of price and factory accuracy. They come with the threaded barrel and you can get the gen 2 which has the stock you can shorten for young kids to shoot and then as they grow put the piece back in your make it back to normal length. As far as caliber there’s so many choices, especially since you will have it surpressed, and the fact they make reduced recoil ammo now. The classics are .243, .308, but there’s a lot of other options and newer calibers that perform.
Posted on 8/28/26 at 11:44 am to ToldYouSo1
I have a Ruger American gen 2 in 300 bo.
Be a great deer rifle suppressed or not.
Very accurate and super quiet w subsonic.
A hoot to shoot and very fairly priced.
Be a great deer rifle suppressed or not.
Very accurate and super quiet w subsonic.
A hoot to shoot and very fairly priced.
Posted on 8/28/26 at 11:48 am to ToldYouSo1
You won’t buy any gun that comes suppressed already, that’s a separate purchase. Hard to beat a CVA cascade right now for the features they come with for the price. 7mm-08 btw
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Posted on 8/28/26 at 12:16 pm to ToldYouSo1
Ruger American is a good option. Savage is coming out with some attractive 110 options as well. Both have adjustable length of pulls and are very affordable and accurate. I think the new updated 110 savages only recently started shipping so it may take time to get your hands on one if you go that route.
You’ll get a bunch of different recommendations for caliber. If it were me, I’d likely find something in 7mm-08, .308, or 6.5 creedmoor.
I’d also shoot for a 16” barrel. Velocity will suffer, but the convenience of having a suppressed rifle that doesn’t have a 28-29” effective barrel length is worth it IMO.
You’ll get a bunch of different recommendations for caliber. If it were me, I’d likely find something in 7mm-08, .308, or 6.5 creedmoor.
I’d also shoot for a 16” barrel. Velocity will suffer, but the convenience of having a suppressed rifle that doesn’t have a 28-29” effective barrel length is worth it IMO.
Posted on 8/28/26 at 12:20 pm to Dylan
Thank you!!!
Posted on 8/28/26 at 12:37 pm to ToldYouSo1
I bought my wife a Savage 7mm-08 to shoot whenever she decides she wants to climb into the stand.
I find myself hunting with it now more than she does. I LOVE that gun.
I find myself hunting with it now more than she does. I LOVE that gun.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 8:59 am to ToldYouSo1
I have a Ruger American in .243. Great rifle for the money. The .243 does not kick much and can kill any whitetail in the US.
Posted on 8/29/26 at 9:21 am to ToldYouSo1
If you want a nice hunting suppressor I’d suggest the new Banish HNT 30 SS. It’s only 5” and costs just under $500. I’ve been trying to get one but they keep selling out on silencer shop.lol
Posted on 8/30/26 at 5:09 pm to ConnectTheDots
CVA Cascade is a surprisingly great rifle.
I also endorse 7-08 mm.
And, at the ages, .243 might be the better answer.
Good luck!
I also endorse 7-08 mm.
And, at the ages, .243 might be the better answer.
Good luck!
Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:01 pm to ToldYouSo1
Ruger American is a really good rifle.
I’d suggest the predator. Comes with a shorter barrel and threaded.
For the younger one consider an AR in 6.5 grendel. Adjustable stock and a great caliber for deer in the southeast.
I’d suggest the predator. Comes with a shorter barrel and threaded.
For the younger one consider an AR in 6.5 grendel. Adjustable stock and a great caliber for deer in the southeast.
Posted on 8/31/26 at 11:14 pm to ToldYouSo1
Ruger american in a .308 with black butterfly or Maker ammunition and don't look back. I use both and my lab I use to track gets more exercise from other folks than he ever dreamed about getting from me or my kids.
Posted on 9/1/26 at 9:04 am to ToldYouSo1
Bergara Stoke is what I’d buy without question.
Posted on 9/1/26 at 3:20 pm to HoldThatTiger03
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I bought my wife a Savage 7mm-08 to shoot whenever she decides she wants to climb into the stand.
I find myself hunting with it now more than she does. I LOVE that gun
Just shot my son's at the hunting camp this weekend making sure it is sighted in for the season. Put 3 bullets no less than 0.25" of each other. Only thing is that his rifle loves the higher end bullets. Changed out the plastic gun stock with a Boyd's stock and that gun is dead accurate.
Posted on 9/1/26 at 3:41 pm to ConnectTheDots
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7mm-08 btw
Posted on 9/1/26 at 5:20 pm to ToldYouSo1
Please don’t get the Ruger American gen 2. It’s one of the ugliest rifles on the market. Not to mention it has so many flaws.
- you can’t insert a full mag with the bolt closed
- the mag protrudes and gets in the way of hunting out of a stand or shooting off bags, it needs to be flush.
- Ruger spent all their money fluting the barrel which serves absolutely no practical purpose whatsoever.
- the buttpad is not nearly as soft and nice as what you’ll find on the Savage Axis 2 pro or the Browning AB3
- good luck adjusting the trigger, you have to take the damn stick off and the mag release off that to do it. Oh and the factory trigger is crap. Flat out dog water.
- you can’t single feed the Ruger because the shitty bolt and mag will get all hung up, it only feeds through the mag so if you’re at the range you can’t just drop one in the chamber.
I liked the gen 1 and wished I’d bought one because for $350-400 it was a deal. This new one though? It’s between $500-600 and it’s not worth that at all. Sooo many better options out there than this. Please don’t waste your money with the Ruger American gen 2. I held one and a Savage Axis 2 pro and you can feel the difference between the two, the savage is much nicer and felt more solid.
- you can’t insert a full mag with the bolt closed
- the mag protrudes and gets in the way of hunting out of a stand or shooting off bags, it needs to be flush.
- Ruger spent all their money fluting the barrel which serves absolutely no practical purpose whatsoever.
- the buttpad is not nearly as soft and nice as what you’ll find on the Savage Axis 2 pro or the Browning AB3
- good luck adjusting the trigger, you have to take the damn stick off and the mag release off that to do it. Oh and the factory trigger is crap. Flat out dog water.
- you can’t single feed the Ruger because the shitty bolt and mag will get all hung up, it only feeds through the mag so if you’re at the range you can’t just drop one in the chamber.
I liked the gen 1 and wished I’d bought one because for $350-400 it was a deal. This new one though? It’s between $500-600 and it’s not worth that at all. Sooo many better options out there than this. Please don’t waste your money with the Ruger American gen 2. I held one and a Savage Axis 2 pro and you can feel the difference between the two, the savage is much nicer and felt more solid.
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