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Subject: Good hunting rifle for a good price

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So I'm thinking about going hunting for the first with my friends time next deer season and I need a good gun. The reason I'm asking the Flood is that I really dont know the names of many rifles. I've been told that a .308 or 30-06 are the most ideal rounds. I'm kind of on a budget so anything $500 or less would be nice.

  • 01.06.2013 12:33 PM PDT

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  • 01.06.2013 12:33 PM PDT

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  • 01.06.2013 12:34 PM PDT
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M14 is 500 points off the wall and you can buy full rounds for 250.

  • 01.06.2013 12:34 PM PDT
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  • 01.06.2013 12:35 PM PDT

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Any bullet rifle from Class 1 to Class 2 should work. Remington's BAR is the most popular choice, but I would recommend a german rifle for their overall good quality, like Blaser or Mauser. They shouldn't be too expensive either, so browse around online shops to see what you would like.

Otherwise you could invest into a somewhat cheaper 12g shotgun (yes, you can hunt deer with shotguns if you use heavy caliber buckshot). I personnally like Beretta.

[Edited on 01.06.2013 12:39 PM PST]

  • 01.06.2013 12:38 PM PDT

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Check out some Savage rifles. Go with .308 unless you handload to get the most out of .30-06.

  • 01.06.2013 12:42 PM PDT
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

If you are going with a .30 cal family, then I would recommend starting with the -06. It's such a known, standard and familiar cartridge, you can't go wrong.

Plus, it could/would allow you to look for a well-tended used rifle and save a bundle. As long as the seller allows you to take it to a smith for a impartial 3rd party evaluation (and since you are relatively new to hunting/firearms, you should find one that your friends (and you) trust) then you can find an excellent rifle for a far better price than paying new/retail.

If you are starting, depending on the surrounding terrain and your intended use/preferences, you will most likely be well served by either a bolt or a lever action. The nice thing is that the .06 allows both actions (some cartridges with more "pointed" tips risk detonation when the tip of one cartridge impacts the primer of another cartridge in the magazine).

Any solid maker with a known reputation is a good start and then it is a matter of making sure that the action and the rifle itself suit you, fit you and are deemed "worth the asking price" by the smith whose opinion you should seek.

  • 01.06.2013 12:42 PM PDT

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You can get a Mosin Nagant for $100. They will take any animal in North America.

  • 01.06.2013 12:43 PM PDT

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A Mosin Nagant is like....$120-$130.

  • 01.06.2013 12:43 PM PDT


Posted by: Sergeant omega
Check out some Savage rifles. Go with .308 unless you handload to get the most out of .30-06.

This. Savage Axis in .308

  • 01.06.2013 12:43 PM PDT

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Thanks to all of you this was much more helpful than I had expected

  • 01.06.2013 12:58 PM PDT