Hunting rifle opinions?

[muder]

Originally Posted by dgenemiller

For a first deer rifle I would recomend .270 Win cartridge in a Ruger M77 Stainless synthetic stock. Model No# HKM77RFP They will stand up to alot of abuses (such as in sitting in a closet all year and being used only a few times a year without humidity controlled storage.)

I'm with this guy I've had a Ruger m77 blue w/ wood stock. Had it for 10 years and have gotten at least one every year if not 4 droped 3 at 425-435 yards they shoot real flat It all depends on where and what you are shooting throw brush or open range

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Last edited by muder : 09-01-2008 at 08:14 PM.

[mdkallam130]

the .270 or 30-06 are bot good rifles. Me personally i like the 30-06. the remington model 700 is by far one of the best actions out there and easily customizable if you wanted to do more than just hunt with it.

[Broncoguy]

Between those 2, I'd go bolt action 30.06. Very dependable, you can kill just about anything with it, and you can get shells for it anywhere.

[choctaw]

It really depends on where you hunt.
Thick cover, short yardage shots, a 30-30 is hard to beat.
100-200 yds. I like the 25-06, 270 cal.
200-300 yds. I like the 7mm mag., 300 Win. mag.

You need to shoot some and research the calibers and guns.

I shoot a Win Coyote in 22-250, and Rem. 700 BDL in 7mm mag.
Scopes are Leopold Vari-X III and Nikon Buckmaster

[Diesel Freak]

30-06 is pretty popular rifle. Bullets can be bought anywhere. I also like a 243. Shoots long and flat. Remington Bolt is my choice

[mdkallam130]

we have a remington model 700 25-06 and i have seen it shoot as good as 9.5 inches at 1000 yds. pretty good for just a factory gun but as mentioned above it will depend a lot on your hunting enviroment as to what is the best.

the .243 is also a good caliber. ammo is fairly inexpensive and will take down a deer very nicely between 100-200 yards

[southern7.3]

In my opinion the 243 IS a good rifle but it just doesnt have the knock down power that a .270 has. I mean of course its not but it just seems to me that you can reach out a little further with the .270. My little brother has a rem. .243 little short thing and is it a blast to shoot.

No mean to hijack but any of you like shooting lever action guns. I LOVE EM!!! My dad my brother and I have a bunch of lever actions and there fun to shoot. We bought a little .22 lever action the other day and man that thing is a blast. Looks just like a bigger 30-30 or 44 but is a .22 and is CHEAP to shoot

[Harohunter]

Remington 700 is a great series and lots of upgrades too!

I have a Rem 700 7mm Mag. Killed a deer at 550yds with a Boone and Crockett scope(notch out for barrel)

[Harohunter]

Im looking to hit something over 700 yds this year.

[bigcountrysg]

I just got a 30-06 model 200 from Stevens. I got it at normal price 299.00. Let me tell you that rifle for the price and quality I could not beat it. Put a scope on it had it bore sighted. At 100 yards I was just high and left made some adjustsments now it is dead on shooting a group of 3 rounds smaller then a quarter it is that tight.