woman needing gun selection advice
09-27-2013, 09:37 AM
#31
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
I figure if I ever go elk hunting, I can borrow or buy and elk rifle...In the mean time a .243 is also great for groundhogs, crows, wild dogs, wild hogs, coyotes, deer, etc...
The key to becoming an excellent shot is to shoot, plain and simple...The cost of 7mm-08 and .260 ammo is a bit high for the average person to shoot a lot...
09-27-2013, 10:26 AM
#32
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,186
Another chunk of advice ... late though it be. If toting weight is a big deal, don't overlook the Ruger Compact. One of my hunting buds brought one to camp. We all, to a man, were questioning what in the heck had he wasted his hard earned $$$ on !!!
But ... this short barrel honey of a rifle shot lights out at the range and he has taken deer cleanly out to well over 250 yards. His is in 308 Win. He has a compact Leupold Vari-X III on it ... I think 1.75-6x32 mm or something like that.
But ... this short barrel honey of a rifle shot lights out at the range and he has taken deer cleanly out to well over 250 yards. His is in 308 Win. He has a compact Leupold Vari-X III on it ... I think 1.75-6x32 mm or something like that.
Last edited by Mojotex; 09-28-2013 at 07:31 AM.
09-27-2013, 04:23 PM
#33
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Buffalo, WY
Posts: 992
Mojo speaks truth.
My second favorite rifle, which serves as primary whitetail killer and backup on everything else including elk, is a Rem model 7 in 7mm-08. It's got a 20 inch barrel and feels like a Daisy BB gun in my hands. It's a true MOA shooter and that thin 20 inch tube is no handicap at all. Nor is the round it shoots.
My second favorite rifle, which serves as primary whitetail killer and backup on everything else including elk, is a Rem model 7 in 7mm-08. It's got a 20 inch barrel and feels like a Daisy BB gun in my hands. It's a true MOA shooter and that thin 20 inch tube is no handicap at all. Nor is the round it shoots.
