Hunters...

[mahoro]

so how about scopes? i am thinking about 2.5 - 9.5 somewhere in that range...

[mahoro]

Jack, leave my kitties alone! :evil:

i promise you, you will be first in line to taste those meow meow special!!!! --runs--

[Nickintex]

I shot a deer with my AR-15.

Killing it was easy....field skinning it was a whole other story.

I just want some venison steaks when you are all done with the messy stuff!

[Nickintex]

so i want to get ready for this year's hunting season, i am thinking about getting a remington 770 as my first hunting rifle... maybe a 700 if the price is right (around 700ish) + a nice scope (300ish)... anyone used those before? i am thinking about getting in the .243cal...

Jack, leave my kitties alone! :evil:

[mahoro]

isn't the .243 same as .308 but shorter?

[myjohnson]

I shot a deer with my AR-15.

Killing it was easy....field skinning it was a whole other story.

[mahoro]

It all depends on what you are looking for.
Personally I like the .308 round or you can go with something like the 30-06. This will give you the stopping power needed for a longer range shot.
I would look for a good used rifle and get a good scope.
Have you looked at CDNN catalog ?
http://www.cdnninvestments.com/

i fire off few shots of 30-06 2 weeks ago, and i love it, but i think i will get something smaller for now, but i will get one of those sometime in the near future

[kidslikefish]

If you are shooting from stands over feeders, the .243 will be fine (my daughter has a single-shot youth model - shorter stock, and it will drop full-grown does at 150 yards, no problem). I use a 30-06, little better distance and stopping power. Agree with Mark, spend a lot of time at the range once you get something. Confidence you'll hit where you are aiming goes a long way to making a successful shot.

[lilmissruffcountry]

I like my 25-06...good for white tail, and the hogs that keep showing up at the feeders. They got too smart for the traps, I shot a 245lb boar a month ago.....223 is nice too though.

[wesleydnunder]

A .243 will bring down a white tail with the correct shot placement. My mother hunted with one for years.

I agree with Jesper, however. I hunted with a Rem 760 in .30-06 for years. Then I bought a S&W 1500 in .270. Awesome power in that round. For the last 6 years I've hunted with a Rem 700VLS in .308 cal. The .308 is the most ballistically coefficient round there is, which means it gives repeatable performance and accuracy. It is used by the military as a sniper round for that reason.

I would suggest spending many, many hours on the range with whichever rifle you buy. Your proficiency with your weapon and confidence in your shot placement will go a long way toward harvesting deer in stead of wounding and losing them.

Mark

[Zulaab]

It all depends on what you are looking for.
Personally I like the .308 round or you can go with something like the 30-06. This will give you the stopping power needed for a longer range shot.
I would look for a good used rifle and get a good scope.
Have you looked at CDNN catalog ?

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/

[mahoro]

so i want to get ready for this year's hunting season, i am thinking about getting a remington 770 as my first hunting rifle... maybe a 700 if the price is right (around 700ish) + a nice scope (300ish)... anyone used those before? i am thinking about getting in the .243cal...