If you are looking for a good rifle to use I would go with the Remington 770 in 30/06 I bought one a few years ago for when we go to west virgina hunting it works great you can get it already set up with a scope from the factory the make it in diffrent caliburs priced well bradis guns has them $349 I have put lots of rounds threw mine and love it
.44 mag handi rifle, you can use it here in indiana also.
I would send a link but posting one on my phone is impossible. I am talking about the Marlin XL7S and XS7S.
Hey guys
Im looking to buy a high powered deer rifle
I wont be using this in indiana
but for the few occasions i go visit my in-laws down in arkansas
i dont expect to use it very often so id like to stay on the cheaper end of the price price scale
So my question is this....
what all do you recommend?
caliber?
cheap optics? or iron sights?
or should i just buy two guns for in one and buy an AR to be my cool gun and my hunting gun ?!?!?!?
Savage bolt action 30-06 or 25-06.
Cheaper than that I'd go with an NEF same caliburs.
There theres every thing used...
7mm Rem. Mag. will do the job!
The 700 SPSV is a great rifle. I have two, one in .243 and one in .308. They are both very accurate and well made.
If you are looking for a good rifle to use I would go with the Remington 770 in 30/06 I bought one a few years ago for when we go to west virgina hunting it works great you can get it already set up with a scope from the factory the make it in diffrent caliburs priced well bradis guns has them $349 I have put lots of rounds threw mine and love it
Do you know if anyone makes a pistol grip stock or a thumb hole stock for these?
I find it is much easier for me to control rifles and shotties in this configuration
I am sure there are both, but thumbhole stocks will be much more common. Any Remington 700 stock that is a thumbhole with a varmint contour barrel channel should drop right in or require minimal inletting.
I've handled several of the 770s at work, and except for price am utterly unimpressed. They look and feel cheaply made, and the bolt is horrifically rough. Even on my budget, I'd pass.
A new .30-30 can be had for around the same price, or just a little more. Ammo is cheap, it's everywhere, and the round is perfect for the hunting conditions described. If you need or want a little more range, Hornady's LeverEvolution ammo can deliver that.
Look at the marlin XLS or Xl series for a cheap starting point rifle in the bolt class. They seem to have stolen every good thing from so many rifles and put it in to a package that easily stays under 400 dollars. A friend of mine got the budget one at dicks for 279.99 in 308. I believe he calls it his black and blue hooker. It has an accutrigger copy that breaks at 4 pounds or so. the has the mauser claw extraction some model 70 win stuff and some model 700 rem stuff. he went all over the features to me and I said just give it here and I shot it four times off the pickup truck roof. That was proof enough all four bullets struck the fence post I was aiming at within the top of a beer can. He said he had more in the scope than the rifle. I think he did better on the rifle purchase than the scope myself as the scope looked fuzzy on the edges.
Of course ,you could save a bunch of money and get a Mosin-Nagant and put a scope on it