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From: Conway Arkansas
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Glad we don't have to have them.
My first rifle I bought was a Remington Model 710 .270 caliber... Not a plinking gun.lol
I own a Savage Bolt Action .22 w/ a 3x9x40
I also own a Ruger 10/22 with a 3x9x40
Both are pretty accurate... but the Savage is dead on at about any range... I love that gun.
Nobody listed the Savage yet, but I like it
10 round magazine (mini banana shaped)
and Its black synthetic
Pretty good looking gun, especially w/ a scope on it
And one of the most accurate .22s ive shot
And they run about 100 bucks
My first rifle I bought was a Remington Model 710 .270 caliber... Not a plinking gun.lol
I own a Savage Bolt Action .22 w/ a 3x9x40
I also own a Ruger 10/22 with a 3x9x40
Both are pretty accurate... but the Savage is dead on at about any range... I love that gun.
Nobody listed the Savage yet, but I like it
10 round magazine (mini banana shaped)
and Its black synthetic
Pretty good looking gun, especially w/ a scope on it
And one of the most accurate .22s ive shot
And they run about 100 bucks
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From: Montana Territory
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I know a gunsmith that loves Savage firearms, particularly the barrel and actions.
While I don't agree that the actions are superior to anything else out there, the barrels are. They are hardened prior to milling and after. Consequently they have a tremendous wear life. Which is very good for any competition shooting, where a shooter may easily go through 10,000 cartridges per year. Since a new barrel would behave differently than the one they practiced with, it makes pretty good sense to stick with a good barrel.
I guess that applies to stock firearm shooting, some of those shooters don't leave anything stock on their guns. Ever seen a really tricked out 1911, not just for Hondas anymore.
While I don't agree that the actions are superior to anything else out there, the barrels are. They are hardened prior to milling and after. Consequently they have a tremendous wear life. Which is very good for any competition shooting, where a shooter may easily go through 10,000 cartridges per year. Since a new barrel would behave differently than the one they practiced with, it makes pretty good sense to stick with a good barrel.
I guess that applies to stock firearm shooting, some of those shooters don't leave anything stock on their guns. Ever seen a really tricked out 1911, not just for Hondas anymore.
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From: Colorado Springs
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If you have to pay 100 bux every four years just to keep a rifle, I'd get a center fire. Check out the Henry rifle Web site
www.henryrepeating.com
They make a line of lever actions as well as bolt and a copy of the AR-7 surivel rifle. They will send you a free catalog for just asking.
www.henryrepeating.com
They make a line of lever actions as well as bolt and a copy of the AR-7 surivel rifle. They will send you a free catalog for just asking.
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From: Midwest
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yeah, we have to have FOID (firearms owner ID) here in the commie state of Illinois also...last time I renewed mine it was only $15 for 3 years if I remember right. I have to renew mine this year, so we will see how much the fee has gone up.....Ben (LIFETIME NRA member)
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Originally posted by tempolraD
I am considering getting my FID card and purchasing a rifle. I'd just like to use it for plinking interest in hunting. I am thinking about something chambered foe .22 but don't know. Can anyone recommend a good first value priced rifle?
Thanks
~eriC
I am considering getting my FID card and purchasing a rifle. I'd just like to use it for plinking interest in hunting. I am thinking about something chambered foe .22 but don't know. Can anyone recommend a good first value priced rifle?
Thanks
~eriC
If you start looking at other manufacturers, you may just wish to step up to a bolt action, center fire rifle. Not as cheap to shoot, but accurate, and you can get much greater distance.
Please take a firearms safety course though. Firearms owners already catch enough heat. Don't need anymore fuel to the fire by having inexperienced mistakes.
Enjoy the world of shooting.
Dan Q
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Originally posted by mattsbox99
Ruger M77's are excellent rifles, mine is very accurate. You can get a hold of one for about 425 (new). I would look for a used one for your first.
Ruger M77's are excellent rifles, mine is very accurate. You can get a hold of one for about 425 (new). I would look for a used one for your first.
I got a SS 30-06 laminated wood stock and my father has a 25-06, both are extremely acurate.
Only thing I don't like is the heavy trigger they have.
Gone but not forgotten.
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You never forget that first rifle, mine was 58 years ago and it was a Remington model 81DL bolt action with a tube mag. My best .22 was a Winchester pump I bought at a police auction for $10, would fire shorts, longs and long rifle mixed as fast as you could pump it without ever failing. My son has a Ruger and a Browning and I like the Browning best.
Dono
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Mine (ruger m77) is a 25-06 REM. it will put three shots into a half inch circle at 150 yards. thats good enough to kill anything that I point it at. I have a Leupold Vari-X III 3-9x X 40x. I love it, almost no recoil, accurate, common case (same as .270 and .30-06) so its cheap to reload with easily found brass.
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Yes the Rem 700 is a good gun too. My dad has one in 7MM REM Ultra Mag. shoots super flat out to 500 yards and still packs in almost 2000 Ft/Lbs. It broke a 1 inch steel plate at 300 yards. I wish i had a picture of the plate. Dang.
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One option that nobody has mentioned is getting an air rifle. If you've never handled a quality air rifle, you will be surprised at what they can do. Here's one site (http://www.gamo-airguns.com/Products.htm). You can go with a high-power sporter and give up a little accuracy or go with a lower power target version.
My first rifle was a German made Wischo 77. That was in the late 1960s and cost around $100. I took a lot of rabbits and squirrels with that rifle. I still have it and it still works well.
My first rifle was a German made Wischo 77. That was in the late 1960s and cost around $100. I took a lot of rabbits and squirrels with that rifle. I still have it and it still works well.