Need help choosing a gun...
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Need help choosing a gun...
How y'all doin?? Ive got a couple questions for the firearm experts here...
I am looking for a new rifle for next hunting season. I want something that will reach out and touch something at 300 yards no problem. I will be hunting mostly whitetail deer, and God knows what in the future. It was suggested that I get a .300 Win Mag, or a 30-06. Im kinda leaning towards the 300 W.M., but thats my youthful ignorance talking. Im still looking at ballistics charts, the firearms available, etc...
A few things I know I want on this firearm are a bolt action, wood stock w/ blued barrel, a removable magazine/clip. a.k.a: detachable box, and possibly a raised cheekpiece. I have looked at SEVERAL different makes and models, and the one that seems to come out on top with this list is the Savage 114 euro classic. However, it only comes chambered in 30-06 and not the .300.
http://www.savagearms.com/114EuroClassic.htm
My questions are these:
1) which do you recommend: .300 W.M., or the 30-06?
2) if the 30-06 comes out on top, is the Savage worth investing in?
3) is there anything else that I am not thinking of that I should know about?
Maybe someone can suggest something completly different???
Thank you all for your input!
Aaron
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
I am looking for a new rifle for next hunting season. I want something that will reach out and touch something at 300 yards no problem. I will be hunting mostly whitetail deer, and God knows what in the future. It was suggested that I get a .300 Win Mag, or a 30-06. Im kinda leaning towards the 300 W.M., but thats my youthful ignorance talking. Im still looking at ballistics charts, the firearms available, etc...
A few things I know I want on this firearm are a bolt action, wood stock w/ blued barrel, a removable magazine/clip. a.k.a: detachable box, and possibly a raised cheekpiece. I have looked at SEVERAL different makes and models, and the one that seems to come out on top with this list is the Savage 114 euro classic. However, it only comes chambered in 30-06 and not the .300.
http://www.savagearms.com/114EuroClassic.htm
My questions are these:
1) which do you recommend: .300 W.M., or the 30-06?
2) if the 30-06 comes out on top, is the Savage worth investing in?
3) is there anything else that I am not thinking of that I should know about?
Maybe someone can suggest something completly different???
Thank you all for your input!
Aaron
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!
Post Fiend
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From: Charlotte, NC
Are you really going to be hunting at those ranges? (300 yards).
How comfortable are you with rifle shooting? The reason I ask is that the .300 WinMag is a pretty stout round, and you don't want a gun so strong that you're intimidated to learn to shoot it really well.
The 30.06 is more than enough rifle, and you won't be intimidated by it. It's also fairly accurate out to those ranges (I know, I know....Depends on the shooter)......Are you hunting open cornfields or something? Or out West on the open range? I've hunted mostly Eastern, and I doubt I took a shot past 100 yards.
How comfortable are you with rifle shooting? The reason I ask is that the .300 WinMag is a pretty stout round, and you don't want a gun so strong that you're intimidated to learn to shoot it really well.
The 30.06 is more than enough rifle, and you won't be intimidated by it. It's also fairly accurate out to those ranges (I know, I know....Depends on the shooter)......Are you hunting open cornfields or something? Or out West on the open range? I've hunted mostly Eastern, and I doubt I took a shot past 100 yards.
Post Fiend
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From: Charlotte, NC
I love the .243. Fantastic calibre....Flat trajectory and a light kick. Knocked over (literally......rug pulled from under the deer 'drop') a couple of deer with one.
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Upstate New York
.308 and .30-06 are both great calibers. IMO .300 Win Mag is a bit much for most North American game. Savage 110, Remington 700, Ruger 77 are all great rifles to look at.
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I agree that a .270 is a wicked cool caliber and perfectly fine for whitetails. A 30.06 is the most famous rifle for North America with it's do anything ease. Either rifle will easily handle rugged hunting. BTW, why do you need 300 yards? If folks can kill deer at 15 yards with a bow, 300 yards is bragging rights but are you really hunting and are you fully cabable of taking the shot?
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From: Southern MD
.30-'06 is my choice and recommendation.
The '06 is more than capable of taking any game animal (or two legged animal) on the North American Continent.
The .300 Win Mag is a decent caliber, but, it kicks like a mule! (To me, the .338 Win Mag has less felt recoil than the .300 Win Mag.)
And when compared side by side, the .30-'06 takes the 'win' for accuracy, too.
300 yards. . . a piece of cake for the old 'ought-six'! The old girl starts breathing a little hard, when you get out past 1,000 yards, though.
The Savage rifles are about the best value going, today, although, I am a BIG Remington fan!!!
I will suggest that while a walnut stocked rifle is beautiful, a laminated stock, or better yet, a synthetic stock, will be a better choice for a hunting firearm.
(The laminated or synthetic stock will be more 'stable' in different weather conditions.)
The '06 is more than capable of taking any game animal (or two legged animal) on the North American Continent.
The .300 Win Mag is a decent caliber, but, it kicks like a mule! (To me, the .338 Win Mag has less felt recoil than the .300 Win Mag.)
And when compared side by side, the .30-'06 takes the 'win' for accuracy, too.
300 yards. . . a piece of cake for the old 'ought-six'! The old girl starts breathing a little hard, when you get out past 1,000 yards, though.
The Savage rifles are about the best value going, today, although, I am a BIG Remington fan!!!
I will suggest that while a walnut stocked rifle is beautiful, a laminated stock, or better yet, a synthetic stock, will be a better choice for a hunting firearm.
(The laminated or synthetic stock will be more 'stable' in different weather conditions.)
Post Fiend
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From: McKenzie River
.30-'06 is my choice and recommendation.
The '06 is more than capable of taking any game animal (or two legged animal) on the North American Continent.
The .300 Win Mag is a decent caliber, but, it kicks like a mule! (To me, the .338 Win Mag has less felt recoil than the .300 Win Mag.)
And when compared side by side, the .30-'06 takes the 'win' for accuracy, too.
300 yards. . . a piece of cake for the old 'ought-six'! The old girl starts breathing a little hard, when you get out past 1,000 yards, though.
The Savage rifles are about the best value going, today, although, I am a BIG Remington fan!!!
I will suggest that while a walnut stocked rifle is beautiful, a laminated stock, or better yet, a synthetic stock, will be a better choice for a hunting firearm.
(The laminated or synthetic stock will be more 'stable' in different weather conditions.)
The '06 is more than capable of taking any game animal (or two legged animal) on the North American Continent.
The .300 Win Mag is a decent caliber, but, it kicks like a mule! (To me, the .338 Win Mag has less felt recoil than the .300 Win Mag.)
And when compared side by side, the .30-'06 takes the 'win' for accuracy, too.
300 yards. . . a piece of cake for the old 'ought-six'! The old girl starts breathing a little hard, when you get out past 1,000 yards, though.
The Savage rifles are about the best value going, today, although, I am a BIG Remington fan!!!
I will suggest that while a walnut stocked rifle is beautiful, a laminated stock, or better yet, a synthetic stock, will be a better choice for a hunting firearm.
(The laminated or synthetic stock will be more 'stable' in different weather conditions.)
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From: northern Michigan
There is a new round out you should look at based upon the 6.5 swede, it is a short magnum and if it is anything like the swede it is extremely accurate and flat shooting. I would put it in a remington bolt action with a good scope and you should be all set and this won't have the felt recoil of the 300 mag or the 30 06.