Hey guys,
I've decided this is the year I am going to start hunting things larger than squirrels and need some advice. I am totally in the dark on hunting rifles and the calibers they come in. I would really like to stay right around $500 for rifle and optic but if there is an extremely compelling reason I could go up to $500 and pick up the scope down the road before deer season. I'd like something I could use on other game too if the opportunity to hunt something else presented itself.
So far I have been looking at the savage axis, the weatherby vanguard s2, and the slightly higher savage that comes with accutrigger. What would you guys recommend, one of these or something else? Ideally I would like to also be able to occasionally hit one of the outdoor ranges with the long range shoots and do that as well. I really like the idea of .308 but have also looked at 7mm and .270.
Wide open for suggestions and advice. Really don't want to sink a ton of money into a setup until I decide it's something I want to pursue pretty hard.
Thanks guys!
Caleb
I've decided this is the year I am going to start hunting things larger than squirrels and need some advice. I am totally in the dark on hunting rifles and the calibers they come in. I would really like to stay right around $500 for rifle and optic but if there is an extremely compelling reason I could go up to $500 and pick up the scope down the road before deer season. I'd like something I could use on other game too if the opportunity to hunt something else presented itself.
So far I have been looking at the savage axis, the weatherby vanguard s2, and the slightly higher savage that comes with accutrigger. What would you guys recommend, one of these or something else? Ideally I would like to also be able to occasionally hit one of the outdoor ranges with the long range shoots and do that as well. I really like the idea of .308 but have also looked at 7mm and .270.
Wide open for suggestions and advice. Really don't want to sink a ton of money into a setup until I decide it's something I want to pursue pretty hard.
Thanks guys!
Caleb