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Such a thing as a decent deer rifle for $300
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I hear you can sometimes get them for free if you go fishing in the right spot...
If you read the firearms chat forum on here, you'd think every lake in Georgia is full of guns after all these boating accidents....
A Savage 111 in .243 is my "cheap" deer rifle.
It groups 1.5" at 100 yards (3 shot group from rest).
That's all I need.
I'd use it out to 300 yards for a broadside shot on a big deer, if I had a steady rest.
The gun was used at a pawn shop when I got it, and it came with a modest but appropriate scope, for $275, if I recall.
It groups 1.5" at 100 yards (3 shot group from rest).
That's all I need.
I'd use it out to 300 yards for a broadside shot on a big deer, if I had a steady rest.
The gun was used at a pawn shop when I got it, and it came with a modest but appropriate scope, for $275, if I recall.
I'm going to get a couple of those big magnets and start trolling.
Ruger American it will do much better than baseball sized groups!
I killed several deer with an Axis 30-06 including my biggest. Good rifles for the money
I have an inexpensive deer rifle that I originally picked up (here on ODT, used) as a loaner for friends who might accompany me deer hunting but didn't have a suitable deer gun. I like it so much I'm making it my primary hunting rifle. I've enjoyed shooting it at the range and even entered a 600 yard rifle match with it, F-class, and while I didn't come close to winning any prizes I did get pretty decent groups I think for shooting that far out with cheap foreign factory ammo..
SAVAGE MODEL 10 in .243 Win
The homemade cheek riser consists of a synthetic hand towel or washcloth folded up and then taped to the stock with black duct tape. It allows me to have cheek weld even when my head is raised to the height necessary to look through the scope.
