Thread: First gun

Pretty good advice on here, lots of cabilers to choose for your first gun but anything bigger suggested than a 270 say is pretty crap advice. For your first wouldnt even consider something like a 3006 or 300 mag etc, stick with something like a 243 or 7mm-o8. Personally a great fan of a 243, and for your first gun you couldnt go wrong. Keep away from cheap combo scopes, they are crap. Nothing wrong with buying a good second hand rifle from a good make, will be better than a new cheaper brand model. Always try a range of ammo for your gun to see what shoots best out of it, and take note on how they perform in the field as there is a difference with knockdown power etc with different brands. happy hunting.

Originally Posted by deer243

Pretty good advice on here, lots of cabilers to choose for your first gun but anything bigger suggested than a 270 say is pretty crap advice. For your first wouldnt even consider something like a 3006 or 300 mag etc, stick with something like a 243 or 7mm-o8. Personally a great fan of a 243, and for your first gun you couldnt go wrong. Keep away from cheap combo scopes, they are crap. Nothing wrong with buying a good second hand rifle from a good make, will be better than a new cheaper brand model. Always try a range of ammo for your gun to see what shoots best out of it, and take note on how they perform in the field as there is a difference with knockdown power etc with different brands. happy hunting.

Not having a dig but some interesting generalisations there.
Price doesn't make the rifle accurate OR inaccurate, be it new or second hand.
And what is wrong with a larger caliber rifle? My mates 270 gives me more shits than my 338.

I personally think caliber is almost irrelevant (within reason, take down power for target species etc...) as long as you have decent shot placement (which you should reguardless of bullet size), I think comfort and fit probably play a bigger part. You will find most people on here around your region or further if your happy to travel will be more then accommodating to let you try out their rifles and if you can its not a bad idea to find out what weight, stock and kick etc suits/fits you best.

Thats my rant anyway. Agree/disagree as you please