Thread: First gun

When did a .30-06 become a cannon? It is not even classed as a magnum!
I feel it is an ideal starting calibre, out of all calibres a .30-06, .308, 7mm-08 would be the calibres I would be considering.

Originally Posted by Spudattack

When did a .30-06 become a cannon? It is not even classed as a magnum!
I feel it is an ideal starting calibre, out of all calibres a .30-06, .308, 7mm-08 would be the calibres I would be considering.

+1 on the 30-06 not being a cannon haha I've heard it all before though, my old man was the same, put me off for years I was literally too scared to try a 300wm until I was 19 and I was still hesitant and afterwards I thought is that it? So went out and got one.

As for the argument of "booting guns" I think you only ever feel it on the bench and if its on your mind as your lining up a big stag I really believe you shouldnt be taking the life of such a beautiful animal because you're heart ain't in it.

Originally Posted by Bavarian_Hunter

+1 on the 30-06 not being a cannon haha I've heard it all before though, my old man was the same, put me off for years I was literally too scared to try a 300wm until I was 19 and I was still hesitant and afterwards I thought is that it? So went out and got one.

As for the argument of "booting guns" I think you only ever feel it on the bench and if its on your mind as your lining up a big stag I really believe you shouldnt be taking the life of such a beautiful animal because you're heart ain't in it.

Lmao, thats the whole point isnt it, when you get your first gun or any gun for that matter you have to take it to the range and sight it and feel good about how it shoots and how you shoot with it. if the only thing you fired is a .22 and you go out and get a 3006 or something bigger lots of people after a couple of so shots at the range will have a flinch, and it will effect there shooting badly. More likely the rifle wont be sighted as good as it should as after getting the recoil flinch close enough is good enough . Then they go out with with the mental thinking that i got a big banger, anywhere near is good enough and boom away they go. You lose just as many animals, maybe more with a big caliber with poor shot placement than a smaller caliber with better shot placement. Of cause im talking about newbys with little experence with firearms , surely starting off with something more user friendly is the way to go. 243 up to a 7mm-08 must be a good start, then move up to something bigger if you want. Only saying this as i know 4 people who did what is just being suggested by some on here, they went with a 270 or bigger for there first gun and put one of shooting completely, and the other 3 couldnt hit a barn door after getting the recoil flinch and even took them awhile to get the confidence to shoot a 243 well after such a experence. Doesnt happen to everyone but it can happen to people, better off starting out with something like a 243, you become a better shooter for itr anyway

Originally Posted by deer243

Lmao, thats the whole point isnt it, when you get your first gun or any gun for that matter you have to take it to the range and sight it and feel good about how it shoots and how you shoot with it. if the only thing you fired is a .22 and you go out and get a 3006 or something bigger lots of people after a couple of so shots at the range will have a flinch, and it will effect there shooting badly. More likely the rifle wont be sighted as good as it should as after getting the recoil flinch close enough is good enough . Then they go out with with the mental thinking that i got a big banger, anywhere near is good enough and boom away they go. You lose just as many animals, maybe more with a big caliber with poor shot placement than a smaller caliber with better shot placement. Of cause im talking about newbys with little experence with firearms , surely starting off with something more user friendly is the way to go. 243 up to a 7mm-08 must be a good start, then move up to something bigger if you want. Only saying this as i know 4 people who did what is just being suggested by some on here, they went with a 270 or bigger for there first gun and put one of shooting completely, and the other 3 couldnt hit a barn door after getting the recoil flinch and even took them awhile to get the confidence to shoot a 243 well after such a experence. Doesnt happen to everyone but it can happen to people, better off starting out with something like a 243, you become a better shooter for itr anyway

the bloke who got put off using a 270 must have been 7 years old yeh? my nine year old brothrr uses a 270 and 3006 and does it easy. I think you misread the point you are never going to hit every deer correctly with any calibre I would much rather mishit a deer eoth something big.