Thread: Good caliber to start hunting with?

Originally Posted by MattyP

I remember wondering why there was such an attitude of calibre not matering when I made my thread like this. Now I understand, haha.

308 is a good choice - the same way I eventually went. Spend as much as you can on a scope. The old, "spend as much on the scope as the rifle cost," is a good guide. You won't regret it. You will regret buying $400 pieces of crap unless you limit yourself to quite close range. The scope's more important than the rifle if anything.

There are a couple of very good, reliable scopes around for under the 400 mark. They may not be fancy, but they sure as hell work