Thread: Good caliber to start hunting with?

I didn't mean that all $400 scopes were rubbish....but there's definitely some that are. All I am saying is that he's bought a nice rifle...A7's aren't at the low end, so why put a cheap scope on it and limit it? If I was him I would try my best to put a nice scope on it to make it useable at various ranges. And you pay for scopes with large multipliers (2-10x or 2-12x or 3-18x, etc).

Otherwise he will be here in 6 months or a year asking what calibre/scope for longer range, or for closer range. That's part of the fun....I realize that. But for my first centerfire I wanted something I could use from a few meters to a few hundred meters. Will end up saving him $$ in the long run.