Thread: Good caliber to start hunting with?

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

510 nitro express would be an excellent starting point, moving on to something with a bit more authority as you progress

why stop at 510? 700 Nitro Express will do more of everything.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

why stop at 510? 700 Nitro Express will do more of everything.

Double barrel ?

Originally Posted by Zamkiwi

Double barrel ?

Now your talking! Will always remember being allowed to shoulder a collectors .577NE Holand and Holand double when I was about 15. Changed me forever.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Now your talking! Will always remember being allowed to shoulder a collectors .577NE Holand and Holand double when I was about 15. Changed me forever.

AAaah but was it for the better ??

Hahaha

Thanks everyone for helping. I have decided to go with the "308 Sako A7" thanks for the help. Now I need to choose a scope :/

here comes part 2

Should have gone with a 243

Goddam 36 posts before I saw this, bugger, I love 'Wot calibre' threads.
Are you 100% about this 308 business mate

tell us how much you wish to spend on a scope and that will enable us to have some fun, sorry, I mean give you some good advice

Originally Posted by TyrinnS

223?
303
308
30-06

To hunt what?

goats?
shellfish?

If you are starting out I'd suggest you go a light caliber, a 223 and a light gun like an AR15, but that is $2k. Otherwise a decent bolt action like a CZ at about $1200.

That caliber will be good to practice with, light to carry and fairly cheap to run. Plan on using 1000 rounds or about $800 in ammo practicing.

Originally Posted by TyrinnS

Thanks everyone for helping. I have decided to go with the "308 Sako A7" thanks for the help. Now I need to choose a scope :/

Should of gone with a 243 lol. But then again, my back up rifle is a 308 so good choice. Not sure about the A7, better value out there i recken. But if you must dont they do a package deal with the Burris fullfield ii 3-9-40 with that.( Good scope). Still, browning x bolt would be a better choice than a A7. Only because all i heard is people want to sell them to "upgrade" and dont hear a shit load about how good they are. On the other hand the x bolts sell out faster than i can gut a deer

Ooh my god I can't believe I have just seen this thread, 3 pages and only started last night
I love the 308, don't think you can go wrong, in saying that I haven't played with much else (yet), nothing wrong with buying more guns after the fact if you feel the need.
Scopes well that's a different story, how much do you want to spend (I've normally run out off money after buying the gun) how far do you want to shoot (that doesn't really matter because you will always want to shoot further).
Join the club, your f##ked either way
Hope that helped

Make sure the A7 has the upgraded stock, the first ones were too fragile around the front sling swivel and would break with bipod use, I am fairly sure they upgraded the stock to fix this teething problem??

As for scope what kind of country do you intend to hunt?
A VX6 2-12 or 3-18 would cover pretty much any scenario in any of NZs islands

Nothing wrong with a A7 .308! My friends 7mm-08 A7 printed clovers at 100 with the first reloads he made. Only thing is the stock thing VC mentioned but the new stocks should be alright?