Thread: Good caliber to start hunting with?

Theres only one to consider ..243. They just awesome, no recoil, bowl anything over to a certain range, cant go wrong . But if you want a balance opinion i suppose you have to chuck in the 6.5x55 25-06 the hip 7m=08, 308 (mans rifle). No point getting a loud 270, 30 06 or 7mm mag for a newbie. In time with experience you can move to the cannons

As long as its not a shitty old .303 or a .270 you'll be on the right track for a first rifle

haha Shot fired against the .270 lovers...

Generally as stated above most calibers (.223 throught to .308) will do the job, just invest in a good scope and good set of rings as you can't shoot shit if you cant see shit.

No such thing as a shitty old 303 toby. Show respect for your elders.

A 308 will kill almost anything that you would want to hunt. There reasonable cheap to run and are available in several makes and configurations.

Hard to argue with the .308 as a great all-rounder.

7mm-08 or .270 are good options too.

All three will knock over deer out to normal ranges, ammo is cheap enough and readily available.

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

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.

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

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

Should have gone with a 243