Thread: hows this for a first gun?

Stay away from the remington 710 (the one listed on trademe) and the 770 as others have said they are crap for a few dollars more you can get a marlin X7 or howa 1500 failing that look for a good secondhand remington 700, ruger m77, marlin or howa. There is nothing wrong with owning a 270 if that is the caliber you want to go with.

Originally Posted by hunter308

Stay away from the remington 710 (the one listed on trademe) and the 770 as others have said they are crap for a few dollars more you can get a marlin X7 or howa 1500 failing that look for a good secondhand remington 700, ruger m77, marlin or howa. There is nothing wrong with owning a 270 if that is the caliber you want to go with.

Nothing wrong with a 770, If your new to the sport, Have next to no money but want a cheap rifle for bush hunting, A Rem 770 will do the job. Even 2nd hand.
Drag it through the shit, Drown it in a creek, Use it as a walking pole, Tough, Reliable, Accurate and will put deer on the ground just like any other rifle out there.

Originally Posted by BushHunter

Nothing wrong with a 770, If your new to the sport, Have next to no money but want a cheap rifle for bush hunting, A Rem 770 will do the job. Even 2nd hand.
Drag it through the shit, Drown it in a creek, Use it as a walking pole, Tough, Reliable, Accurate and will put deer on the ground just like any other rifle out there.

I would recommend a mossberg ATR100 before I ever recommend a rem 770.

Originally Posted by hunter308

I would recommend a mossberg ATR100 before I ever recommend a rem 770.

I'd never recommend any rifle until I had shot/hunted with every single one made, But that will never happen. Same goes with calibre.
As long as people think that 770's are shite and that there are no deer in the kaimais, I will be a happy happy man.



Just for the hell of it, After I could afford to pay for my shite brick 770, I then fitted a Allen sling and had barrel shortend to 18'', It's 7mm08 cal. And it does the job just fine.

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I'm no expert, Nor am I even close to being a hunters ass hole, But I try !

Originally Posted by BushHunter

Nothing wrong with a 770, If your new to the sport, Have next to no money but want a cheap rifle for bush hunting, A Rem 770 will do the job. Even 2nd hand.
Drag it through the shit, Drown it in a creek, Use it as a walking pole, Tough, Reliable, Accurate and will put deer on the ground just like any other rifle out there.

Yea mate i think ive found a good gun to start on. Have the money for a new or flasher gun but "apparently" guns arnt a priority for a uni student ( quote parents)