Thread: hows this for a first gun?

Remington 270 w Brand New Camo Scope +Rings | Trade Me
wondering if this would be any good for my first deer riffle.
cheers

Nah

Nah, nothing wrong with calibre, but the rifle make and model is low end of scale.
What's your budget?

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Nah, nothing wrong with calibre, but the rifle make and model is low end of scale.
What's your budget?

Personally thought the cal was the biggest issue

Originally Posted by BRADS

Personally thought the cal was the biggest issue

Nothing wrong with the caliber 270, 308 and the 30-06 they have been boring animals to death since the days of the neanderthals

Originally Posted by hunter308

Nothing wrong with the caliber 270, 308 and the 30-06 they have been boring animals to death since the days of the neanderthals

Don't compare the mighty 308 with the bloody shithouse 270 bro

I asked a question that isn't a question,hope he replies.

While not my cup of tea Remington do fine rifles just not that one,BRNO also are good tho most are getting long in the tooth now.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Don't compare the mighty 308 with the bloody shithouse 270 bro

if the 6.5-06 was available as an option in a factory rifle I would have had one of those over my 270 any day, I just have to be greatful for what I got I had a choice of 270 in my budget or no rifle at all buggered if I was going to get a shitty budget rifle again with the exception of the marlin X7 I would grab another one of those in a heartbeat any day. Do I regret owning a 270? no I do not

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Nah, nothing wrong with calibre, but the rifle make and model is low end of scale.
What's your budget?

being a student im a tight arse so if i can pick up a good tikka 308 for under $50 im in. all jokes aside i looking at spending nothing over about $700 if thats possable. nothing flash just needs to shoot straight and take down deer

+2 Nah
Nasty and cheap Remmy, but the owner is doing a good job of trying to sell one of the worst rifles Remington have produced.

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 !