Thread: Advice for first centrefire rifle

I have 2x Howa's in 223 and 7mm08. They are set up the same way, both suppressed. When I swap from the 223 to the 7mm08, the muscle memory is the same. The 223 is cheaper to learn on, and doesn't kick.

Think of it like this:
to buy factory 7mm08 per box of 20:$40-$80 $2-$4 per pop
223 per box of 20:$25-$40 $1.25-$2 per pop

(These figures from Wild outdoors, Gun city sells premium Federal for $99 per 20)

So a day at the range spent learning swiftly gets expensive. If you shoot 40 rounds of 7mm08, it will set you back $80-$160.