Thread: First rifle considerations

Cheers for the input everyone. Really appreciate everybody giving their 2 cents to a newbie, this forum is really valuable for someone just getting into the thick of things.

Have been looking for a while, especially at that Howa (hence the barrel length question) and with some nudging from you fellas have just hit the buy now.

@-BW- your advice about not stressing too much is much appreciated. I liked the Howas I handled, the optics seem good at the price point, already suppressed, and I like the look of the Boyd stock, well within the budget, so probably best not to overthink it. If it all looks good when I go to pick up then we're away.

We can spend a lot of time worrying about the "perfect" buy but really that can only come with experience. In the meantime here's hoping with a bit of practice I can fill the freezer.