Thread: Hunting Rifle

Agreed.

- Tikka (pretty much every single one shoot well out of the box with factory ammo - Sako ammo are usually a good starting point)
- 308 - large versatile calibre that can kill everything out to 300 (as a beginner you will not be shooting that far!!!), abundant factory ammo AND components if you ever wanted to reload, from light varmint loads to subsonic bullets, everything possible. Recoil still manageable, even for sensitive shooters.
- Either an entry level/second hand Leopold or Burris scope (there are other brands as well, stay clear of Ranger scopes - Garbage)
- DPT Suppressor (definitely get a suppressor, I personally like DPT because of its modularity, you can dissassemble and clean it)

Nobody ever regretted getting a setup like that, Since Tikka is such a popular gun, selling it will not be an issue.

Join Deerstalkers, socialise, meet people, do hunts course and club hunts.

Also: get to a rifle range, ideally one allowing positional shooting and longer than 100m shots. (your local deerstalkers will likely be able to help)

An additional 22lr bolt action rifle (again the Tikka T1x would be an ideal option here - but it does add up) will allow you to literally shoot 100s of practice rounds and practice positional shooting, later go rabbit/possum shooting as well without spending 1000s on ammunition. Because you do want to practice your shooting.