Thread: Which Rifle

Hi all have recently acquired my firearms license and looking at purchasing my first rifle. The only advice I have been given is to purchase a 7mm 08 but no vrand reccomendation. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks

What fo you plan to do with it mate? What do you want to spend?

Actually I would get a .22lr rimfire first. Like a bolt action CZ or Marlin.
Go out and shoot it, learn good habits and then look at a centre like a 7mm-08, .260, 6.5x55 or .308.
Any of those will do and have moderate recoil.
Any of the brands that retail around $1300 new will do, ie Tikka, Howa, Savage.

Hoping to get out and go after some deer. my budget is around the 1500 mark maybe more if some one advises me that way

im not new to the operation of rifles and shooting just lacking knowledge on calibers and brands

Nothing wrong with this either.

Howa 308 with nikko stirling diamond scope | Trade Me

I would get a Tikka T3 or Marlin XL7 then.

Marlin XL7 7mm-08 | Trade Me

Originally Posted by dogmatix

I would get a Tikka T3 or Marlin XL7 then.

Marlin XL7 7mm-08 | Trade Me

This leaves you cash for a can and a good bit of glass. I have the same rifle, sonic suppressor, still got the budget Bushnell scope on mine though.

Yeah $1500 would get you a sweet rig. 708 will do yhe deed too. Id go tikka for that money myself

Buy a T3 Tikka 308 get a suppressor ( DPT) talk to @Friwi as to length ) get a loopy scope job done

Thanks for the advice happy i was advised to get 708 over 308 due to stopping power at longer distances is that true?

Originally Posted by hemi23

Thanks for the advice happy i was advised to get 708 over 308 due to stopping power at longer distances is that true?

It's only my opinion but I seriously believe 7mm o8 was invented to simply provide a metric .308
What you were told is not quite true as where was the statement on foot per second and energy
Been through them all. Not much beats this at targets or in the field.

No difference in noticeable stopping power, whoever told you that is a muppet.
Both calibres have the same effective range, 7mm-08 with factory ammo will have slightly less felt recoil.

ill be sure to let my boss know in the morning that he is a muppet thanks dogmatix

You're welcome.
Also tell him to show a chart mapping out his theory with average factory ammo for each calibre, say:

Federal powershok 150gn 7mm-08 Rem soft points
Federal powershok 150gn .308 Win soft points