Thread: As someone who is getting into hunting, what rifle should I invest more money into?

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Just going sideways, one thing to plan is getting ammo.

22 is fine. Get a brick of 500 subsonic hollowpoint eg CCI to start with. Supersonic is quite a bit more effective for hunting specially rabbits due to its flatter trajectory and slightly better killing power.

For Centrefire, you should get 100 rounds of the same batch of a good ammo. That way you won't have to sight in so often and will end up with a useful supply of brass. You can reload yourself in future or pay someone to do it. Good brands are Sako and Norma (try for the ones with nosler ballistic tip bullets) and I think Nosler custom would be OK too but haven't used it myself. Others here will be able to recommend if they know of another brand. Some factory ammo like Hornady, Federal, Winchester and PPU is basically suitable to be fired and ejected into the bushes. People will have opinions on that statement too ... So, it can take some detective work and patience ringing round to locate ammo to start on. Try the good online shops like Hunting and Outdoors, perhaps Serious Shooters and Gunworks and they may even direct you to the importer. Some small local shops like the guy at Taihape can be very good too. However in the end your best bet is the big chains Shun City and Humping and Fishting who can get supplies in from other parts of the country.

So, you're up for about $250 for 1000 22LR and $500 for 100 centrefire.

Yeah I will need to factor in the type of ammo and how much to purchase as well. I live pretty damn close to 3 gun stores (Gun City, Serious Shooters and Reloaders) so will have to go in one day for a chat