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$500 for a deer rifle, what to buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="cscokd" data-source="post: 1454093" data-attributes="member: 5609"><p>Can you share a few more criteria to help narrow the scope? For $500 you can find a lot of options that are capable of shooting tighter groups than you can in the field.</p><p>What terrain do you expect to spend most of your time hunting? Hills thick with woods will limit your range to well under 200 yrds. You can acquire a fine Marlin 30/30 with a fixed 4x or 3x9 scope for under $500. Nothing has dropped more deer than the classic lever-action 30/30.</p><p>If you will be hunting deer over fields with 300+ yards of visibility you will need to be a bit more particular on your selection. I won't bore you with my reasoning, but to hit a 9" kill zone at 300 yrds, "I" need a rifle that shoots 1MOA on the bench. </p><p>How big-a-boy are ya? You don't need a 300WSM to drop a deer here in OK, but if you want a multi-purpose gun that will take elk at 300yrds, knock yourself out, no pun intended. My teenage daughter has dropped 2 bucks and a doe in their tracks over the last 3 years with a Winchester 92 in .357 mag, shots ranging from 45-70 yards. At 6'2", 210lbs, I'll be carrying it in the woods when she doesn't, but I'll stick with my 7mm mag for the big fields. There are a lot of small caliber rounds that will work fine in our fields, like .243, 22-250, etc.</p><p></p><p>Find something that you will ENJOY shooting at the range. You won't get familiar enough with your gun if it hurts, causing you to flinch, or the ammo costs too much. Shot placement is more important that velocity, energy, caliber, or bullet type.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cscokd, post: 1454093, member: 5609"] Can you share a few more criteria to help narrow the scope? For $500 you can find a lot of options that are capable of shooting tighter groups than you can in the field. What terrain do you expect to spend most of your time hunting? Hills thick with woods will limit your range to well under 200 yrds. You can acquire a fine Marlin 30/30 with a fixed 4x or 3x9 scope for under $500. Nothing has dropped more deer than the classic lever-action 30/30. If you will be hunting deer over fields with 300+ yards of visibility you will need to be a bit more particular on your selection. I won't bore you with my reasoning, but to hit a 9" kill zone at 300 yrds, "I" need a rifle that shoots 1MOA on the bench. How big-a-boy are ya? You don't need a 300WSM to drop a deer here in OK, but if you want a multi-purpose gun that will take elk at 300yrds, knock yourself out, no pun intended. My teenage daughter has dropped 2 bucks and a doe in their tracks over the last 3 years with a Winchester 92 in .357 mag, shots ranging from 45-70 yards. At 6'2", 210lbs, I'll be carrying it in the woods when she doesn't, but I'll stick with my 7mm mag for the big fields. There are a lot of small caliber rounds that will work fine in our fields, like .243, 22-250, etc. Find something that you will ENJOY shooting at the range. You won't get familiar enough with your gun if it hurts, causing you to flinch, or the ammo costs too much. Shot placement is more important that velocity, energy, caliber, or bullet type. [/QUOTE]
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