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<blockquote data-quote="B Gordon" data-source="post: 2688456" data-attributes="member: 29719"><p>You really have a number of questions there.</p><p>Your question is similar somebody asking "What pickup should I buy?" without sharing any additional information.</p><p></p><p>What is your price range?</p><p></p><p>How much shooting do you intend to do with this rig?</p><p>A hunting rifle that sees 20 or 30 rounds a year will have a barrel that will last many years while a caliber that sees lots of rounds thru a barrel can wear out fairly rapidly.</p><p>Same with ammunition. If you only shoot one box of ammo a year, it is not really important if it is $50 a box, but if you intend to practice marksmanship or shoot in target matches to sharpen your skill level you will be much happier with something that is cheaper per round.</p><p></p><p>Since you mention "some hunting" will this be a carry a lot and shoot a little rifle or something you carry a bit and sit at the edge of a field for hours watching for deer?</p><p></p><p>Are you partial to any specific brand or are there any particular features that you consider important?</p><p>For instance, are you happy with a rifle that holds 3 rounds in a top loader magazine or do you feel the need of having detachable magazines.</p><p></p><p>On optics, you really need to have a feel for what purpose you intend to put the finished rig to.</p><p>Lots of hunting scopes start at about 2 or 3X magnification and end up around 10 to 12X at the top end.</p><p>Longer range scopes tend to have more magnification, especially if you intend to try to shoot little targets a long way away.</p><p>Even at 10X a coyote is pretty small at 1000 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B Gordon, post: 2688456, member: 29719"] You really have a number of questions there. Your question is similar somebody asking "What pickup should I buy?" without sharing any additional information. What is your price range? How much shooting do you intend to do with this rig? A hunting rifle that sees 20 or 30 rounds a year will have a barrel that will last many years while a caliber that sees lots of rounds thru a barrel can wear out fairly rapidly. Same with ammunition. If you only shoot one box of ammo a year, it is not really important if it is $50 a box, but if you intend to practice marksmanship or shoot in target matches to sharpen your skill level you will be much happier with something that is cheaper per round. Since you mention "some hunting" will this be a carry a lot and shoot a little rifle or something you carry a bit and sit at the edge of a field for hours watching for deer? Are you partial to any specific brand or are there any particular features that you consider important? For instance, are you happy with a rifle that holds 3 rounds in a top loader magazine or do you feel the need of having detachable magazines. On optics, you really need to have a feel for what purpose you intend to put the finished rig to. Lots of hunting scopes start at about 2 or 3X magnification and end up around 10 to 12X at the top end. Longer range scopes tend to have more magnification, especially if you intend to try to shoot little targets a long way away. Even at 10X a coyote is pretty small at 1000 yards. [/QUOTE]
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