Looking to buy my first rifle

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I am looking at buying a new hunting rifle. I want a versatile gun for deer/moose. But I don't want to spend a fortune. Any sugestions. I was thinking about at .270
 
Stevens 200, H&R Handi-Rifle, Mossberg ATR100, Marlin XL7, Ruger American, Savage 111, Savage Axis (aka Edge.) Alll of these are available new for less than $500. Some of them are quite a bit under $500. Some of them will include a sope, mounted, for that price. The scope won't be top quality, but usually it will do its job well enough. .270Winchester is certainly a good calibre choice for deer and moose.

If you go to the used market you can find the above selection a bit cheaper and also find nicer rifles that are more expensive new. If you aren't confident of your ability to judge the quality or condition of a used rifle, go to a reputable dealer. One of our site sponsors, Trade Ex Canada (T.E.C.) in particular seems to always have a large stock of used guns, usually classic older styles, and their prices are reasonable and they have a very good reputation amongst the Gunnutz for their service and for not overselling the condition of their guns. There are other good dealers on here, too, but T.E.C.'s website is particularly good because there are so many guns, all with pictures.
 
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take a look at these guys , http://www.shop.tradeexcanada.com/ .

they have lots of high quality rifles at fairly low prices ..... they are also very good people to deal with .

if your looking for a brand new rifle i'd seriously look at a stevens 200 . inexpensive , accurate , with huge potential if you want to start to tinker with it ..... once you understand how to properly swap barrels out on these rifles ( including headspacing them ) , you can have several calibers on the same rifle .
 
I was looking at a savage or ruger originally, but i think I will look at a Stephens. I will likely buy new, though I have to wait for my lisence to come in
 
well i have a savage stevens 200 its is really accurat and not much money. i payed 500 for the gun with the scope. weatherby vangurd is also a very good choice. the 270 is a nice cal for moose and deer. 308 would also be very good if you want the avalability to buy cheaper practice ammo.
 
Savage has always been well known for its accuracy in all of their rifles. The Sevens 200 is pretty much a Savage model 110 with out the Accu-Glock trigger. The .270win or .270WSM are pretty good rounds. At that, 7mm caliber cartridges are all pretty dam good. the 7x57 was used for years to shoot Elephants.
 
I got my son the Savage package in 308 for $500 and was impressed. Then I bought the Axis in .223 for $300 and am more impressed. They are not the best looking but can take a beating if you are out hunting. I think they make a real good firearm and you can afford to spend some money on other equipment. 270 is a real good choice as well for a big game rifle. Later when you have some experience you can buy a more expensive firearm.
 
Both the Savage Packages (11/111 and Axis) I listed above come with scopes, all you need to go sight it in and then go hunting is ammo. The Axis was on sale over Christmas from Wholesale Sports and was $302 delivered to my door. The 11/111 was bought and picked up at Ellwood Epps and both prices were with taxes.
 
The Savage packages are a good starting point.

The scopes will suffice as long as you are not making a ton of adjustments trying different brands of ammunition and bullets.

Your search should define the cartridge for the animals you wish to hunt and determine the suitable bullet that will be available for sometime into the future be it Federal blue box, Remington or Fusion to name a few.

The rifle will last for a long time but once you start reloading or experimenting within the commercially available rounds your next move will be to upgrade the optics and this is the start to a whole new process.
 
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