First Rifle Question

Gunslinger said:
She's a keeper! For now though stick with something basic that you can shoot the snot out of and enjoy. When the bug bites, and it will, there's a plethora of choices. If you want a heirloom gun you can pass on, something like a CZ550 full stock has always been my favorite. You could even go that route now with the CZ452 full stock in .22LR or .22mag. for your rimfire. There's just so many options, but at least you have the wife one all squared away!:)
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Yeah she was a keeper before we've been together for 12 years going on 13 at this point met when we were young and stupid.
Thinking of the Remington 700 Varmit couldn't find a local source for Tactical and it seems they are the same action just a little less spent on the stock. From what they said in the review you can buy an after market stock for the model 700 and swap it in to this new stock with out too much problem. (okay, a gunsmith can)
Don't know about how much I'll have for a budget yet, books and tution just climbed again! that and the "other" fees just climbed.
 
The tactical/varmint style of rifles and the previously mentioned 10 power fixed scope are not the way I would go for a hunting rig. The rifles are too heavy and the scopes power is too high. If you are only going to target shoot, then they would be fine. If you are going to practice shooting and hunt, I would certainly be looking for something else.
You do keep mentioning Remington and I believe they are a good choice. Buy a well looked after 700, not SPS, from someone on the board that has a good reputation. There are many, many very honest people here selling rifles. Purchase a mid powered variable scope on good rings and bases. You can buy a great scope, (not top of the line), for a few hundred dollars. Good luck and let us know what you end up with.
 
Nobody has mentioned a nice Enfield sporter. $150 with sights and you are good to go. Some look pretty good and shoot well. The caliber is all you need. Plus you will have a truck gun when you save enough for the heirloom rifle down the road.
 
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Hi guys I just got my first two guns from Trade Ex in the mail. I wanted to thank everyone who gave me advice on this one. I had a great deal of trouble deciding where to go with this one the 308's looked tempting but I was pretty convinced at the outset I wanted the .30-06 and I ran into kids needing school supplies and dental work.

I ended up with a .30-06 and a .22LR The top one is the .30-06 with a weaver 2X scope which I plan on replacing. I bought the gun mostly because I knew the bolt handle would clear the scope mount and I'll reuse the 2X scope on another .22 or possible a Slug gun/muzzle loader if it will hold up. The mounts are metal and old. Since the range I am joining is a 50 meter indoor range I'll be using the Iron sights till I can get a better scope and reusing the mount. (that should work right?)

Top Picture: Swedish M96 Sporter in 30-06
I think please correct me if I am wrong this is Swedish Mauser 96 in a sporter stock if I am wrong let me know.

Bottom Picture: Husqvarna Bolt Action 22 LR Repeater
I know it's a lost cause but I thought I would ask Does anyone know if it is possible to purchase a mag for this I wouldn't mind having a few kicking around target practice.


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dont give up on that older Weaver scope yet: nothing wrong with 2x on a hunting gun, and some of the old Weavers were very solidly built. if you are on a very tight budget a cheap scope you replace it with will probably be a downgrade.
 
I hadn't thought about the idea it might actually be a downgrade to buy a new scope but yeah your right they make POS scopes for the money I have. So I'll wait and see how it works after I get better. The target shooting has kinda went by the way side I started to look at joining the ORA and then the practices season which are all pretty much on the weekend because my wife needs the car for those then I found out the long distance range near me is closed for construction. The cost is an ouchie after all those sessions and everything I'll wait till later and just practice close shooting for now.
 
a lot of new shooters look at a 2x scope and think automatically its a POS.
the first scope i bought was a Leupold VX-III 6.5-20x40mm. looking back, it was an absolutely stupid purchase since i hardly ever use it to its full potential here in Ontario. it now sits on a 10/22T which i barely ever shoot. at the time i would have laughed at an old 2x Weaver.

the more i shoot, the more my tastes go to low-power scopes. either 2-7x or fixed 2, 2.5, 4x, etc. even those scopes i have that are capable of higher powers i generally leave at their lowest setting anyway.

if youre on a budget and you go out and buy a lower-end Bushnell or Tasco IMO itll be a definite downgrade over an old fixed steel-tube Weaver. i have an old 4x Weaver from the 1930/40s and it is still mechanically and optically perfect and built like a tank.

further down the road IMO the cheapest scope you should look at are the Bushnell Legends at around the $150 mark. they represented the top of the Bushnell line before Bushnell aquired the Elite series from B&L. or you could spend another ~$50 and get a Burris Fullfield II or Bushnell 3200 Elite, which are both pretty good values these days.

in the meantime, learn to shoot with the 2x - there is absolutely nothing wrong with it and its a hell of a lot better than the 6-24x50mm Tasco monstrosities that most people mount on their first rifles.
 
I've been reading a lot about hunting scopes a lot of the hunting gurus for what it's worth think a good fixed power is far better then a variable scope kinda makes sense as you add functions with out raising the price the quality of the optics will go down. Besides I basically got the scope for free so I can't really see a point in buying one right now. Finally found the scope adjustments knobs I originally though that they where really lose till I loosened the black knob all the way of and found them underneath the black knobs whoops. :redface:Well at least I learned from it :redface: That was another reason I was considering a new scope I didn't want to lose the zero on the scope putting it in my car then I realized the black knobs covered the adjustments. Glad I figured that out before going to the range and needing to have that one explained to me. I would have been hearing about that forever.
 
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