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Hey guys

I am going to be doing my core here shortly so I can get into hunting. I am just looking for a little advise on what sort of caliber I should go with. I will be doing some deer hunting here in bc. Just want to know whats going to give me my best bang for the buck as I have a young family so I can't afford to spend a lot. So any input advise or suggestions would be appreciated.

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Not sure of your shooting experience and if you are only shooting deer,
30-06 and smaller will do.
I myself shoot a 308win for deer and set my daughter up in this caliber as well.
There should be plenty of opportunity from where you are located for rifle species.
Ask around, surely someone has a rifle not being used you could pick up for a song.
Good luck.
Looky.
 
The good ol' 30-06 would be my choice. That way if you decide down the road to hunt something bigger than deer you don't have to buy another gun.

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I love the 30-06, as an all around great hunting calibre, it has been used to take every type of big game in Canada. Change up the bullet grain to match your game, re sight it at the range and away you go. If I could only own one hunting rifle it would be a 30-06

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Savage package deals are a great way to start. The 111 package has scope sling and detach mag. Then there's the cheaper uglier axis but they shoot great. And then my fav (the ugliest) stevens 200 top load. All can be had new for cheap all shoot great and come in standard and magnum cals. For deer only anything 243 and up but I'd get a 30 cal as you're gunna wanna hunt more stuff then just deer
 
As far as bang for your buck
30-30 lever
Enfield sporter .303
Savage makes a lot of reasonably priced rifles aswell. Definately another good choice.
 
I went to the store already today and was looking at some savage packages. I was looking at a .270 and a .308. I want the 30-06 but they seem to be a little bit out of my price range the packages I was looking at were in the $350 to $450 range. How do you guys feel about these calibers. I really don't know much about the .270
 
tdk213 said:
I went to the store already today and was looking at some savage packages. I was looking at a .270 and a .308. I want the 30-06 but they seem to be a little bit out of my price range the packages I was looking at were in the $350 to $450 range. How do you guys feel about these calibers. I really don't know much about the .270
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.270 is a necked down 30-06. It is more than enough for deer. A very fast cartridge. Enjoy.
 
tdk213 said:
I went to the store already today and was looking at some savage packages. I was looking at a .270 and a .308. I want the 30-06 but they seem to be a little bit out of my price range the packages I was looking at were in the $350 to $450 range. How do you guys feel about these calibers. I really don't know much about the .270
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Well, the 270 will easily do the job. If I had to choose between the two you have stated, then, I'd take the .308, but I am a .30 lover.
 
tdk213 said:
I went to the store already today and was looking at some savage packages. I was looking at a .270 and a .308. I want the 30-06 but they seem to be a little bit out of my price range the packages I was looking at were in the $350 to $450 range. How do you guys feel about these calibers. I really don't know much about the .270
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I think one of the things you do not yet know is that both of those cartridges, and several others, will work perfectly well for you for a very long time, and for everything you will likely hunt. If you like them, there is no reason to not start with either one of them.

If you don't know much about the .270 (one of the classic hunting rounds of the last 85 years) pick the .308 (one of the classic hunting rounds of the last 60 years). The rifle is more important than the differences in calibre.
 
The .270 is nice, plus its very easy to find ammo for it just about everywhere. Ammo pricing is cheap to average with a fair bit of selection. I like the .270 as one of my more favourite choices.

Suggestion would be 1, find a gun that fits you well and you like the weight. 2 go to the range or out with friends and shoot a few basic calibers if you havent done so and decide what you think is ok... if the recoil seems abit harsh maybe go with something smaller. Granted over time you will eventually think some .40 cal monster is lightweight if you shoot enough...when your starting off though, no worrying about recoil is a good way to concentrate on the other stuff..

Have you looked at a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .270 win? Maybe a used one if you can find it, would be in your range?
 
No bad advice above.

In reality, hunting success is more about you than about the calibre - shot placement is The thing. There are a raft of cartridges that will do the job. If it's deer you're after, anything from .243 Winchester to 8mm Mauser is fine, which includes the 6mms, the 6.5mms, the 7mms, the .270s, the .280s, the .30s (.30/30, .308 and .30-06 among many others) and the .303 British. Put a slug from any of them in the right place and you have venison. Honestly, Bambi ain't all that tough and you don't need MegaSuperMagnums to do the job.

What it means is that you should look for a rifle that a) you can afford and b) feels good to you when you shoulder it. (You'll know it when you feel it, trust me.) It can be bolt-action, lever-action, pump, semi-auto, even single shot if you're feeling confident. They've all fed people for a long time.

Find a rifle that feels good, don't cheap out on the sights if you're buying new (why hamper a good rifle with a scope that won't let you use the rifle to advantage?) and then practise, practise, practise.

If it matters, my 'go-to' rifle is a .270 Winchester.

Good luck.
 
Thanks for all the advise guys I think I acctually found a 30-06 that I'm going to get a savage with scope combo I do appreciate the input I learned a lot about some new calibers today
 
"...found a 30-06 that I'm going to get..." Hi. It's very hard to beat a Savage for out-of-the-box accuracy. The scopes that come with the packages are low end, but completely serviceable. Change it when you get the money and time.
You must try a box of as many brands and bullet weights as you can to find the ammo your new rifle shoots best. The price means nothing. Think 165 grain hunting bullets. A 165 will kill any game in North America, you care to hunt without a great deal of felt recoil. The brand of ammo doesn't make much difference.
Then you must sight in, off a solid bench rest(a 2 to 3 inch group at 100 is good enough for deer. One hole groups aren't necessary. Most Savage rifles will shoot better than 2-3 inches, but don't worry about shooting better than that. Consistent groups are more important.) and practice, off hand, at 100 yards, until you can hit a 9" pie plate(that's roughly the size of the kill zone on a deer), every time with that ammo. When you can do that, you're ready to hunt.
 
For the money , either a good old dirty 30 , a lever 30-30, or can get a stevens 30-06, or 308. I personally think a stevens bolt 308 with a 3x9 scope would be a nice starter rig. I know alot of people bash them but i have 2 of them and get surprising accuracy.
 
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