What was the first hunting rifle you bought for yourself chambered in?

[-JD-]

Ruger mkII all-weather in 338 win mag. Got a good deal on it at a gun show and thought I'd be doing a lot if moose hunting. Boy was I wrong! Ahaha!

 

[G261973]

.303 British. I was in college at the time and the $25 price tag on the SMLE looked good...

Same here

 

[Bluebulldog]

Post 1964 Winchester 94 in 30-30.

Hunting whitetails here in ON, with a lot of brush and highlands, it made the most sense.

Still miss that rifle.

 

[pounder]

I bought a Win. mdl. 64 - 30-30 at a Mc clouds ?? hardware store. ( should have kept that one )

 

[arancio]

1894 Winchester 38/55.

 

[Winnie308]

.303 British for $15.00...quite a few years ago!

 

[Grizzlypeg]

No option for 6.5x55? Those were my first two hunting rifles.

 

[A.B.Gun]

1973 Remington 700 BDL in 30.06, bought it from the father in law.

 

[New Camper]

Technically it'd be a 22LR, but I think of larger edible game when the word "hunting" is mentioned so it's a 270win.

I like that most of the options are mature cartridges, but you omitted some of the finer mature rounds like 6.5x55, 250sav, 257roberts, 7x65r Brenneke ... but points for excluding the recent cult rounds.

 

[A.B.Gun]

1894 Winchester 38/55.

Love my 94 in 38-55, my great grandpa bought it brand new march 1911 and its been passed down to me now from my dad.

 

[sidvicious]

Older Rem 700 25-06

 

[.264 Win Mag]

Remington CDL in .300 win mag. Still have it.

 

[canuckchap]

303

 

[Ribstaylor]

2019 Winchester model 70 Alaskan. In 30/06. Great rifle, just wish it wasn't a 25 inch barrel. Was thinking a CZ 527 carbine, with the 18.5 inch barrel in 7.62x39 as my second one, for when I need a shorter lighter gun.

 

[Nipigon Jack]

BSA triple deuce, in a Birdseye maple stock

It's still in the safe over 30 years later.

 

[rifleman338]

Winchester 94 XTR Big Bore in 356 Win

 

[thomasam]

Model 94 Winchester in 30-30

 

[444shooter]

M96 in 6.5x55

 

[iron cat]

The first rifle I actually bought for my self that was a big game rifle was a 30/30 single shot model 158 H&R.
Everything else was a passed down heirloom!
Cat

 

[krissummers]

Mine was a .300 wsm. It was an awful choice as before that I had only ever shot a .22. I had moved to a new town and decided to "become" a hunter. Had way to much boom for an inexperienced shooter and I developed a terrible flinch. Almost put me off of hunting and shooting but I traded it for a 7mm08 and it made all the difference in the world. Definitely rushed in and learned my lesson. Haha