good hunting rifles?

[JonLGT]

Remington 700 would be my choice.

[byondevl]

im not sure if 30-30's would be very effective out here (las vegas) with an effective range of 200 yards. im really leaning towards a 30x06 (1,100 yrds), for the distance. i dont mind a little extra kick.

not that im going to be firing off 1100 yard shots effectively, but im not too sneaky and i could use some extra distance.

If you want to hunt elk, Fuck a 30/6 and forget about that 30/30
You can get rem 300 Ultra mag for 300ish, add a little more for the scope. Or find a nice 7mm. Anyone telling you to use a 223 for elk is fos. 7mm is the smallest I ever felt comfortable hunting elk with. You can not go wrong with the 300 ultra.

[killerSRT]

Only problem with those footlong rounds is the price My friend had a 7mm and the cartridge on that thing had to be 5" long

[byondevl]

Only problem with those footlong rounds is the price My friend had a 7mm and the cartridge on that thing had to be 5" long

7mm is no longer than 30/06. Casing is wider, projectile is not as heavy.

[Scott90]

this should be able to tackle whatever your going after...

[byondevl]

this should be able to tackle whatever your going after...

Unless Im using it..then it becomes epic fail

[Hater]

Gunbroker.com

save your self some serious money. It's what I use.

[MobiusTech]

My hunting rifle.

[Jordan T]

I've yet to decide what exactly i want to hunt, this is what we've got.

Bighorn Sheep
Elk
Mountain Goat
Mountain Lion
Mule Deer
Pronghorn Antelope
stupid birds

[BAMF]

If you're shooting the distances you're posting about then all this nonsense about a 30-06, or .223, or any of that crap is just crap. You need the distance and precision of a .308.

Oh, and be prepared to spend almost as much on a good scope as you do on the rifle itself.

[Jordan T]

yeah i was reading that, whats a good scope?

[BAMF]

yeah i was reading that, whats a good scope?

I've always been partial to leupold. "Good" is a very subjective term when talking about scopes. There are many ups and downs to each scope's.

[Jordan T]

I've gotta learn more about these ups and downs before i can pick one. im pretty sure i dont mind spending a little more than $350 at this point to get something .308, the tikka T3 lite looks like a damn good gun for the money.

Tikka T3 Lite Rifle


this looks good for the money too

http://www.snipercentral.com/spstactical.htm

[killerSRT]

If you don't mind spending medium amounts of money, get the Remington 700 in .308. You'll be looking at around $300 for a lost cost quality scope (bushnell 3200 or equivilent leupold). There is a lot to learn about scopes and ballistics. I learned to read mil dot scopes and they are extremely helpful and information. Snipercentral is a good website with a lot of scope reviews

[killerSRT]