need a gun

cutrn0391 · 01-23-2008, 12:02 PM

hi i want to start hunting but i dont not know what gun to get and where to get it. i would like to hunt deer and big game like bear, i would also occasionally like to hunt turkey so i dont know what is best. i do not know where to get a gun for a good price so i would appreciate any advice. thank you.

mcawful · 01-23-2008, 12:17 PM

For North American game,..from feral hogs to Moose to Bear, my answer is always the same.
30-06 by.... whoever. Remington, Savage, Winchester, etc.
Everyone makes a 30-06, and you can always find ammo for it.
Ammo comes in a variety of loads for light shooting to big game.

I was at WallyWorld today and they had a Savage 30-06 for around $360, rifle and scope. Good gun, good price.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2684985

Sorry, Ijust reread your post and you stated you wanted to hunt turkey also.
A Shotgun's the way to go for that.
A bunch of options there. I'm not a big shotgun guy, I've had the sameRemington for 23 years now, so maybe someone else can shed some light on that.

cutrn0391 · 01-23-2008, 12:36 PM

yeah well i dont think id really hunt turkey now so the 30 06 is a good suggestion i need to take and education course and get a hunting lisence first. can oyu hunt with a rifle in maryland

HEAD0001 · 01-23-2008, 12:41 PM

Remington 870 Express with two barrels. A slug barrel, and a regular barrel. You can do alot with this rig. It might even be a good idea to get a 20 gauge. Less recoil, Tom.

bigbulls · 01-23-2008, 01:14 PM

New England Firearms... A 12ga pardner or pardner pumpanda handi riflein 30-06.

Retaks · 01-23-2008, 02:53 PM

Remington or Mosbberg combo with a slug and smooth bore barrel. Ive killed moreanimals every yearwith my Mossberg 835 combo then i will with a rifle in 6 years.

handloader1 · 01-23-2008, 04:19 PM

I would go with a T/C Encore. You can exchange many different barrels including shotgun barrels. Good luck.

millerhunter13 · 01-23-2008, 05:33 PM

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ORIGINAL: bigbulls

New England Firearms... A 12ga pardner or pardner pumpanda handi riflein 30-06.

what he said, get the turkey pardner for turkey of course

and then get the handi rifle in a 30-06 for every thing else, and if you can use a rifle to hunt deer in ur state, for about 80-100 with shipping, you can get a fully rifled barrel, which shoots sabot slugs, and you can get rifle accuracy but in a shotgun only hunting zone.

SJAdventures · 01-23-2008, 09:19 PM

I'd buy some sort of a shotgun for the turkey and a 300 WSM or 300 WM for the big game. I have the Rem 300 saum which is also a good caliberand a good gun but you need to reload for that caliber as ammo is not easy to get and expensive for it.

kdvollmer · 01-24-2008, 01:34 AM

I would second the TC setup. Gives you tons of options to change to a new caliber for different things. I think that the rifle starts at about 5-600 but ai am not sure. I want to say that new barrels are between 2-300. That is a lot less than buying another gun when you decide that you want something newer or different.

Good Luck