ORIGINAL: spencer0071
I have a friend at work that is just starting to get into hunting, and he is looking for his first rifle. We live in southern Kansas and he knows that he wants to hunt deer. At this time he is unsure if he wants to hunt elk or antelope.
I wouldn't recommend that a new shooter/hunter start out with a magnum. Let him learn to shoot and huntfirst! Several light recoiling calibers such as the 6.5x55, 260,7x57,or 7mm-08 are more than adequate (some would say excellent)for deer and antelope andcan alsoget the job done on the "I don't know if I want to hunt them", "might get a chance some day" Elk.
Bullet Placement, Bullet Placement, Bullet Placement. First, let him learn to shoot
accurately athis normal hunting distances with a low recoil caliber.......he can always go to a maginum later if hedecides heneeds to!
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Make your first shot count!