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Old 10-07-2007 | 06:33 PM
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Default RE: What To Get

You need to give us a little more info before we can give you a meaningful recommendation.

What are you primarily planning to use it for? Deer hunting? Elk? Varmints/predators? Target shooting?

If for hunting, what type of terrain are you going to be mainly hunting in? Open plains/fields? Sparse or dense forest? Hills or mountains?

How long have you been shooting in general? How long have you been shooting high-powered centerfire rifles?

How do you tolerate recoil? And be honest with us and yourself. The biggest mistake most shooters/hunters make is letting their ego override their good sense. They go out and buy the biggest, baddest fastest magnum(b) in an ultra-lite rifle that's all the rage in the gun rags when a .308 Winchester is the most they can tolerate and shoot well (and probably all the power they really need). Then they get ticked off and complain when the "rifle" doesn't shoot, when the real cause is their massive (but usually undetected and/or denied) flinch. I can't understate how important this is.

To give you an indication of what I mean by honest self-evaluation, I am a 32 year old former Marine that is 6'4" and apx. 275lbs (yeah, gotta shed a few, I know) that has been shooting since I was 6 years old. I have shot a wide variety of cartridges from .22 Short to .50BMG out of shoulder fired rifles, and found that the most I can tolerate and shoot well is the .30-06 Springfield.

What action do you prefer? Bolt? Semi-auto? Pump? Single-shot? Lever?

How much do you plan to spend?

Give us this info and I can give you a recommendation.

Mike
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