[quote]ORIGINAL: Catus Magnus
ORIGINAL: rgmuckli
Hi guys any advice you could give me would be great. I am going to go hunting (Deer) for the first time next year. I need some advice on what kind of rifle to buy. I am looking at a lower cost but still a good gun. I would also needa scope, so any advice on that would be great also. The reason I am asking now is so I can get it and get use to the gun at the range before I go hunting. I have never owned a rifle only shot guns. Thanks in advance for your help.
For the most bang-for-your-buck.... get a second-hand Marlin 336 in 30-30, ad a 4x scope on low mounts, and practice. You'll get a low-recoil with little muzzle blast, that will be deadly on deer to as far out as you should be shooting (couple hundred yards). Cheap ammo, good-looking rifle, accurate, classy, lots of panache.... what's not to like?