Originally Posted by
jauten7
hey guys im 19 years old and looking for a good rifle to last me a while that is affordable and accurate.
I think ive got it down to the Weatherby Vanguard S2 or the Tikka T3 what do yall think?
Also what caliber thinking about 30-06?
Thanks
You should note that the 270 is a superior cartridge to the 30-06.
Flatter and faster flying.
The next better cartridge to the 270 is the 7mm mag. But as a young man you probably do not yet have the bone and muscle mass to handle any of the magnums yet.
The next better cartridge to the 7mm mag is the 300. That's just FYI.
The best made rifles are the Remington and the Winchester, due to their superior metal characteristics. Anything else is cheaper. J a p a n has a great reputation for steelmaking however, so a J a p a nese made Weatherby would be a pretty good bet.
I prefer to buy American anytime I can. But sometimes if you find a superior product that is foreign made then you can't really get around it. My 45ACP double stack is Czech. All my other guns are American.