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How's it going folks. I was hoping I could gain some help from some of ya'll. My birthday is coming up in a month or so and I'm going to buy a gun. I have a shotgun but no rifle so I decided that I would choose a rifle. I want to hunt white tail, hog and such animal. This will be the only rifle I have for a while so I need it to be versitile. I'm not an awfully big fella and even though I have shot 30-06 in the past I'm not sure that I would enjoy shooting with it and it is important to me that I'm not battling my gun. I was thinking of a .270 or a .308 but just need some direction on making the decision. My budget is about $500.00. I appreciate any help you can direct me to.

Country

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I highly suggest a 270win or 7mm-08. If you dont' like recoil at all, pick the 7mm-08. Not near like a 30-06.

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I would suggest a .243 as long as you don't intend to shoot anything larger than deer with it. It should work fine on deer, hogs and anything smaller. It has very little recoil and shoots flat and is accurate in most guns.

.270 is not a bad choice either, but probably recoils simular to a 30-06 depending on the rifle. Some rifles handle recoil well, others don't. I am pretty small and don't have a problem shooting the -06 if it's in the right rifle with a good recoil pad. No worse that shooting my 12 ga slug gun or Inline ML.

If you are worried about recoil though I would look at the .243, 6mm or a 25-06. All should work for what you want and the recoil will be mild. Great rifles for women and kids. If I get a centerfire in the near future it will be a .243.

Paul

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The 7mm-08 would be a great choice.It has less recoil than a similar weight 270win but can handle heavier bullets.

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The 7mm-08 will do you fine!

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I agree with the suggestion of 7mm 08. My wife is small and can't handle my 270 abolt to wellbut has no problems shooting my bro in laws 7mm 08 in the same configuration.

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Another vote on the 7mm-08. I have no regrets with mine...;)

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I have nothing but praise for the 7mm-08. Less recoil than the '06, good bullet choices particularly if you wish to reload in the future,and plenty of punch for all you wish to hunt, along with decent accuracy from factory ammo.

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I have shot 2 bull elk with my 7mm-08 just to prove a point my favorite is my ruger m77 tang safety. chad

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If you are recoil sensitive, stick with the .243 Winchester. Savage makes a good shooting rifle for not too much. 257 Roberts is also decent; if memory serves me right, Ruger has one available. I like the 7 mm mauser, 7mm-08, 270 and the grand ol 30 06, but they are not everyone's cup of tea. However, people buy the .243 and stick with it, because they can hit with it and bring home the game if you use marksmanship. Nuff said.

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.260 Remington, but you may have a bit of a hard time finding a rifle in that price range in that caliber. There's only a few offering it and they can be a bit pricey. Otherwise I'd say the 7mm-08. You shoul be able to easily find a gun in your price range in that caliber.

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260 rem

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me, I vote for the .30-06, good enough for most hunting. I like it..... and never noticed much recoil, even my .300 Win Mag has very little recoil, but I vote for the .30-06 if you are looking for all around! But it comes down to personal choice! [8D]

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.25-06 would fit the bill. Shoots very flat and has plent of punch with little recoil.

But for $500 I think you may have a hard time putting a rig together, especially if you are planning on buying new. Plan on spending around $200 for a scope if you are planning on using a scoped rifle. Add in maybe $50 for the rings, and your down to $250 on the rifle. If you keep your eyes open at pawn shops and go to a gun show or two, you might find a good deal on a gun or scope. And remember, you can buy a combo only for the gun and the scope, keep one and sell the other. Sometimes you get lucky and the pawn shop doesn't know much about the scope.

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As many others have said...7mm-08 or a 270. Go with the 7-08 if you dont like recoil. Theres no way to go wrong with either.

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Another vote for the 7mm-08 which is a .308 case necked down to 7mm.

Martinfaw

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While I'm a huge fan of the 260rem and while there's not to many game animals that I wouldn't feel under gunned hunting with one, the 308win is one of the best all round calibres available and there are plenty of choices in both rifles and ammo to choose from and the recoil is still very mild. I shoot both a 260rem and a 308win one handed off of a door frame while holding a spotlight with the other and they are both still pleasant to shoot.

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I would go with a 7mm Rem. Mag. Good luck.

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The original poster seemd to think the 30-06 was more than enough recoil for them. Why a 7mm rem mag? wouldn't that be the same or worse?

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caliber is up to you....me i vote for the 30-06...but as far as the gun goes.....get a remington sps...they come with a limbsaver recoil pad and i have one in 300 win. mag. i swear to you it shoots like my wifes 243. get a 30-06 in that model gun ...which will run you around 400...i got mine for a little less, and with that type pad a 30-06 will be a ***** cat.

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Yes Limbsavers make worlds of difference, I have one on my gun and it makes it much more fun to shoot.

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Great to here about the Limb savers, I just bought a Remington XCR in 375H&H and was a little worried that it might bite a bit in that light of a rifle, but I thought that the one on the rifle might tame it a bit. Not that I’m recoil shy just that I was going to try some distance work off of some bi-pods.

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7mm-08 here too

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DannyD:

The reason I suggested a 7mm Rem. Mag. is because these days there are mecury tubes, soft recoil pads, and muzzlebrakes for people who have a problem with recoil. Good luck.