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mossbergman11 03-20-2008 03:50 PM

best gun for 250 dollars
 
i have 250 dollars that im looking to spend on a gun. any suggestions on a good gun in this range? i already have 2 shotguns and dont really want anymore.
thanks

spuddog 03-20-2008 03:55 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
long gun or hand gun????

mossbergman11 03-20-2008 04:04 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
doesnt matter
preffferably 200 dollars though
wouldnt mind getting another shotgun though

gunnermhr 03-20-2008 04:28 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Daisy Red Rider. That'll keep you under $200. It sounds to me you have no Idea what you want. If you want to spend $200 on a gun you better first have a clue. Just to buy a gun because you have $200 isn't the answer. Save your money and then buy what YOU want, not what someone else wants. Sheezz!!

BOWHUNTERCOP 03-20-2008 05:03 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
H&R Ultra Deluxe in 20ga. excellent slug gun

Edcyclopedia 03-20-2008 05:16 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Gamo air rifle, you can play all year round for next to nothing, plus it's fun plinking the varmints with it!

adam11082 03-20-2008 05:53 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Maybe a nice used Marlin Lever .30-30?

mossbergman11 03-20-2008 07:08 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
well i already own 2 shotguns and i am considering getting a bolt .22 magnun or semiauto .22 lr

mossbergman11 03-20-2008 07:13 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 

ORIGINAL: gunnermhr

Daisy Red Rider. That'll keep you under $200. It sounds to me you have no Idea what you want. If you want to spend $200 on a gun you better first have a clue. Just to buy a gun because you have $200 isn't the answer. Save your money and then buy what YOU want, not what someone else wants. Sheezz!!
i already have a red ryder and a crosman 1377 pellet pistol. im not going to buy a gun because one of you says that you like it. i am going to get one I LIKE and i was wondering what some of your favorite guns are so i can check them out to see if I LIKE THEM.im not going to spend 250 on a gun that someone else likes i just wanted some suggestions and thats all as i just stated i was considering a .22 lr or .22 magnum so i do have an idea of what i want.

TUK101 03-20-2008 07:20 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Pick up an old military surplus rifle. Then you will own a piece of history.

AmateurHunter44857 03-20-2008 08:15 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
I think when i get my economic stimulus back i'm gonna invest in a couple guns(SKS, .22LR,Mosin) or NEF Handi-Rifle in .223,.243, 30-06, or an AK.

mossbergman11 03-20-2008 09:01 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
do they have slugs for .410's? because i would like to be able to hunt coyotes with it...........also if they do have slugs for .410's could i hunt deer with it?
im looking at this one in the .410 model
http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Shotg...dnerYouth.aspx
tell me what you think
if i dont get one of these ill probably get a .22 magnum or .22 lr semi auto...............but the .410 is a lot cheaper and looks nice

AmateurHunter44857 03-20-2008 10:18 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
They do make .410 slugs but if i were you i'd get the 20 gauge. Less recoil than the 12, more power to reach out and touch things than the .410. They do make the H&R Ultra Slug hunter in 20 Ga, that baby is a tack driver. If you want to shoot yotes and save the pelts i'd get a .223 or .243 Handi-Rifle by NEF. Very accurate, very reliable firearms.

Retaks 03-21-2008 04:31 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
My local gun shop alsways has atleast 3 leverguns in for between $200-$300. They are usually 30-30 but sometimes 35 Rem. When i get the time i want to go get one.

mossbergman11 03-21-2008 07:36 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 

ORIGINAL: AmateurHunter44857

They do make .410 slugs but if i were you i'd get the 20 gauge. Less recoil than the 12, more power to reach out and touch things than the .410. They do make the H&R Ultra Slug hunter in 20 Ga, that baby is a tack driver. If you want to shoot yotes and save the pelts i'd get a .223 or .243 Handi-Rifle by NEF. Very accurate, very reliable firearms.
how much are there .223 or .243 handi rifles?
would a .22 magum work well for yotes?

The Rifleman 03-21-2008 07:46 AM

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Just to add two cents to a retarded post.

With the price of guns and ammo going through the roof. About the only good gun - new - that you could get would be a Marlin 22 Magnum bolt action rifle.

I have two of them and I am very pleased with their performance.

If you ask why I have 2 of them, the reason is because one is clip fed and is a pain in the butt to carry on a sling in Turkey season. The second I bought because it is stainless steel and has a tube feed.

Tube feed is good for when you want to hunt all day.

Clip fed can be loaded faster - when you move from one area to another - and happen along a flock of turkeys along the way.

17 HRM is a good gun also, but you have more money into ammo and the gun itself. Not as much knock down power.

skybuster20ga 03-21-2008 07:50 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
cant go wrong w/ a ruger 10/22 or a 77/22 if you wanted a magnum bolt

mossbergman11 03-21-2008 10:36 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 

ORIGINAL: The Rifleman

Just to add two cents to a retarded post.

With the price of guns and ammo going through the roof. About the only good gun - new - that you could get would be a Marlin 22 Magnum bolt action rifle.

I have two of them and I am very pleased with their performance.

If you ask why I have 2 of them, the reason is because one is clip fed and is a pain in the butt to carry on a sling in Turkey season. The second I bought because it is stainless steel and has a tube feed.

Tube feed is good for when you want to hunt all day.

Clip fed can be loaded faster - when you move from one area to another - and happen along a flock of turkeys along the way.

17 HRM is a good gun also, but you have more money into ammo and the gun itself. Not as much knock down power.
why is this post rretarded?
you can hunt turkeys with a .22 magnum?
do you like the marlin model 925m?

hossdaniels 03-21-2008 11:34 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
savage 17hmr!:D


ChazyKEJ 03-21-2008 02:01 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Mossbergman,

I understand your desire to pick something up. In today's market, the gun is the cheap part, and the ammunition is what will cost you. Ammo for the .410 and .22 magnum will put you in the poor house if you can only scrape up $250 dollars and you like to shoot. The easy answer is get yourself a .22. Now the savages and marlins are just fine, but lets face it, they aren't too pretty and are a pain in the butt if you want to do some serious plinking. You absolutely can't go wrong with a ruger 10/22. If it were me (and it was 23 years ago), I'd shell out the extra $ for the deluxe model. It has some better wood and adequate checkering, plus just looks much nicer. The 10 round rotary clip functions flawlessly, and is flush to the bottom of the gun so it won't get snagged on branches etc. Mine has always been quite accurate out of the factory, and still shoots great after 10's of thousands of rounds. I love my .22 magnum (Ruger 77/22mag), but at $14 a box of 50, it will take the fun out of high volume shooting. I enjoy my .410, But would never hunt deer with it even if it were legal in my state, and the you'd have to be really close to a coyote to even have a chance to hit it with the .410. If you were that close, then you'd be close enough for a .22 LR.

Anyhow, just get the Ruger 10/22 deluxe and be done with it.

Regards,

KJ

mossbergman11 03-21-2008 04:29 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
i really would like to hunt coyotes with the gun i get though...........and the .22 magnum can be used for them and on smaller game like squirrel and rabbits...........i will consider getting a 10/22 but i really like the .22 magum

robbcayman 03-21-2008 04:49 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
I would get a ruger 10/22.

mossbergman11 03-21-2008 07:42 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
yeah i might or the remington or marlin

AmateurHunter44857 03-21-2008 08:32 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
The Handi-Rifles are between $230-and $250 depending on where you buy them, possibly could get them cheaper. My friend uses the Handi-rifle in .243 for yotes, he slapped a 3x9 scope on it. It is very accurate. But seeing as you want to use it for squirrel and rabbits i'd go with the .17HMR. You can def. reach out and touch yotes with it, it won't destroy the pelt and it is smalle nough to use on rabbits and squirrel. No need to be firing .223 rounds all over the woods for squirrel or rabbit.

mossbergman11 03-21-2008 08:34 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
.17hmr for rabbits and squirrels?????????? i thought those things ripped small game up and you shouldnt use them

hossdaniels 03-22-2008 05:37 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Depends on the bullet, the 20g xtps hold together prettywell. Besides they are plenty accurate for a head shot, at 150 yards!

The pointy ballistic tips will cut a squirrel clean in half.

mossbergman11 03-22-2008 11:13 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
are .17hmr bullets or .22 magnum bullets more expensive?
so i could hunt squirrrel and rabbit and coyotes with a .17 hmr?

8mm/06 03-22-2008 04:49 PM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
Here's your answer and a versatile one at that... I thinik it'lll be close to your $250 mark

http://www.rossiusa.com/products/gunselector-results.cfm?series=MMS&Category=MATCHEDSET

or

http://www.rossiusa.com/products/gunselector-results.cfm?series=MFC&Category=MATCHEDPAIR


Seif5034 03-23-2008 09:27 AM

RE: best gun for 250 dollars
 
check out Gunbroker dot com it's an online gun auction site you might check out you can prbably find something nice on there for $200


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