deer rifle on a budget ????
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MB.
Posts: 2,984
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
I have read some good articles and there has been good comments on this board about the Savage rifle especially with the new accu trigger. The 270 is also a good cartridge so I would say you’re off to a good start. Good Luck....
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,445
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
They are good guns, and accurate too. Some have negative opinions about the scopes that come with the package guns.
If you are on a budget, check sources for used guns like gunshops and the internet. Then you may have a little more cash for optics.
If you are on a budget, check sources for used guns like gunshops and the internet. Then you may have a little more cash for optics.
#4
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Gouldsboro, PA
Posts: 548
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
I had about the same amount of money available and I went with a Savage as well. It's black synthetic stock and came with a Simmons scope. I recently changed the scope with a Bushnell, but I had the gun a few years before I made the switch. Also, it was a 30-06 and not a 270, but I love the gun and deer hate it.
I would try the 06 versus the 270. Also, I paid about $350 for it at a gun show in Bethlehem, PA, a little far from Texas. Also, the extra fire power from the 06 would do well with the added yardage you would shoot in Texas.
Just a suggestion....
T
I would try the 06 versus the 270. Also, I paid about $350 for it at a gun show in Bethlehem, PA, a little far from Texas. Also, the extra fire power from the 06 would do well with the added yardage you would shoot in Texas.
Just a suggestion....
T
#6
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location:
Posts: 50
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
Also, the extra fire power from the 06 would do well with the added yardage you would shoot in Texas.
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bossier City LA United States
Posts: 2,425
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
If you can't get it done in Texas with a 270 Win then it ain't gonna get done. You have probably the best all-around cartridge for Texas with the 270 Win. Its not bad on recoil and is flatter and carries more downrange energy than the 30-06.
#8
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 67
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
I HEARD EVERYTHING IS SMALLER IN TEXAS !!! LMAO.
for those midget deer i would suggest a .243 winchester.
80-100grain ....
i dropped a 5x8 idaho muley with one shot from my .243 so this would be perfect for
texas deer.....
for those midget deer i would suggest a .243 winchester.
80-100grain ....
i dropped a 5x8 idaho muley with one shot from my .243 so this would be perfect for
texas deer.....
#10
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Posts: 528
RE: deer rifle on a budget ????
As mentioned by Tazman. . .I drive by the pawn shops every few weeks all year long and have purchased a few guns this way. If you are patient and don't think that what you see in the shop today is your only choice. I spent 6 months before I found a great Rem. model 7 .260 for my boys.