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    Rifle for a rookie

    Sure looks effective. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to try both Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Thank you. I have access to another farm with about 250 acres I am gonna hunt on too. May use some more conventional shot placement and 100gr federal there. Long sight lines there, probably 500 yards, not that I would take a shot at nearly that distance. But for my property, sight lines are 100...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Even with a mono metal bullet on a 120lb white tail? Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk
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    Rifle for a rookie

    I have not been shooting as much as I'd like, but I've put a little under a hundred rounds thru her so far. Cleaned it after shooting and swapped the rings for some Leupolds. Nothing wrong with the old ones, just didn't really inspire confidence- flat head screws made me worry. I then let it...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Hello all. Thanks for all the input and suggestions. I ended up buying a Parker Hale (1200?) in .243 Not remotely what I was looking for but it seemed to be a good deal and it was from a family friend. Once I held it I knew I was gonna buy it. My fiancee has expressed a lot of interest in...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Absolutely, perusing them as we speak. Had actually pored over the 6.5 thread for hours prior to making this post Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk
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    Rifle for a rookie

    That Mosin beat the tar outta me as a pup! Had a ~19" barrel i cut down with a hack saw and crowned with a round head brass screw and some lapping compound. Put a 4x japanese Weaver scout scope on it and went to town on some 2-liter bottles. Really gave me an appreciation for more refined...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Thanks again all for the input. Sounds like the barrel I'm imagining that can handle long strings of fire and be lightweight doesn't really exist. Reckon i can do some 22 shooting or some pushups or something while i wait for cool down. My range is about 5 minutes away by 4-wheeler so i can be...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    I've no doubt, i know a few ne'er-do-wells in the holler who do this regularly for meat with success. But uh...not for me Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Definitely will look into this. Hopefully i can find one in my price range. If i have to save a little longer so be it, hunting season is a way off. Thank you! Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Awesome, thanks for all the advice guys. I do have a 22lr that the scope is on right now. Getting plenty of reps in on that. I also have one of my ARs scoped with a Leupold 3-9 that i practice with for around 38 cents a shot. I'm definitely not a pro, but i have been shooting various rifles...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Awesome, thanks for the insight. Sounds like Tikka is going to be good for now and good to grow on. Now i just gotta decide on a cartridge Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk
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    Rifle for a rookie

    I'd love to get a Mark 5 eventually, but that's probably a bit rich for my blood currently, getting married this year then building a house. I will definitely check it out. The Tikka is very appealing. My grandmother is a Finnish immigrant and that would be a cool talking point when family comes...
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    Rifle for a rookie

    Hi all, been lurking and reading for a while now, decided i would like some help from y'all to select my first hunting rifle. I'd like to keep the rifle price well under a grand, preferably around $800. It will be scoped with a Leupold VX3HD 3.5-10. '22 was my first year hunting and I'm hooked...
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