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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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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!
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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...
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
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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...
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...