DEAC25
Member
Ladies and Gents,
I am about to purchase a hunting rifle.
I already have an old 22 semi auto, and a couple of shotguns. When I was younger, Dad and I deer hunted with the shotguns and slugs. When he got older and developed eye problems, he quit hunting. We would still shoot some, but he just couldn't perform to his standards and quit.
As a teen my friends and I would hunt some, but when I went to school, I sort of lost the connection. My nephew is now 12, and I decided to teach him about the proper use of guns, so we cleaned up the old 22 and took them and my new SW 686P and went shooting. We had a blast!
We have some friends who are hunters, and he (and I) have now been invited to go when the season is in, a perfect excuse to buy a new gun!
I found THR when researching which pistol would suit my needs, and once I decided to buy a rifle, began to read and read. The amount of information and knowledge on this site is a bit overwhelming, so I thought if I put my thoughts out in this way, I could get some input. Thanks in advance.
While shopping, I was looking at Henry and Marlin lever guns in the 357 mag/38 sp caliber to complement my pistol. After reading THR for awhile, it appears that this is a shorter range weapon, and while it would be fine for home defense, it might not meet my needs for a longer range hunting rifle.
I still like the lever action guns, but would not rule out a semi-auto, as I love to shoot my old 22.
I would not be expecting to hunt anything larger that Whitetail deer, but you never know, once I start again, I might want to go for larger game, short of big bears, or maybe not, I don't know.
I read many good things about the 30-06, but would consider other calibers.
So, my questions are: what is the best multi purpose hunting rifle? is 30-06 good enough for my needs? Semi auto or lever? I do want my nephew to be able to shoot the rifle with me also.
Sorry for being so long winded, but I tried to get it all out.
Thanks,
Deac25
I am about to purchase a hunting rifle.
I already have an old 22 semi auto, and a couple of shotguns. When I was younger, Dad and I deer hunted with the shotguns and slugs. When he got older and developed eye problems, he quit hunting. We would still shoot some, but he just couldn't perform to his standards and quit.
As a teen my friends and I would hunt some, but when I went to school, I sort of lost the connection. My nephew is now 12, and I decided to teach him about the proper use of guns, so we cleaned up the old 22 and took them and my new SW 686P and went shooting. We had a blast!
We have some friends who are hunters, and he (and I) have now been invited to go when the season is in, a perfect excuse to buy a new gun!
I found THR when researching which pistol would suit my needs, and once I decided to buy a rifle, began to read and read. The amount of information and knowledge on this site is a bit overwhelming, so I thought if I put my thoughts out in this way, I could get some input. Thanks in advance.
While shopping, I was looking at Henry and Marlin lever guns in the 357 mag/38 sp caliber to complement my pistol. After reading THR for awhile, it appears that this is a shorter range weapon, and while it would be fine for home defense, it might not meet my needs for a longer range hunting rifle.
I still like the lever action guns, but would not rule out a semi-auto, as I love to shoot my old 22.
I would not be expecting to hunt anything larger that Whitetail deer, but you never know, once I start again, I might want to go for larger game, short of big bears, or maybe not, I don't know.
I read many good things about the 30-06, but would consider other calibers.
So, my questions are: what is the best multi purpose hunting rifle? is 30-06 good enough for my needs? Semi auto or lever? I do want my nephew to be able to shoot the rifle with me also.
Sorry for being so long winded, but I tried to get it all out.
Thanks,
Deac25