My interests/needs have traditionally been tactical in nature. Due
to this, my firearm collection now has one glaring element missing.
I need a hunting rifle. Something I can use on hog and Texas
deer. Because of my prior percieved needs, I find that my knowlege
of hunting calibers are somewhat limited. The following are some
of the questions and issues I'm trying to address in my selection:
1) Rifle will definitely be a bolt action of some type - cost is an
issue (need money for my tactical wares ). Looking at
Savage, Winchester, and Remington.
2) Need to decide between a hinged floorplate, removable magazine,
or closed mag well.
3) Long or short action. Should this make enough of a difference
that I let it determine the caliber or should I pick the caliber
and just buy the action it fits in?
4) What cartridge? The local deer are not huge animals. 130 pounds
seem to be a large deer and 175 would be a monster. Not
a big fan of unnecessary recoil. Would .243 be enough or
do I really need to stretch for that .308? Would the .270 be
a good compromise? 300 yards would be a long shot for me.
Would like to stick with common ammunition both for
availability and cost.
I consider myself very well informed on handguns, decently knowledgable on combat rifles and shotguns, and totally out
of my league on hunting rifles. Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Coffee
to this, my firearm collection now has one glaring element missing.
I need a hunting rifle. Something I can use on hog and Texas
deer. Because of my prior percieved needs, I find that my knowlege
of hunting calibers are somewhat limited. The following are some
of the questions and issues I'm trying to address in my selection:
1) Rifle will definitely be a bolt action of some type - cost is an
issue (need money for my tactical wares ). Looking at
Savage, Winchester, and Remington.
2) Need to decide between a hinged floorplate, removable magazine,
or closed mag well.
3) Long or short action. Should this make enough of a difference
that I let it determine the caliber or should I pick the caliber
and just buy the action it fits in?
4) What cartridge? The local deer are not huge animals. 130 pounds
seem to be a large deer and 175 would be a monster. Not
a big fan of unnecessary recoil. Would .243 be enough or
do I really need to stretch for that .308? Would the .270 be
a good compromise? 300 yards would be a long shot for me.
Would like to stick with common ammunition both for
availability and cost.
I consider myself very well informed on handguns, decently knowledgable on combat rifles and shotguns, and totally out
of my league on hunting rifles. Any help is appreciated!
Thanks,
Coffee