Howdy highroaders. I've been reading old posts on this board for weeks and I thought I might get some good answers here.
There are no hunters in my family but now that I'm out of college I want to start deer hunting. Still-hunting to be specific. I've always loved walking the woods.
It seems like people bring an awful lot of gun with them considering that the majority of kills happen within 200 yards. As a novice I wouldnt trust myself beyond that range, but that doesnt mean I don't want to practice long-range marksmanship.
To the point, if I'm looking at rifles should I forgo my dreams of a long distance rifle like a Remington 700 5R milspec, and consider something more along the lines of a Marlin 336?
The hard times have just begun, and as its my first year out of school I'm definitely feeling it. It makes more economical sense to look for a used 336 and I think it makes more sense for still-hunting, but I can't put the 700 5R out of my head.
Have any of you been in a similar position? What would you do?
There are no hunters in my family but now that I'm out of college I want to start deer hunting. Still-hunting to be specific. I've always loved walking the woods.
It seems like people bring an awful lot of gun with them considering that the majority of kills happen within 200 yards. As a novice I wouldnt trust myself beyond that range, but that doesnt mean I don't want to practice long-range marksmanship.
To the point, if I'm looking at rifles should I forgo my dreams of a long distance rifle like a Remington 700 5R milspec, and consider something more along the lines of a Marlin 336?
The hard times have just begun, and as its my first year out of school I'm definitely feeling it. It makes more economical sense to look for a used 336 and I think it makes more sense for still-hunting, but I can't put the 700 5R out of my head.
Have any of you been in a similar position? What would you do?