Good, Inexpensive Rifle?

[ants]

Hear ya. Im not cry'n poverty but It just seems like when I buy something it comes out of "our money" when the wife buys something it comes out of "her money" I don't get it. I'd just rather avoid the wole head ache. As long as I get it in the house and into the gun safe before she sees it,,it's all good. If I get caught.... It was only $175.00 honey!!! ( out of "our money") LOL

[Marti375]

I vote for the savage, and bust his chops cause he has woman you don't.

[bubba]

When I had to worry about that, I always win them in a raffle. Now I just buy them

[bubba]

and I would look at savage if I were buying a bolt. I am a single shot fan and like the encore and the H&R's

[oldkevin]

i have the axis in 243 and is a great rifle not to heavy to carry either and under 350

[Doewhacker]

i have the axis in 243 and is a great rifle not to heavy to carry either and under 350

wow thats cheap for a rifle, thats it I need another rifle! I was just talking about selling my Browning and my wife said why sell it, just go buy another rifle...boy I love her..lol

[ants]

I just saw the Dick's ad in the paper this morning. Savage Axis with scope $349.00 and Mossberg trophey hunter, with scope for $319.00. Both have synthetic stocks and come in assorted cals. They seem like good deals to me. I'm sure the scopes are not that great, but thats something you can replace down the road.

[ants]

I just saw the Dick's ad in the paper this morning. Savage Axis with scope $349.00 and Mossberg trophey hunter, with scope for $319.00. Both have synthetic stocks and come in assorted cals. They seem like good deals to me. I'm sure the scopes are not that great, but thats something you can replace down the road.

[MountainHunter]

Wish I could think of some thing that would be helpful. I would second the visit to Jesse's on route 32 in Saugerties.

I respect the financial considerations. If you have someone you trust that is selling a decent used rifle I would go that route.

[chiefbkt]

I have 5 Savage rifles and love them all. Great guns for the price.

[Dstone001]

thanks for the thoughts everyone. If I do buy a rifle from an individual -- not a store -- should I take to a store first to have it checked out? I'm fairly new to all this.

But I gotta say, after spending the last three seasons freezing in the woods and not seeing a deer anywhere near me, I'm doing all I can to get my first.

(Ok, it wasn't that cold this past year.)

Edited August 24, 2012 by Dstone001

[Deerthug]

I picked up a used Remington 710 30-06 bolt in 2008 from Campsite in Huntington Station with a Bushnell 3 x 9 x40 scope for $300 and I've been very happy with it. Not sure where you live but if you are near Campsite give them a try. I took my brother there last year when he was looking for a rifle and we were shown a "used" beautiful Winchester 30-06 with checkered wood stock - never fired with all the stickers still on it. They were asking $500 without a scope. He passed on it but I looked it up when got home and retail it went for $950. Went back few days later and it was sold. You might get lucky and find a decent used rifle there.

[chiefbkt]

Dstone001, what kind of price range are you looking at anyway? $300, $400, $500, $1000???

[Top ramen]

Best buy is a shotgun, Remington 870 with both barrels. One rifled slug and the other wing barrel. That is of course if you don't have one already.

I like a remington 700. You will probably spend as much on ammo, sling, mounts, and a quality scope.

[Dstone001]

Well, a friend says he will lend me his Ruger 308, with scope. He's taken six deer with it. Now I need to find a place to practice. Any public rifle ranges in Dutchess County?

Thanks for all the advice.

[ny hunter]

Come down the taconic,there is a rifle range in Montrose,called Blue Mountain Sportsman They have a 100 and 200 yard line.

[Dstone001]

Excellent. Thank you.

[fasteddie]

There is a Savage 30-06 for sale for $400 in the classifieds

[loworange88]

Mossberg 100. I have one in .308 and it prints sub-moa with a nikon scope and my nosler 165 grain handloads. That or you can get a very nice deal on used winchester 70s, remington 700s and savage 110s. All great bolt rifles.

I have a Mossberg 100ATR in .270....not a super expensive rifle, but it will hold a tight group out at 100yd and well beyond. I put a Nikon scope on mine, and love it.

[bighemidaddy]

every year before my birhyday my wife askes me what gun do I buy you now . been married 40 years.

bighemidaddy

[gfdeputy2]

Ruger American

I purchased one for my daughters in a .308 awesome gun for the money shoots as well as my Ruger M77 & over half the cost

[Dad 6424]

1. Just make sure its what you want I own a number of rifles from $100 - $1500 they all have there good and bad to them you need to shot wht you can handle
   
2. You need to get the girlfriend in to the shooting sports and then in the stand with you
   
3. I find that alot of people use the wrong gun for the area some use 300 mags and 375 mags on deer alot of waste on the meat I use a 22-250 with 60grain hornady of a 243 with 100 grain hornady its all shot placement and i can shoot just as far and dropthem right in there tracks like the big rounds
   
4. Just get what you feal good about shooting and hunt safe and smart and good luck
   

[sweet old bill]

I concur with Dad 6424. SOme times people use more gun then needed. I use a 308 remington since about 1964. It takes deer and it lloks like hell from the hunting trips, the bluing is just about gone, the foearm has a splinter, the stock shows were I walked thru all kinds of junk . But what I find is with a good scope set on 3 power, nothing changes with the rifle, it hits were I want. Several times over the years I was thinking of getting a new single shot rifle in 243 for chuck and deer, but when it comes down to it, I just stick with old faithfull. I also have a remington 1100 for slugs, I used that a lot of years as well. It shows the same hard usage.