Advice on a Gun to Buy

juddweiser · Oct 27, 2010

Got about $500 burning a hole in pocket and am thinking about a new or good used rifle, narrowed it down to the following:

Savage 10 ML (own a knight 50 cal)
Winchester 9422M
257 Wby
264 Win
30-06

Anybody got any suggestions?

Zombie · Oct 27, 2010

try the rifle section down below....they don't take kindly to posts in the wrong section

grizzly97 · Oct 27, 2010

Go for a Savage in 30-06. I can't remember the model number off hand but i'll see if i can find it for you. Good rifles and priced fairly. 30-06 is just an all around good round too. IMO

Pb Slinger · Oct 27, 2010

If you have absolutely ruled out a .308, then I would go with the 30-06. But if .308 is still on the table, you'll get similar ballistics compared to 30-06, but less recoil and you can opt for a little shorter and lighter rifle. Also, have you considered 7mm mauser?

TacticalJ · Oct 27, 2010

Sum good choices there, but my question would be what are you intending to do with gun. What I mean is it strictly a hunting rig, paper punching, long range shooting? 308 is a good caliber, 30-06 is excellent deer cartridge. I've never shot the 264 or 257 and don't know any of the ballistics, so I can't give ya much there.
The one thing I can say is that unless you reload or have done some research on ammo prices, the last two are off calibers that you can't just go into walmart and buy ammo for. Of all the 30-06 would be cheapest to shoot, unless you go with 308 then it may be cheapest.

bjl333 · Oct 27, 2010

Winchester 9422, unless you have to hunt with the other bigger rounds. I would recommand a non-mag version. The 22lr are so much cheaper to shoot, again unless you wanna hunt something a 22lr can't handle.

Rolando · Oct 27, 2010

How about a single shot rifle? I was thinking about it and realized that a bolt action with multiple rounds isn't always needed. Maybe a sharps or similar type rifle like a Uberti falling block.

MoBoost · Oct 28, 2010

What kind rifle you want - and what do you already have? Maybe it's time to kick off mil surp collection.

Old Fart · Oct 28, 2010

MoBoost said:
Maybe it's time to kick off mil surp collection.

It's always time to do this. :clap3:

Great guns at usually affordable prices.
Not always, but be patient and they'll show up.

ldp4570 · Oct 28, 2010

MoBoost said:
Maybe it's time to kick off mil surp collection.

Yep!!! Add a few more dollars to that 500, and go through CMP and get yourself that M1 Garand you've been wanting!!!!!

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