72 year old friend wants to deer hunt for the first time but needs a rifle.

[Cat City Slim]

https://www.bearcreekarsenal.com/35...rbine-15-handguard-side-gen2-nrail-flash.html
Another possibility is to build out an AR. A lowere with a good drop in trigger could be built for around 125. The 350 is a good deer cartridge with little recoil. A 6.5 Grendel would probably also work.

 

[Cat City Slim]

Appreciate the offer but not looking to get money out of anyone. Just a reasonable deal on an entry rifle.

It’s not trying to get money out of anyone when we volunteer it.

 

[bigred1]

Do you think you might want to build him something?

 

[slas]

Do you think you might want to build him something?

Probably won’t go that route. Was just thinking a simple bolt gun.

 

[bigred1]

Probably won’t go that route. Was just thinking a simple bolt gun.

Okie dokie....I was gonna see what I had to help out the kind gentleman.

 

[slas]

Okie dokie....I was gonna see what I had to help out the kind gentleman.

Again, I really really appreciate it. We have so many generous people in this group. I’m always amazed at the way so many come together to try and help.

 

[Catt57]

Mosin may be a little rough on his shoulder.

That's why you take 2 shots at a time.

First shot dislocates your shoulder. Second shot puts it back in place.

 

[cboss]

Tracking this thread because like the gentleman mentioned in the OP, I have never been hunting and it seems like a good skill to have.

 

[SoonerP226]

The guy selling guns after his dad passed has an Enfield No1 MK3 listed for $400. Might be able to make a deal on it but I know NOTHING about Enfields. Maybe? How hard is it to get ammo for those things?

I haven’t looked at that particular one, but they’re usually chambered in .303Brit. Back in the day, it was a very popular milsurp sporting rifle (Tri-City used to have matches for the SMLE variant), so I’d imagine that it’s not terribly difficult to get ammo for it. Then again, I never got into Enfields, so I can’t say that I’ve ever shopped for .303Brit.

The .303’s ballistics are similar to .30-‘06, so it should be good for pretty much any game animal in North America, let alone Oklahoma. I used to know several shooters who preferred the Enfield action to the Mauser action on the 1903 Springfield.

ETA: it looks like Midway has some in stock, but not much selection.

 

[O4L]

I haven’t looked at that particular one, but they’re usually chambered in .303Brit. Back in the day, it was a very popular milsurp sporting rifle (Tri-City used to have matches for the SMLE variant), so I’d imagine that it’s not terribly difficult to get ammo for it. Then again, I never got into Enfields, so I can’t say that I’ve ever shopped for .303Brit.

The .303’s ballistics are similar to .30-‘06, so it should be good for pretty much any game animal in North America, let alone Oklahoma. I used to know several shooters who preferred the Enfield action to the Mauser action on the 1903 Springfield.

ETA: it looks like Midway has some in stock, but not much selection.

My dad killed a lot of deer with an old British.303 rifle.