What type of high powered rifle should I get?
Matt Atwood-Hunter of the hunted asked:
I am wanting to buy a high powered rifle for myself, and I am not exactly sure what is best. I want to buy a rifle the rifle that has the best distance, and the best accuracy. I was told by a few people 30-06 is what I want. Is this what I want? I don't plan on hunting deer with it, because i live in Ohio, and it is illegal to hunt deer with a rifle, but I will be hunting coyote with it. I am in the spending range of less than $500. So I am hoping that you know what I am looking for. Thank You.
I am wanting to buy a high powered rifle for myself, and I am not exactly sure what is best. I want to buy a rifle the rifle that has the best distance, and the best accuracy. I was told by a few people 30-06 is what I want. Is this what I want? I don't plan on hunting deer with it, because i live in Ohio, and it is illegal to hunt deer with a rifle, but I will be hunting coyote with it. I am in the spending range of less than $500. So I am hoping that you know what I am looking for. Thank You.
P.S.:
The person with an answer that has great reasons why i should buy a certain rifle will be rewarded with a best answer!
So I would like some reasons or facts with your answer please. Or at least as much as you know.
Thanks,
Matt
May 23rd, 2009 at 9:11 am
if your only varmint hunting then no a 300-06 is not what you want. you should get a .223 rem or if you really wanna test yourself get a .17hmr both are a blast to shoot and will take care of any coyote, but the .223 is the best choice for varmints, there are a lot of different types of ammo, it is fairly cheap and readily available. as far as type , if you want new then get one of savages combo rifles, they come with scopes already if you wanna spend more get a remington 700 both are bolt actions..good luck
May 24th, 2009 at 6:01 am
Hey Venado
There are so many different guns for one to choose from, but let me ask this of you; how old are you? and why would you want to shoot coyote?
Here are some of the best guns you can buy for justing shoot any thing, of course the 30-60, 30-30, M-1 carbine is a good one that was used as a sniper rifle so was the M16 and AR15, but if you want a really big gun the go with 300 magnum, mind you all of these guns are going to be more than $500. You can buy a shoot gun and just shoot slugs, bit it is going to hurt if are holding it the wrong way when you fire it. A 22 rifle is way cheaper and it is very accurate. If you really want to shoot some thing really big you can always go with a BMG 50. cal. now that is a gun that has great distance like over 2 miles, unfortunately you have to mount it to some thing before you can shoot it because it is heavy and it cost like $7000. dollars.
In reality no one can tell you what is the best gun for you to buy, you just have to try some out and then make your choice. Sorry that isn’t the answer you were looking for but it will be most realistic one.
Good luck and don’t shoot any thing that you are not supposed to.
Take care and keep the faith.
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May 24th, 2009 at 7:37 am
You may be able to get a Remington 700BDL in 22-250 and a decent Tasco, or BSA scope all for under $500. Get the heavy barrel. Accuracy and distance is better than anything previously mentioned. The scopes mentioned are decent quality for the price as you’ll likely want something in a magnification up to 16x or 20x for those long distance shots out to 400yds.
May 25th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
You have to decide on what your needs are before going shopping for something.
May 27th, 2009 at 5:01 am
No, a 30-06 is not the best choice for what you want, ammo is expensive and it is more of a big game hunting rifle, recoil is pretty strong too. Varmint cartridges for coyotes etc fall more along the lines of the 22-250 which gives you extreme range and accuracy. but ammo isn’t cheap for any rifle. You could get by with something from savage chambered in .223 winchester but only for ranges within 400 yards max for a very experienced shooter, with 300 being the better range for accuracy. There are many “wildcat” type cartridges that would work, but I tend to tell people who don’t reload to avoid them as the cost is VERY high for factory rounds, IF you can even find them. I have even seen a few bolt action rifles chambered in the 7.62×39 cartridge, which is what is fired in the ak47 and sks rifle. These give better range than the .223, with better accuracy, but again, hunting ammo is expensive for this cartridge. surplus military ammo is cheap for target practice, but not suitable for hunting with it’s steel core as it tends to punch thru an animal with minimal damage which results in wounded and suffering animals that get away to die a terrible and slow death.
Hope this helps, shoot safe