Recent content by BirdsandBucks

Well turns out the 243 is outta the picture now so Im thinking Ill have better luck buying a factory rifle to get going. I've done quite a bit of reading on here in the past few weeks and it really seems like alot of people really enjoy their savages and also from what I've heard the average joe...

Actually I did just find out that I might be able to pick up a .243 pretty reasonably. I didnt get many details Im assuming its a Rem 700 but will know more tonight. My only concern is that its not gonna be a real long range deer killer.

Nothing currently just traded a Howa 1500 for some toys for my encore. Since I live in Ohio we cant really use a Rifle for much. Shotgun Muzzleloader and Bow For everything except varmints. But we get alot of Damage Permits for deer and the state allows us to use whatever we please for that.

Im curious about which cartidge/rifle will give you the best bang for your buck? Personally, I'm not looking for a 600 yard elk gun.......yet hahaha but Ill need something that's gonna be able to shoot anything from a deer and smaller at or a little further then that range. This is going to be...

I really wanna thank all you guys for the info its making it alot easier on me. its probably gonna end up being a different story for my wallet, but if the old lady can have horses I can have this! hahaha

Northwest corner right around Defiance how bout yourself???

I apologize because there is a "starting out" forum and this probably should've been posted in there but most to all of my long range shooting will be done on varmints. Im really just trying to figure out a caliber to use. Id like to stick with something in the 6mm area but wouldn't mind a 6.5...

Im new to the forum but have always had an interest in long range shooting. My dad used to shoot alot of Bench before I was around, and his love of shooting has grown on me since I was a pup. Well now that Im older and fresh out of college I've been having the itch to reach out there a little...