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<blockquote data-quote="angus-5024" data-source="post: 461136" data-attributes="member: 10306"><p>If its your first rifle and your looking for a work horse that isnt fancy I would go for something like a 7-08. its going to be cheap to shoot, light recoiling, and good on deer to 550 yards with the right bullet. a 308 is another good alternative. </p><p>I would say to stay away from the 6mm and even 6.5 if your looking for a conventional cartrige, unless it a wild cat they just dont got the engergy at 500 yards for deer. If your looking at just coyotes the plain ole' .243 win is great and can be used on deer to about 250 yards, some will strech it more but I always say too much is better than not enough. </p><p> </p><p>You can try to find a nice used rifle and save some coin, or look at the savage line up. the Stevens model 200 is dirt cheap and I've seen them shoot really well with a little TLC. </p><p> </p><p>There are alot of good scopes out there that resonably price. Im a fan of the Vortex Vipers, for the price they're hard to beat. I was also looking at the falcon Menace 4-14 FFP mill-dot for my next rig. </p><p> </p><p>This is very inexpensive to get you going, but its a start.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angus-5024, post: 461136, member: 10306"] If its your first rifle and your looking for a work horse that isnt fancy I would go for something like a 7-08. its going to be cheap to shoot, light recoiling, and good on deer to 550 yards with the right bullet. a 308 is another good alternative. I would say to stay away from the 6mm and even 6.5 if your looking for a conventional cartrige, unless it a wild cat they just dont got the engergy at 500 yards for deer. If your looking at just coyotes the plain ole' .243 win is great and can be used on deer to about 250 yards, some will strech it more but I always say too much is better than not enough. You can try to find a nice used rifle and save some coin, or look at the savage line up. the Stevens model 200 is dirt cheap and I've seen them shoot really well with a little TLC. There are alot of good scopes out there that resonably price. Im a fan of the Vortex Vipers, for the price they're hard to beat. I was also looking at the falcon Menace 4-14 FFP mill-dot for my next rig. This is very inexpensive to get you going, but its a start. [/QUOTE]
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