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<blockquote data-quote="Ddawg" data-source="post: 758134" data-attributes="member: 63499"><p>Hello, </p><p>I'm new to this forum, and it looks like its a great resource site!</p><p></p><p>I'm new to long range shooting, but not to firearms. </p><p>In a nutshell I'm looking for a fun project gun in 270 caliber that I can learn and grow with on a reasonable budget. I'm not looking for a 'sniper rifle' quality rifle. My realistic expectations are taking a deer at 300-350 yds and steel plates at 600-700 yds.</p><p></p><p></p><p>A little history:</p><p></p><p>As far as shooting skills i have served in the military, and recently went through an Appleseed shoot were i just missed my rifleman patch with a score of 207. I currently reload several calibers but my primary hunting caliber is 270. I currently hunt with a TC pro hunter but I've got it set up for my 12 year old daughter to shoot youth loads.(she took her first deer with it this year) So I'm gonna leave it as is.</p><p>In this current crazy political Environment were in, and the lack of available ammo etc. I'm gonna stick with 270 since I currently have everything I need to reload.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what my budget might be to start with, but I have a Winchester M88 308 in good shooting and decent cosmetic condition and a 1954 Russian Tula SKS still in box that I'm working with a local gun shop for a possible trade. (if I were to find something to trade for)</p><p></p><p>With all this being said, what used rifle would you be on the lookout for? </p><p></p><p>What qualities in a used rifle would you look for?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry if this is rambling</p><p>Thanks</p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ddawg, post: 758134, member: 63499"] Hello, I'm new to this forum, and it looks like its a great resource site! I'm new to long range shooting, but not to firearms. In a nutshell I'm looking for a fun project gun in 270 caliber that I can learn and grow with on a reasonable budget. I'm not looking for a 'sniper rifle' quality rifle. My realistic expectations are taking a deer at 300-350 yds and steel plates at 600-700 yds. A little history: As far as shooting skills i have served in the military, and recently went through an Appleseed shoot were i just missed my rifleman patch with a score of 207. I currently reload several calibers but my primary hunting caliber is 270. I currently hunt with a TC pro hunter but I've got it set up for my 12 year old daughter to shoot youth loads.(she took her first deer with it this year) So I'm gonna leave it as is. In this current crazy political Environment were in, and the lack of available ammo etc. I'm gonna stick with 270 since I currently have everything I need to reload. I'm not sure what my budget might be to start with, but I have a Winchester M88 308 in good shooting and decent cosmetic condition and a 1954 Russian Tula SKS still in box that I'm working with a local gun shop for a possible trade. (if I were to find something to trade for) With all this being said, what used rifle would you be on the lookout for? What qualities in a used rifle would you look for? Sorry if this is rambling Thanks David [/QUOTE]
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