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.338 for first rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="CRNA" data-source="post: 494941" data-attributes="member: 22495"><p>I have shot/hunted my entire life. I first started with shooting 22LR like many on here at age four. I am now 34 and I just recently decided to hop on the long range bandwagon. I opted for a 7mmRM for several reasons. My logic is: 1) recoil from an unbraked 7mmRM is about my limit. Anything above that and I would desire a muzzle break to prevent crushing recoil. 2) This caliber will take any animal that I may ever have the opportunity to take at any distance that I would feel comfortable shooting. 2) The cost of handloading is not as bad as a caliber that requires much more powder, and in doesn't require lots of brass manipulation as a 338 edge would. 3) My factory Savage with a match barrel gives me all of the accuracy that I desire. I didn't have to piece together a gun (or have it build by a smith, which is expensive at best). </p><p>I personally think buying a 338 edge for a first gun is much like buying a Ferrari for a first car. I don't think that you will be able to make it perform to it's potential because you don't have the experience. I would suggest that before you drop the money on a cannon like an edge, you shoot some rifles and see what they feel like. It would be very easy to develop a terrible flinch from a big rifle if you are not used to it, even if you are a seasoned shooter. As others have suggested, I would start with a 22LR, and work on your marksmanship. If you are not willing to take it that slow at first, then a .243 Winchester would be the absolute biggest caliber that I would even consider for a first rifle. Good luck with your search.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CRNA, post: 494941, member: 22495"] I have shot/hunted my entire life. I first started with shooting 22LR like many on here at age four. I am now 34 and I just recently decided to hop on the long range bandwagon. I opted for a 7mmRM for several reasons. My logic is: 1) recoil from an unbraked 7mmRM is about my limit. Anything above that and I would desire a muzzle break to prevent crushing recoil. 2) This caliber will take any animal that I may ever have the opportunity to take at any distance that I would feel comfortable shooting. 2) The cost of handloading is not as bad as a caliber that requires much more powder, and in doesn't require lots of brass manipulation as a 338 edge would. 3) My factory Savage with a match barrel gives me all of the accuracy that I desire. I didn't have to piece together a gun (or have it build by a smith, which is expensive at best). I personally think buying a 338 edge for a first gun is much like buying a Ferrari for a first car. I don't think that you will be able to make it perform to it's potential because you don't have the experience. I would suggest that before you drop the money on a cannon like an edge, you shoot some rifles and see what they feel like. It would be very easy to develop a terrible flinch from a big rifle if you are not used to it, even if you are a seasoned shooter. As others have suggested, I would start with a 22LR, and work on your marksmanship. If you are not willing to take it that slow at first, then a .243 Winchester would be the absolute biggest caliber that I would even consider for a first rifle. Good luck with your search. [/QUOTE]
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