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The Basics, Starting Out
Should I get a long range shooting or hunting gun or try to balance between the two?
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<blockquote data-quote="milo-2" data-source="post: 3000239" data-attributes="member: 33622"><p>I am not a hunter, so my comment should not carry much weight. But when I got into LR shooting, all I had was hunting rifles, they got the job done. If I recall, 22-250, 260 Rem and 7mmm STW. I fell in love with shooting steel, but the lighter rifles were not that much fun to shoot, pencil thin barrels, pistol grip stocks, etc....</p><p>I moved on, to 15lb rifles, and was happy.</p><p>I also got my godson into LR shooting, had a BR style 6 BR built for him, using front rest, got him all knowed up. When he turned 12, time to hunt, and I told him we will have a dual purpose rifle built, hunting-target.</p><p>Funny, after thousands of guys failed at the same task, I thought I was smart enough to pull this off. Light Manners stock, Proof carbon barrel, lighter Leupold scope, it came in at 9.8lbs, over 15% of the kids body weight. The rifle didn't do justice to either hobby. It lasted 2 yrs, partially because he shot the barrel out target shooting.</p><p>Today, that rifle weighs 14lbs, it shoots steel, and he hunts with a nifty little customized Tikka 243, weighs 7.5lbs and the kid loves it.</p><p></p><p>What I am saying, 2 different hobbies, same, but worlds apart. I'd save my prized hunting rifles for just that and pick up a rifle to bang steel. Lot of decent options out there to learn on and not go in debt trying to sort things out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milo-2, post: 3000239, member: 33622"] I am not a hunter, so my comment should not carry much weight. But when I got into LR shooting, all I had was hunting rifles, they got the job done. If I recall, 22-250, 260 Rem and 7mmm STW. I fell in love with shooting steel, but the lighter rifles were not that much fun to shoot, pencil thin barrels, pistol grip stocks, etc.... I moved on, to 15lb rifles, and was happy. I also got my godson into LR shooting, had a BR style 6 BR built for him, using front rest, got him all knowed up. When he turned 12, time to hunt, and I told him we will have a dual purpose rifle built, hunting-target. Funny, after thousands of guys failed at the same task, I thought I was smart enough to pull this off. Light Manners stock, Proof carbon barrel, lighter Leupold scope, it came in at 9.8lbs, over 15% of the kids body weight. The rifle didn't do justice to either hobby. It lasted 2 yrs, partially because he shot the barrel out target shooting. Today, that rifle weighs 14lbs, it shoots steel, and he hunts with a nifty little customized Tikka 243, weighs 7.5lbs and the kid loves it. What I am saying, 2 different hobbies, same, but worlds apart. I'd save my prized hunting rifles for just that and pick up a rifle to bang steel. Lot of decent options out there to learn on and not go in debt trying to sort things out. [/QUOTE]
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