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The Basics, Starting Out
Top 5 hunting rifles at/under $1K
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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2004923" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>From what I read <em>you were pretty clear about the rifle you were looking</em> for with you original post, <u>elk</u>, <u>500 yards or less, doesn't have to be a tack drive</u>r, <u>around the $1000 </u>benchmark. With a thread like this, there will be a lot of opinions and you will get a lot of information. There will be a lot of experts, with their expert information that will conflict with other experts and their expert information/suggestions; all given with good intentions. I suggest that you sort through it, get what you can from the thread, <em><u>do your research</u></em> and then make your decision, it's your rifle for your purposes. I am a fan of Rugers, so my two cents worth. The Ruger Hawkeye Hunter is something that piqued my interest, also seems to fit what you are looking for. It is in stainless, walnut stock, comes in a variety of cartridges and calibers that would be ideal for the type of hunting that you would like to do, MSRP is $1099 meaning in the $800-900 range (your budget) if you do your shopping. If I were elk hunting it would be 30-06, 7mmRemMag or 300WinMag. The 7mmRemMag and the 300WinMag come with a 24 inch barrel so as to get the magnum out of the magnum cartridge. I wouldn't consider this rifle to be "light weight", however average weight for a hunting rifle. In my opinion light weight, accuracy and price are not synonymous. When one gets into carbon fiber components the price tag increases triple fold. Good luck with your elk hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2004923, member: 69192"] From what I read [I]you were pretty clear about the rifle you were looking[/I] for with you original post, [U]elk[/U], [U]500 yards or less, doesn't have to be a tack drive[/U]r, [U]around the $1000 [/U]benchmark. With a thread like this, there will be a lot of opinions and you will get a lot of information. There will be a lot of experts, with their expert information that will conflict with other experts and their expert information/suggestions; all given with good intentions. I suggest that you sort through it, get what you can from the thread, [I][U]do your research[/U][/I] and then make your decision, it's your rifle for your purposes. I am a fan of Rugers, so my two cents worth. The Ruger Hawkeye Hunter is something that piqued my interest, also seems to fit what you are looking for. It is in stainless, walnut stock, comes in a variety of cartridges and calibers that would be ideal for the type of hunting that you would like to do, MSRP is $1099 meaning in the $800-900 range (your budget) if you do your shopping. If I were elk hunting it would be 30-06, 7mmRemMag or 300WinMag. The 7mmRemMag and the 300WinMag come with a 24 inch barrel so as to get the magnum out of the magnum cartridge. I wouldn't consider this rifle to be "light weight", however average weight for a hunting rifle. In my opinion light weight, accuracy and price are not synonymous. When one gets into carbon fiber components the price tag increases triple fold. Good luck with your elk hunt. [/QUOTE]
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