Hey guys, i have been a lurker on the forums for quite some time, but this will be my first post. So lets start with my experience so far.
I'm a young shooter (just turned 18), i've been shooting .22's since i was little though. The only guns i have shot is the household glenfield 60, and then my friends mosin nagant and .45 acp 1911. I just bought a 12 gauge mossberg 500 about 15 minutes ago. I pick it up tomorrow. I am a good shot with the .22, even though 90% of the time it doesnt have a scope and if it does, then its a 8$ airsoft scope from walmart.
I work, but not nearly enough since i've been in college for the past year. That's the problem, i can't afford a lot of ammunition for expensive caliber rifles. I don't think ill even be able to afford to shoot my 12 gauge. I want a basic level rifle (such as savage axis or Remington 700), with a decent scope, but i need to know what caliber to get in. I would like the caliber to be affordable enough where i can plink on the weekends accurately at 100-150 yards, but also next season i want to be able to go out and take a deer with the rifle. I was thinking 5.56(.223) (S&W M&P 400$ AR15 perhaps?) or .308 (thats even pushing it), unfortunately things like 7mm are out of the question. Also we have a coyote and bear problem around my area in NH, but hopefully the shotgun can offer the solution for that.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment.
I'm a young shooter (just turned 18), i've been shooting .22's since i was little though. The only guns i have shot is the household glenfield 60, and then my friends mosin nagant and .45 acp 1911. I just bought a 12 gauge mossberg 500 about 15 minutes ago. I pick it up tomorrow. I am a good shot with the .22, even though 90% of the time it doesnt have a scope and if it does, then its a 8$ airsoft scope from walmart.
I work, but not nearly enough since i've been in college for the past year. That's the problem, i can't afford a lot of ammunition for expensive caliber rifles. I don't think ill even be able to afford to shoot my 12 gauge. I want a basic level rifle (such as savage axis or Remington 700), with a decent scope, but i need to know what caliber to get in. I would like the caliber to be affordable enough where i can plink on the weekends accurately at 100-150 yards, but also next season i want to be able to go out and take a deer with the rifle. I was thinking 5.56(.223) (S&W M&P 400$ AR15 perhaps?) or .308 (thats even pushing it), unfortunately things like 7mm are out of the question. Also we have a coyote and bear problem around my area in NH, but hopefully the shotgun can offer the solution for that.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment.