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Why would you need a new stock on a remington 700 for hunting? The remington 700 is about as legendary as it gets, and academy has them on sale for $379. There is a reason the 700 has been produced for over 40 years.
 
I work a 2nd job part time at Academy Sports and Outdoors. We have a Savage model 11 with Nikon scope for $499 if I remember correctly. That would be perfect for what you are looking for. Not sure what scope the Remington package deals come with but most rifle scope packages don't even bother printing the name on the scope because even they know it's considered a 1-season scope and will be replaced.
 
Keep in mind guys that your responding to a 15 year old minor about purchasing a gun ( read his profile). I hope his father will be buying the gun as opposed to him buying one illegally. In my state he isn't old enough to purchase a pocket knife or BB gun. Make sure you obey the law buddy,
 
No duh I'm buying these guns legally dude my dad puts the guns I buy in his name and I pay for them have a problem with that
 
Actually, that would be illegal if he's buying them from a dealer.
Your father has to fill out a form 4473 which asks if he is the actual purchaser. If he's using your money to get you a gun he isn't the actual purchaser.
This is one of the definitions of a Straw Purchase and it's a federal felony.
 
No duh I'm buying these guns legally dude my dad puts the guns I buy in his name and I pay for them have a problem with that
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If you want to continue to receive honest relevant answers to your rifle question that is probably not the best way to go about it.

EDIT: Also, what Brian said.
 
Ok sorry just frustrates me when people hear I'm 15 and into guns almost everyone just like freaks out and I've purchased a gun before mosin nagant to be exact that my dad filled out the paperwork but I bought and everyone that helped thanks I'm going with a used remington 700 bdl in .270 I think but I'm still open to suggestions
 
I buy in his name and I pay for them have a problem with that
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Actually no I don't have a problem with that, many parents purchase rifles for their children to hunt with. And at age 18 they transfer them to their child which is totally legal.

However, if you are just pulling our chain, you will be hard pressed to get any answers from the forum members.

Jim

I have both (243 & 270), get the 243, you can thank me later.
 
I'm going with a used remington 700 bdl in .270 I think but I'm still open to suggestions
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My no. 1 suggestion: Specific model or even caliber (within reason) is relatively unimprotant. What is important is practice: "It's the Indian, not the arrow."

To that end, get a handloading kit- It won't save you any money, but will allow you to shoot twice as much for the same money.

Learning to handload will also allow you to tailor your ammo to the task at hand- I've used my .270WIN to kill far more prairie dogs than deer ..... but I found that 90-110 grain bullets will do that cheaper and with less pain to my shoulder than 130 to 150 grain bullets ....

Plus, it'll teach you many things about your gun in the process ..... and knoledge is a better thing to have than ignorance, 8 days a week!
 
I'm not trying to pull any chains I just want some actual opinions on my first deer hunting rifle That also would double for other hunting activities mostly coyote
 
Again get a 243, flat shooting, easy on the budget, more than enough power for either deer or yote. I would suggest a Savage over the used Remington.

Jim
 
@jimbob86 I'm hopeing to start hand loading soon but not sure if worth it since I only have 2 guns as of right now one 22 and a mosin nagant
 
If you want opinions, I'm full of 'em :D .....

You probably did more than good with the used model 700 in .270 .... most big game hunting caliber guns don't get shot very much .....


I am also of the opinion that you should do a lot of dry fire and position work with a m1907 style sling:

http://carnival.saysuncle.com/001086.html

That would do more for your practical accuracy than just about anything but a formal class ..... and it won't cost $1600 ......
 
@jimbob86 I'm hopeing to start hand loading soon but not sure if worth it since I only have 2 guns as of right now one 22 and a mosin nagant
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....and now a .270WIN.

I started with the .270 ..... when Bill Clinton was President ..... I'm just now getting around to loading for my Mosins ...... and a Nagant pistol ...... I will confess that I have bought guns just because I had bullets for them ......

As I said before, reloading will teach you things you would not otherwise know- get a manual and read- good stuff in there!
 
A 243 would be a fine deer gun and handle the coyotte issue very well.

270 is more than you need for deer and way more than a coyotte would take.

Don't get me wrong, if you wanted a single all around gun the 270 or the 30-06 are it as you can range all the way up to Moose with a 270 and any bear with a 30-06 (yea I know the wisdom now but Louis and Clark handled Grizzly with muzzle loaders and Alaskans used 30-06 to clear them out before it became a bi game trophy hunt thing) My step dads father shot 5 of them with a 1903 (and they were as big as any I have ever seen).

I would go with the 243 for now and you can always get an 06 if you get into big game (30-06 has a wider bullet selection mfg wise and grain wise)

Flat shooting is relative. Once you get out past 400 yards its not a matter of drop, its how much. Nothing holds flat, you wind up with 10 inches or 14 inches of drop.

Also keep in mind the 270 factory rounds are pretty grim for accuracy. Hornady seems to be the only one that is good. If you want a spot shooter 270 you almost have to handload.
 
Also keep in mind the 270 factory rounds are pretty grim for accuracy.
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I disagree with that statement. I've known several guys with .270's that don't reload, and they all seem to shoot pretty nice groups with them? Perhaps you've just got a persnickety rifle.. most of us have had at least one of those?

As to the original question.... my first choice would be the .260 Rem, in (if possible) a Savage bolt action. Although I've been reading some pretty good reports on the Ruger American. Any of the smaller cartridges would suit your needs very well... the .243, .257 Roberts, 7-08, .... those types. These can all be had in a short action rifle, if you so desire. In my opinion... the 30-06 is more gun than you need for this "project". It will certainly kill deer, and, I assume, coyotes, but it is simply way more gun than you need for the task. More power, more recoil, all of that. The .270 would be about the max I'd consider for this, and I'm sure it would do the job very well.
Be sure to get a good scope. You don't have to break the bank to do it... a good low-end Leupold, or Burris, Weaver, etc.... That will do you more good than you can imagine. Cheap/poor optics will hurt your chance of success more than just about any other factor.

Good luck with your project....
 
I won't coyote hunt often since I have to go with a friend who owns the property and the whole point is to make sure there dead she had three doe tags this year and only got one and I'm not putting all the blame on the coyotes they can't sleep at night with all the howling sometimes
 
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