Hello all,
So I will try not to ramble and make this too long. I know i can search and find plenty of articles on this subject but I just want specific answers for my specific circumstance. Thank you in advance.
Little background, I grew up shooting in rural Ohio, I would say I’m a proficient marksman, not competition good but pretty good. I sold all my guns several years back when I adopted a very nomadic lifestyle for about 5 years. Everything I owned could fit in a couple boxes while I traveled and lived all over the country. I have finally settled down in Nevada. I bought a 9mm handgun for home/self defense I have my grandfather’s shotgun that I’ve used a couple times to shoot clays and I’m thinking about rounding out the collection with a rifle. Here is my thought process on this, let me know what you think!
I just wanted a rifle for plinking with friends, having fun out in the desert. I don’t want a rifle that looks like an assault rifle, a combination of a gun that doesn’t look as threatening and not drawing negative attention from some people. So I originally thought Ruger Mini 14 with woodstock. I still want to have a semiauto, I find them to be more fun. But then I was thinking well if I’m just going to plink with it why not just get a Ruger 10/22 and call it a day. Then I thought well my friend has invited me hunting with him before maybe I could get something that I could plink with and take a deer with so I thought Ruger Mini 30. I’m used to up close shots on deer in Ohio, in Nevada the distances can be great but my friend kills deer and elk with a bow so I know you can get up close to them. Do you guys think 7.62x39 can be effective on deer and to what range, if I do my part?
I started reading about 7.62x39 vs 30-30 and thought maybe that would be a better option but I’m not sure if it is that much better of a round and then for plinking my cost of ammo goes way up.
I’ve kinda got things narrowed down to a:
Mini 30
Lever 30-30
Mini 14 or 10/22 and buy a proper deer rifle later if I do decide to try it.
So anyways I kind of am asking, can I do it all with a MIni 30 but I’m also leaving it open to what you guys think.
One more thing, I realize that the 308 (7.62 nato) exists and I have seen the springfield scout rifles and think that would be more than capable of doing both the things I want but I’m just not willing to put that much money into a rifle and the cost of ammo seems to be even more.
Thanks again guys!
So I will try not to ramble and make this too long. I know i can search and find plenty of articles on this subject but I just want specific answers for my specific circumstance. Thank you in advance.
Little background, I grew up shooting in rural Ohio, I would say I’m a proficient marksman, not competition good but pretty good. I sold all my guns several years back when I adopted a very nomadic lifestyle for about 5 years. Everything I owned could fit in a couple boxes while I traveled and lived all over the country. I have finally settled down in Nevada. I bought a 9mm handgun for home/self defense I have my grandfather’s shotgun that I’ve used a couple times to shoot clays and I’m thinking about rounding out the collection with a rifle. Here is my thought process on this, let me know what you think!
I just wanted a rifle for plinking with friends, having fun out in the desert. I don’t want a rifle that looks like an assault rifle, a combination of a gun that doesn’t look as threatening and not drawing negative attention from some people. So I originally thought Ruger Mini 14 with woodstock. I still want to have a semiauto, I find them to be more fun. But then I was thinking well if I’m just going to plink with it why not just get a Ruger 10/22 and call it a day. Then I thought well my friend has invited me hunting with him before maybe I could get something that I could plink with and take a deer with so I thought Ruger Mini 30. I’m used to up close shots on deer in Ohio, in Nevada the distances can be great but my friend kills deer and elk with a bow so I know you can get up close to them. Do you guys think 7.62x39 can be effective on deer and to what range, if I do my part?
I started reading about 7.62x39 vs 30-30 and thought maybe that would be a better option but I’m not sure if it is that much better of a round and then for plinking my cost of ammo goes way up.
I’ve kinda got things narrowed down to a:
Mini 30
Lever 30-30
Mini 14 or 10/22 and buy a proper deer rifle later if I do decide to try it.
So anyways I kind of am asking, can I do it all with a MIni 30 but I’m also leaving it open to what you guys think.
One more thing, I realize that the 308 (7.62 nato) exists and I have seen the springfield scout rifles and think that would be more than capable of doing both the things I want but I’m just not willing to put that much money into a rifle and the cost of ammo seems to be even more.
Thanks again guys!