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Looking to get my first hunting rifle relatively soon, somewhere between a .220 and a .300.
I would like a bolt action, iron sights and a box mag I guess? It would mostly be used for range with the occasional deer or predator.
Is this possible? Any recommendations? Any advice? Bless me with some straight experience.

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A lot of Euro gunmakers still do guns with iron sights. They're not so common for American rifles. CZ comes to mind.

Another thing to look into is scout rifles, they'll have iron sights. Ruger's is solid.

If you want to drop more money on a fuck you it's awesome gun, Tikka Arctic

I've seen the cz are they of a decent quality would you say? I'd like something solid that could last over time

If you want to shoot with irons why not just buy a swedish service rifle and just be done with it.
6,5x55SE is a popular cartridge and has money game type bullets available.

I'm just not a huge fan of the tactical look to be honest and short of purchasing an older model at a higher cost I'm just not down. Ideally I want something versatile and durable but very minimal

Ruger Ranch 300 Blackout, the only bolt action gun I would EVER buy.

Good quality. Bolt actions in general are quite durable.

The tactical look?

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Go to pawn shops around your area and look for older rifles in the common hunting calibers. .270, .308, .30-06, etc. Or whatever you have in mind. Some, like Cashamerica, will let you search inventory based on geographic area. Anyway, find something good. An older Winchester Model 70 (a pre-64 would be ideal) or Remington 700 are my favorites, but for a box mag you might look for a Rem 740/750/760/770 or something. I like guns that are cosmetically poor, but haven't seen a lot of use. Maybe they've been handled roughly or kept behind the seat in a truck, but they have very solid actions. Buy a gun like this (they should have sights) and refinish it. Refinishing a gun and stock are cheap and easy if nothing is broken. Any walmart will have sandpaper and tru-oil for the stock, and some cold blue for the metal.

By getting a used gun in rough shape and refinishing it, you learn your gun and have pride in your equipment. I really think this translates into more success hunting.

Savage makes some nifty scout rifles that meet those specifications as well

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Yeah I guess you couldn't call that tactical, my range of gun knowledge is limited I was thinking you meant their current era service rifle

1890s tacticool
>that short barrel, only a gangster or a hussar would think a weapon of war should have a sub-24" barrel
>is that it? Do you think you're in the cavalry? No infantryman needs a rifle like that
>6.5mm bullet, what kind of high speed bullshit is this, godly Christians use 8mm

Cz, sako, tikka all come to mind. If I were buying one I would go for 7mm-08.

Thanks brother this is actually damn good advice, I'm limited in what I know right now so something that I could spend time with and understand completely is a good option. I've wanted to make a good decision but buying top of the line at such an average experience level has always seemed a bit dumb

To follow up on this, ALWAYS remember to lowball them on the gun. Get a good deal on the gun, jew them down as much as you can, and put the savings into cleaning and refinishing equipment. If the gun has a scope, offer to let them keep the scope (since you don't want it) and take that value off the gun. They have a lot of leeway on pricing. Don't forget to do your homework with regard to common rifles and to bring a small flashlight to inspect the bore. They should have no spots (other than dust) and bright, clear rifling.

That is pretty nifty, scout rifles are typically lighter as well no?

Bro you're gonna have a fucking blast. Good luck

Winchester Model 70 Alaskan if you can forgo the box mag

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Also some damn good advice, wouldn't of even thought to ditch the scope for some savings. Thanks brother

BASED

.300 Win Mag would be optimal

No problem. Only pull the scope trick after they've taken something off the base price.

Thanks man, I look forward to it

True true, aside from the barrel can you recommend anything else I should be looking at as far as damage or issues?

>I use the tried and true martini henry for pinking
unironically the moist nugget of its day

270 Winchester model 70 24" barrel.

That's the big thing. Make sure the stock, where the gun has a wood stock, isn't cracked. You'll want to look very closely at the part directly behind the bolt, as well as under the rifle, at the point where the screws go into the action. These are your primary recoil transfer points, and when the gun isn't bedded properly can cause the action to accelerate into the wood, cracking it. If you get a wood stocked gun, you'll probably want to free-float the barrel and bed the action. This is easy and takes maybe a few hours of work with sandpaper. You can get a kit to do this for cheap from brownells. Acra-glas is what it's called I think. I did this to mine, and it really made a gun that shot reasonable groups into an very sub-moa rifle.

Also, don't be afraid of store brand guns. For instance, nobody ever heard of a Sears Model 53, but it's nothing but a re-branded Winchester Model 70. The only difference is that the stock isn't walnut and the roll-mark doesn't say winchester. Who gives a fuck? It'll save you $50-100 off the cost just by the name. There were many examples of this, so do your homework if you see a sears or wards or western auto branded rifle. It could be something much better than it sounds.

I got my first deer with one of these,.270. Poorfag, so main criteria was the price, i got laughed at once because ".270 is lol, here this is a hutners gun and throws at me a .345 costing 2700 euros". Dont mind it, gets meat on the table and thats what matters to me.

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It's a good gun and it shoots straight. How much does it cost in Euros.

I paid 620 euros with weapons master giving paper that it is indeed suitable for hunting deer and hog.

Just get a Mini 14

Get a .270 bolt action or a .308 or if you a feeling fuddy get a 30-06. The first two are great choices with great bullet choices.

Nigger that'll kill a polar bear

Zastava in 308 is a good deal, decent mauser copy, not expensive

It is law thing that the gun is above 6.5mm caliber and in sufficient accurate condition to cause minimal suffering to animal. You have to show paper to game keeper if you go on company run hunting ground. Hidden tax you could say.