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 05-23-2011, 07:24 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Posts: 26 |  Need Major Help: Choosing a Rifle
Ok guys heres the situation Im not new to shooting but i do have a limited budget. Im looking for a rifle preferably in .243 that will be used for hogs and whitetail deer. But i need something that is around the $400 dollar price range. Thanks for all your help.
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| 05-23-2011, 07:42 PM | #2 | I'm always 10-8 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 150 miles NE of Sloppy Joe's Bar, in the "GunShine" State Posts: 19,190 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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| 05-23-2011, 09:47 PM | #3 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 3,261 Likes Given: 1
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| 05-24-2011, 02:11 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , Alaska Posts: 2,316 |
I'd get a .308. | |
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| 05-24-2011, 02:48 PM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: bozeman, montana Posts: 10 |
I have a 243 and a 308, both are good rounds. I shoot the 308 9 times out of ten. Much better barrel life also. In that price range I would hit the pawn shops looking for a used remington 700. | |
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| 05-24-2011, 07:16 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Posts: 26 |
Its for my son hes 13....I was looking at the marlin x7 any opinions on that rifle? | |
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| 05-24-2011, 08:07 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lebanon, Ky Posts: 3,624 Likes Given: 1
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The Marlins are GREAT rifles for the price. You can't go wrong with the Marlin X7. I had a Marlin XL7 in .270 and it shot just as good as other rifles costing hundreds more. It also comes equipped with their version of the Accutrigger and a Weaver type scope base. I haven't had experience with the Savage Axis so I can't comment on that. __________________
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