I hope it's okay that I start very similar discussions in both places, but here I'm looking for what you've got for hunting rifles in your arsenals. Here's mine (I'll try to follow up with pics): Winchester Model 70 Sporter - .223 Rem Savage Model 11 Trophy Hunter XP - .22-250 Savage Model 116 Trophy Hunter XP (En route) - .25-06 Rem Savage Model 99C - .308 Win Lee Enfield Number 4 Mark 1 - .303 British Thompson Center Venture with Weather Guard - .300 Win Mag With the recent purchase of the 250, I think the .223 is going to be more of a range gun, since it's a tack driver and fun to blow through a lot of ammo, but for now it's been my primary coyote gun so I'm including it. Can't wait to get the .25-06 and use that for whitetails this fall.
I Googled a pic of the Lee Einfield Number 4 Mark 1 and it looks awesome. I looked at this one pic of a Einfield and it looked awesome the pic is below.
I don't really have time to hunt these days and, when I do, its mainly birds so I use shotguns. That said, the following are the rifles in my hunting battery: Ruger 10/22. Its stock other than a threaded barrel. I have 10 and 25 rounders for magazines. When the feds approve said, it will wear a silencer. Hunting with said is legal in this state. WInchester 94 in .30/30 WCF. It has a peep site, handles well, and is fine for deer sized game. Marlin 1895CB in .45/70 Gov't. Its a real thumper and, properly loaded, will take any game in my region. Its a beautiful rifle, but I am considering trading it off.
How much does it cost to have a Ruger 10/22? I would go with the Remington 700 if I get the money to buy one lol. It would be nice to have that .308 Winchester round going into a deer from 200 yards away.
Ruger 10/22s, generally, float around $200 give or take around here. That is for a plain model and not one that has a bunch of aftermarket parts.
Sounds cheap in price to me so it would not take long to save but then you have to buy ammo along with the gun. Since the Ruger 10/22 is a .22 caliber gun it would not be a problem with recoil.
Yes, recoil is essentially non-existent. You are correct about .22LR ammo prices; they've been nuts in the last few years. Here's hoping it settles down eventually.
