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i don't really do a lot of hunting. to be honest i don't hunt what so ever but i really want to get into it. what i have in my aresnal is your standard daisy BB gun. anyone have a suggestion on what my first real gun should be or do you think i can take down real big game with what i have?
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Mossberg or Remington pump in 20 guage. Inexpensive, good startergun and you can hunt everything from doves to deer with it.
Oh and go with 12 guage if you can handle a little recoil.
>do you think i can take down real big game with what i have?
just a joke? you gotta at least get a .22
start off with small game if you know no other hunters. If you know some hunters maybe you could go dove hunting and squirrel hunting with them.
Both the .22 and the 20 gauge are good all around guns. although the shotgun gives you the ability to hunt birds, it is just as effective a small game and deer gun.
Remington for beginners.....Great gun.......
i have a 12 gauge mossberg 500 field/deer combo and its my fisrt gun and i banged my first deer with it last year...very easy to change between barrels...and the field barrel had a double bead sight so i trap shoot it with it too...it can do ANYTHING!
it all depends on what state you live in and what kind of game u will be hunting, if your going for small game start out with a 22 cal rifle and a 20 ga shotgun, if you are going for something a little bigger like whitetale deer then depending up on your states laws you should go with a 270 or 30-06 rifle.
i would recommend a 243 deer or varmit or a 12 gauge for deer birds ands ect also depends on what you are allowed in your state
i hope your joking about the bb gun... an NO, you cannot take big game with a bb gun. I'll guess you haven't taken a hunter's safety course yet, my advice is to take that and get a better idea about what firearms are appropriate for the game you're after. also talk to other hunters
What kolbster said is the best advice.
20 gauge mossberg 500 would be a good gun to start off with for a different assortment of game but if you are just going to hunt deer i would go with a rifle such as a 30-30 or something on that order. Good Luck!!
I would definetely not plan on hunting big game with a big game gun pretty much a really bad idea. You should first enter a hunter safety course. I would then from there depending on what your hunting a .22 is good for woods around your house for only about squirrels so I would go with the 20 gauge which allows you to hunt a large variety of game.
I'd probably leave the BB gun at home if I was going for moose!
If you want to hunt deer, elk, moose etc. Get a 270, 308, 30-06. They'll all work just fine.
I have a Tikka T3 270.
Get a Thompson/Center Encore Stainless .22 rifle with a scope. After you have mastered this, move up to a .223 barrel and scope. .243 next. Then any barrel/scope combination that makes you happy.
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Mossberg or Remington pump in 20 guage. Inexpensive, good startergun and you can hunt everything from doves to deer with it.
Oh and go with 12 guage if you can handle a little recoil.
>do you think i can take down real big game with what i have?
just a joke? you gotta at least get a .22
start off with small game if you know no other hunters. If you know some hunters maybe you could go dove hunting and squirrel hunting with them.
Both the .22 and the 20 gauge are good all around guns. although the shotgun gives you the ability to hunt birds, it is just as effective a small game and deer gun.
i have a 12 gauge mossberg 500 field/deer combo and its my fisrt gun and i banged my first deer with it last year...very easy to change between barrels...and the field barrel had a double bead sight so i trap shoot it with it too...it can do ANYTHING!
it all depends on what state you live in and what kind of game u will be hunting, if your going for small game start out with a 22 cal rifle and a 20 ga shotgun, if you are going for something a little bigger like whitetale deer then depending up on your states laws you should go with a 270 or 30-06 rifle.
i would recommend a 243 deer or varmit or a 12 gauge for deer birds ands ect also depends on what you are allowed in your state
Remington for beginners.....Great gun.......
i hope your joking about the bb gun... an NO, you cannot take big game with a bb gun. I'll guess you haven't taken a hunter's safety course yet, my advice is to take that and get a better idea about what firearms are appropriate for the game you're after. also talk to other hunters
20 gauge mossberg 500 would be a good gun to start off with for a different assortment of game but if you are just going to hunt deer i would go with a rifle such as a 30-30 or something on that order. Good Luck!!
What kolbster said is the best advice.
I would definetely not plan on hunting big game with a big game gun pretty much a really bad idea. You should first enter a hunter safety course. I would then from there depending on what your hunting a .22 is good for woods around your house for only about squirrels so I would go with the 20 gauge which allows you to hunt a large variety of game.
I'd probably leave the BB gun at home if I was going for moose!
If you want to hunt deer, elk, moose etc. Get a 270, 308, 30-06. They'll all work just fine.
I have a Tikka T3 270.
Get a Thompson/Center Encore Stainless .22 rifle with a scope. After you have mastered this, move up to a .223 barrel and scope. .243 next. Then any barrel/scope combination that makes you happy.
Post an Answer