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need advice a good small game rifle,need caliber and bullet weight,make and model and price if you have it
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A good rifle that you can get in different calibers is the Remington 700 bolt action. Anything ranging from .17 fireball to the 7mm-08. Depends on what kind of small game. For squirrels, rabbits, etc the .17 would do well, but like a coyote or something like that i'd go for the .223. If all else fails go for a good .22 rifle. You can get this for somewhere around $350.
Any Remington 700 I would get a 270, good all aroung gun for anything up to Whitetails.
around! fat finger action!:(
You're going to get a huge range of answers unless you define "small" game.
For nothing more than rabbits, squirrils, and vermin like crows and rats, a .22 would be fine. It would be less expensive to shoot, and so let you have more fun plinking with it.
If you want coyotes, racoons, and the heavier ones, then a .223 would be fine. Even though the military uses it in war, my old reloading manuals list it as a "varmint" round, meaning 70 lbs. and below.
winchester wildcat .22. shoot cci hollowpoints, in 36 grain.Great for squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks, coon and a lot more.
Weatherby Vangard .243 Winchester, $399.99. Get that for anything from varmints to deer. You could even kill an Elk with a .243 with proper shot placement (and a bullet no lighter than 100 grains). Remington Core-Lokt 100 Grain Pointed Soft Points for $17.00.
stevens modell 200 25-06 great for varmit and deer
grian bullets from 75 grian to 120
cost new $318.00 also the marlin xl7 in same cailber cost $299.00
the price may very a bit in differnt states i suppose
It's a great caliber and platform. .22 bullets are cheap! So practice is inexpensive. A .22 does not have signifigant recoil so it is easier to practice good technique vs. firing a larger caliber that will expose you to a heavy pushing force on your shoulder. In many areas you can hunt with a .22 for small game such as rabbit or squirrel. There are many types of .22 cartridges, such as CB rounds (very low velocity and as loud as a pellet gun when shot from a rifle barrel) up to very high speed expanding bullets to snake shot (like a shotgun with many small pellets used for snakes or rats). Price vary depending on the store my was 99.99 at Academy.
It's a great caliber and platform. .22 bullets are cheap! So practice is inexpensive. A .22 does not have signifigant recoil so it is easier to practice good technique vs. firing a larger caliber that will expose you to a heavy pushing force on your shoulder. In many areas you can hunt with a .22 for small game such as rabbit or squirrel. There are many types of .22 cartridges, such as CB rounds (very low velocity and as loud as a pellet gun when shot from a rifle barrel) up to very high speed expanding bullets to snake shot (like a shotgun with many small pellets used for snakes or rats). Price vary depending on the store my was 99.99 at Academy.
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A good rifle that you can get in different calibers is the Remington 700 bolt action. Anything ranging from .17 fireball to the 7mm-08. Depends on what kind of small game. For squirrels, rabbits, etc the .17 would do well, but like a coyote or something like that i'd go for the .223. If all else fails go for a good .22 rifle. You can get this for somewhere around $350.
Any Remington 700 I would get a 270, good all aroung gun for anything up to Whitetails.
You're going to get a huge range of answers unless you define "small" game.
For nothing more than rabbits, squirrils, and vermin like crows and rats, a .22 would be fine. It would be less expensive to shoot, and so let you have more fun plinking with it.
If you want coyotes, racoons, and the heavier ones, then a .223 would be fine. Even though the military uses it in war, my old reloading manuals list it as a "varmint" round, meaning 70 lbs. and below.
Weatherby Vangard .243 Winchester, $399.99. Get that for anything from varmints to deer. You could even kill an Elk with a .243 with proper shot placement (and a bullet no lighter than 100 grains). Remington Core-Lokt 100 Grain Pointed Soft Points for $17.00.
It's a great caliber and platform. .22 bullets are cheap! So practice is inexpensive. A .22 does not have signifigant recoil so it is easier to practice good technique vs. firing a larger caliber that will expose you to a heavy pushing force on your shoulder. In many areas you can hunt with a .22 for small game such as rabbit or squirrel. There are many types of .22 cartridges, such as CB rounds (very low velocity and as loud as a pellet gun when shot from a rifle barrel) up to very high speed expanding bullets to snake shot (like a shotgun with many small pellets used for snakes or rats). Price vary depending on the store my was 99.99 at Academy.
around! fat finger action!:(
winchester wildcat .22. shoot cci hollowpoints, in 36 grain.Great for squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks, coon and a lot more.
stevens modell 200 25-06 great for varmit and deer
grian bullets from 75 grian to 120
cost new $318.00 also the marlin xl7 in same cailber cost $299.00
the price may very a bit in differnt states i suppose
It's a great caliber and platform. .22 bullets are cheap! So practice is inexpensive. A .22 does not have signifigant recoil so it is easier to practice good technique vs. firing a larger caliber that will expose you to a heavy pushing force on your shoulder. In many areas you can hunt with a .22 for small game such as rabbit or squirrel. There are many types of .22 cartridges, such as CB rounds (very low velocity and as loud as a pellet gun when shot from a rifle barrel) up to very high speed expanding bullets to snake shot (like a shotgun with many small pellets used for snakes or rats). Price vary depending on the store my was 99.99 at Academy.
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