HunterBlake Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Well i am going to be feeding my uncles calves for a week and he said for my labor he would buy me a new rifle. I want to get a bolt action gun, but I want to use it for whitetails, coyotes, fox, bobcats, stuff like that, i also dont want the ammo to be to high either, because i shoot alot. What would you guys recommend? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 There are lots of guns that would do the job. If your not worried about tearing up the hides on the coyote, fox, and bobcat that is. I would suggest .243, .25-06, .270, .308, or .30-06. These are all popular calibers so ammo wont be hard to find or more expensive, and they will handle all the animals you stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearClaw Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yes, lots of good guns out there. My preference...Remington 700BDL 30-06. Works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 how much is the ammo per a box of 20 on all of them guns you were talking about? i am really looking into the 25-06 tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yes, lots of good guns out there. My preference...Remington 700BDL 30-06. Works for me! Yeah you cant go wrong with a 700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Oh and i am getting a reloader and everything that i will need for helping my grandpa and grandma all summer, also want a rifle that i could reload fairly cheap to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 ill look into that 700 to! thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Reloading for any of those shouldnt be a problem. they are all very popular calibers. As for the price of ammo, I would say for some cheap Winchester or Remington loads, it will cost you $18 to $20 for a box of twenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 ohh okay thanks, ill look at them this wendesday some to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 If you want a good all around rifle you have several choices. Same thing goes with the ammo. I would recommend looking at .270, .308, 30-06, or a 300savage, all of them are pretty good all rounds, and you shouldn't have much trouble with buying or reloading ammo. My personal choice is the 30-06. i've hunted everything from moose (shooting a 180 partion bullet) down to "yotes (with a 92 gr bt) and it seems to do the job as good today as it did 30 years ago when i got it brand new. jmho, you can't go wrong with an '06. mine is an old savage 110 and it's seen it's share of the trail. Would post some pics of the old thing, but haven't figured out how to post pics yet or to keep the camera from breaking cause it's so darn ugly now, lol. Anyway good luck and choose wisely, shoot safe and above all, HAVE FUN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeinwalker Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) second that motion... There are lots of guns that would do the job. If your not worried about tearing up the hides on the coyote, fox, and bobcat that is. I would suggest .243, .25-06, .270, .308, or .30-06. These are all popular calibers so ammo wont be hard to find or more expensive, and they will handle all the animals you stated. I secoond the motion. My choice here, if I had to pick ONE, would be the .243. I have a .243 that I use for coyotes. My wife uses it for deer hunting. There is a wide variety of ammo for this gun. I use Hornday's 58gr. customs for dogs, she uses 100 gr. customs for deer. It kills a deer just as good as it kills a dog-just use the right load and make sure it's sighted for that load before going out. She's killed 2 bucks and a hog with it and it all went down just as well as if my .270 had done the work. This is a very flat-shooting long-distance rifle. I set mine up for dogs at about 1" high at 100 yards. Most every shot around here for that gun is point-and-shoot. Edited July 13, 2009 by treeinwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nastynissan4487 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 I also shoot a Remington 700 in 30-06. I love it, plenty of knock down for anything in north america and a wide variety of bullets to choose from. I mostly hunt deer and black bears with mine and the occasional coyote will also fall victim to it. However if you dont intend to hunt bear or any big game larger than deer I would probobly suggest the 270 just because it is an awsome deer round and Im sure will do a number on the biggest of hawgs. If I didnt hunt bear in my area I would most likely be shooting a 270 instead of a 30-06. I just prefer the extra knock down of the 180grain pill I shoot from my 30-06. My suggestion is the 270 if you dont intend to hunt anything larger than deer. The 270 is an awsome round as far as that goes and will knock any coyote, bobcat, or fox, in the dirt without a problem. As far as make and model, you cant go wrong with the Remington 700. Great guns, mine is old as the hills and still shooting just as good as if it had just came out of the box if not better due to practice and more practice because it is a comfortable gun to shoot.. Just my suggestion from what I have shot before.. I have owned and used both and am sure you will be completely satisfied with either one of those two calibers.. Good luck with your choice and good hunting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruger.25-06 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Well, I can help you out with that question. There are many Pros and Cons about a 25-06. First of all I wanna say that I am a diehard 25-06 shooter. A few Pros of the 25-06 are that it can shoot out to 1,000 yards, It is very reliable for all of the animals you are planning to shoot. It is a VERY fast bullet. It shoots 3200 FPS to 3700 FPS. A few Cons of this caliber is that it had very high price on the ammo and Remington and most other bullet manufactures dont make much of 25-06 ammo. For those animals i would go with a 100 grain bullet which cost around (in Illinois) $20-$27! Well, I hope you go with the 25-06 since its a very versatile bullet. I would also go with the Remington 700 Mountain Gun since its very light. Edited July 13, 2009 by ruger.25-06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Drops Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 I would say either a .30-06 or a .270 would be 2 great choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I have two 30-06 rifles; a semi auto for varmints/predators and a bolt for everything else. You can find ammo everywhere for it and it'll take practically everything in north america without any worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Can't go wrong with a Rem 700 Bdl chambered in either .243, .270, or 06'....depending on what you are intending on killing with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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