Recomendations on a rifle
 

Anybody have any recomendations on a rifle? Not sure what I am looking for, or why I need another gun, but I don't own a rifle, and would rather pick something up NOW. Now i also live in the great state of masachusetts, which have some pretty crappy gun laws.

I am not looking for any assault type rifles, maybe something for long distance? I don't know, there are to many different models out there. So I figured i would get all your opions first.

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How familiar are you with rifles? If not very familiar, I would recommend purchasing a .22, either tube-fed semi-automatic or magazine-fed semi-automatic. Little if any recoil, cheap ammo, good for learning the art of shooting and safe shooting practices.

I'm not familiar with Taxachusetts restrictions on magazine size, but I can't imagine a standard .22 would be a problem.

Whatever rifle you decide upon, make sure you read as much as possible regarding the operation and cleaning of your rifle. And be sure to practice, practice, practice until you can use it like second nature.

Good luck to you!

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I am not to familiar with rifles, To be honest I never fired a rifle, but pistols and shotguns thats another story. So what manufacturer would you recomend? What's the distance with a .22?

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+1

back in my motorcycle days
i remember new riders buying bikes that were too big/powerful for them

learn the basics first and move up

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get yourself a ruger 22
don't worry about distance . . . . learn the basics of shooting/breathing

there's a good thread here somewhere

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You can pick up a Russian surplus Moisan Nagant for $100 plus or minus. Ammo is still affordable and the round is very effective against all targets. Good enough for Vassili Zaitsev. It's probably even legal in Mass!

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What is it for.... hunting? What's your budget?

I would recommend the Ruger 10/22. You can pick it up at Walmart or a local sporting goods store for a decent price. Great solid rifle for a beginner. There are also endless modifications that could be made.

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Good AR-15s shoot tight groups at long distances. It's a nice dual purpose gun if you don't want separate battle/hunting rifles. Much better guns in either category if you are going to buy different guns for different roles.

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My 2c are on the 22cal Ruger 10/22, but as has been pointed out, it depends on high capacity magazines. You can get nice 50 round drums or 25 and 30 round banana mags.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=120901259

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All good response,,thanks

There is no budget to worry about, but would like to keep it under $1000. In massachusetts NO 'High Capacity Mags" unless "pre-Ban"

Our walmart don't carry guns anymore.

I will reasearch the ruger

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on the mags issue, I think the smallest is the 10 round that comes with it. If that is too high then I'd suggest a bolt action variant. good luck.

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10 is our limit, well thats what they say..unless they are pre-ban,

Im on the ruger website now

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Hard to go wrong with a 10/22, but it depends what you're looking for. I don't consider .22LR as a defensive round. Someone mentioned a Mosin Nagant, not a bad choice for the money, but you need to know what you're looking at when buying a old mil-surp rifle. You could end up with a shot-out POS. Here's my take on a first rifle, look at some lever actions, like a Marlin 336 in .30-30, you might be able to get a deal on a good used one. Or, if you have handguns in .38 Special, .357 Mag, or .44 Mag, you can get a Marlin lever gun in one of these calibers.

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If you are looking to EVER hunt deer or double it up as a self defence rifle AND you do not want an assault rifle; I would look at a Marlin lever action, maybe in a 30-30 cartridge. For plinking - get a .22.............

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By the sound of your request, I'd recommend a Winchester Model 70
They just began producing them again last year.
Look at the Featherweight in 30-06 or the Featherweight Deluxe
http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodin...d=109&cat=001C

Another option would be a Remington 700 BDL
http://www.remington.com/products/fi...el_700_BDL.asp

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As previously mentioned, the Marlin 336 is an excellent choice. The 'politically correct assault rifle' - they are over built and fill the role of a couple rifles.

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With a $1,000 budget, for .22 rifles, google up Ruger 10/22, Mossberg 702 Plinkster, Savage Model 64 and Marlin Model 60, among many others. This should give you a good starting point and many of these rifles should cost less than $200 new, sometimes much less.

With the remaining money, stock up on some bulk 500+ round boxes of .22 ammo and set some money aside for your "step up" rifle in a higher caliber. There's been plenty of good suggestions on this board.

The Mosin Nagant rifles are cool (I have the M-44), but tend to have a hefty recoil and who knows how long 7.62x54r will be around. Though there is some new production of this caliber, most is imported military surplus and if there is an import ban...?

A rifle chambered for 30.06, .303 or .308 will likely be better for more ammo availability and are good "distance" rounds.

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What pistols do you own....we might be able to better match you up with a companion rifle.

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I second that choice. Very cheap, very powerful, very accurate. Put on a good scope, and you have one hell of a rifle for under 275 bux.

http://www.guns.euweb.cz/G-img-zbrane/Mosin_Nagant.jpg

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I've been shooting my entire life starting with a BB gun at around 7 or 8 and a 22 at 10 years. My first shotgun was at 12 years though I borrowed earlier. I've introduced a large number of people to shooting. You DO NOT want a powerful centerfire rifle as your introduction. A .22 is ideal to learn the basics and is great fun to shoot. Among other things you can shoot a .22 in a ton of places but a large rifle only at a range.

Please, take my word for this.

With a $1,000 budget, you can have a .22 and later, a centerfire.

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Get a Hunting rifle. Get good with it, then move up from there.

Cheap to shoot 22s are just great but, nothing takes the place of a Rifle that can put meat on the table or defend against Zombies.

Get something In My Opinion that shoots accurately in your typical ranges of encounter. No need for a long range super Rifle in the Ozark Hills where 200 yards is further than you can see---Trees and Topography. Merlin 30-30s Rule in the Ozarks during deer season.

If your liveing in the Great Plains or Mountains then a long range shooter is more appropiate.

Look around and see how far you really need to shoot.

Its not typical advice but I think its got merit.

E-A

$1000 budget--I like them all----HEEEEEE YAAAAAA $1000 Dollars for a New Gun is plenty.

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Thanks all for the responses, I picked up the ruger 10/22 and lotsa ammo for practice. The rifle seems nice, seems solid, now its time to get some practice in.


Thanks

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Congrats! I look forward to reading your range report. And post some pics!

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Man I have got to take a photo of the .22 my old man refurbished for me. It was my first rifle when I was a kid and naturally over the years it had begun to look worse for wear, he redid the whole rifle, made new stocks from hand stripped the barrel, re-blued it, it's amazing, of course no before photos may make it harder to impress.

Anyhow, it's one of my favorite rifles and have quite a few, the wife loves firing it, in fact anytime I take someone out shooting that has never shot a rifle i set them up with it, it's quiet enough that it doesn't scare them and has virtually no recoil.