what is a good rifle for me...?

Question

Im 14 what is a good rifle for me I hunt deer and wild boar

Answer 1

Bound's hubby here:

You left out two critical pieces of information: your build and where you're going to be hunting (type of terrain). I will presume you are of average build and do not have any special physical requirements that would affect your rifle selection.

If you are hunting in a brushy or wooded environment, I would recommend either a Winchester 94 or a Marlin 336 in .30-30. These are both lever action rifles. They will be easier to use in a wooded or brushy environment.

If you are hunting in an open environment and your shots may be far off, more than 100 yards, I would suggest a scoped Remington Model Seven. I would strongly suggest you consider the .308 Winchester cartridge, it will make your rifle more versitile. If you are recoil sensitive, I would suggest the same rifle in either .243 Winchester or 6mm Remington. If you have the skill either of these rifle/cartridge packages will put deer on the table out to 300 yards or more.

Good luck.

Answer 2

A good bolt action rifle in either .308, .270, or .30-06 with a medium powered scope (3-9x) would be nice. They say anything that can kill a deer will kill a boar but I would suggest using some of the larger deer rounds that I have mentioned if you will be hunting boar. They will also be a great for just about every game animal in North America. If recoil will be an issue, those three rounds are offered in lighter loads.

I would not advise using a .223. It just doesn't have enough knock down power, especially for boar. Not to mention it's illegal to hunt big game with anything under .24"

Go to gun stores and see which rifle shoulders and fits you the best. Savage makes very accurate and affordable rifles. Remington 700s are also nice but are a bit more pricey. I would stay away from the 710s.

Answer 3

This is a question that can go on for days and days. Alot of it depends on where you are and where you want to hunt. Laws change from state to state. Some states have a .24 or bigger. Here in KY alot of deer are droped from across a bean feild with 22-250 and such. If you are small framed for a 14 year old stay away from anything bigger than about a .270. At your age pick'n a bigger gun will start a flinching problem that will haunt you for years. Ask around where you live and see what others are shooting. If you have friends or family whith a good arsonal shoot up some ammo with them. If you like the feel of this or that rifle, start looking for one. Buy what is right for you, not what a bunch of peole who are bored at work tell you to.

Best of Luck,

Kill a bigg'n!!

Dave

Answer 4

I would recomend a .243 , 30-30, 7mm, .270, .257 Mag, or .308. Some people say that a .243 isn't poweful enough, I saw a deer get nailed in the vitals at 400 yards with one, it went down quick enough. One of the most important things though, is to shoot a rifle you're familiar with, and doesn't kick to hard for you. Also, I recomend a Bolt action, they're more accurate and reduce the urge to send a wall of lead rather than one well placed shot. If you have to have somthing with quicker fireing capablilites than a bolt action, have a look at some lever or pump action guns, Remington makes a few nice ones.

Happy Hunting.

Oh, I've noticed a whole lot of "thumbs down" what's the deal, the majority of the advice I've seen has been pretty sound, someone(s) needs to chill out.

Answer 5

Renderman's answer is right on the money.

.308, .270, or .30-06 are the calibers you want. Smaller will work great on whitetails but if you are going after boar you want them down and out the first time and that means a hard punch. It's kinda dangerous to be in the thick looking for a wounded boar.

Practice makes perfect. You need to practing shooting a lot and you need to buy ammo to practice. These calibers will allow you to buy some cheap practice ammo so that you learn to shoot well. Some calibers are $25 a box of 20. Who has that kind of money for practice shooting? Not me and I'm guessing not you either. Stick with these calibers.

Also, get a bolt rifle. While we could argue all day on the benefits of a lever gun or a semi-auto, the bolt-action has never been surpassed in accuracy, ease of use, safety and ease of cleaning.

Answer 6

25-06,30-06,270,308, all are good rifles to hunt deer and boar,try to stay away from the 30-30 as most 30-30 rifles are lever action,not near as accurate and not much range on this cartridge,it does have it's place though.I am a 308 man myself but I reload and do alot of shooting ,short and long range.Other lever guns I would reccomend would be the 444 Marlin and the 35 Marlin,both have about a good 200 yard range and a heavy bullet for cutting through the brush.The first 4 are common firearms and easy to locate,ammo is readily available.Most important is to practice,that way you will be proficient with it and the animal will not escape and die because of a badly placed shot.TAKE A HUNTER SAFETY COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

At your age a .243 is probably the best calibre its light, very little recoil. This calibre is flat shooing and reliable. I've shot many deer with a .243 and should be sufficent for wild bore. If you want to go a little bigger a .270 will be a good alround hunting rifle.

Hope this helps

Answer 8

A good quality 30-06 with a good scope. (remember that your rifle is only as good as the scope)will do for both and more. With a 30-06 you have more choices of bullets from 125 grains all the way up to 220 grains. The 150 grain bullet will do for about anything.

Answer 9

For you I would recommend a 270, 280 or 25-06.

Answer 10

30-06