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highpower3006 · September 28, 2012, 07:25 AM

+1 on the .30-30. Much more versatile caliber than a pistol round and a flatter trajectory than the .45-70 (I've had both).

Have you considered looking for a used rifle? Typically they are 1/2 to 2/3 the price of a new gun. I bought a '72 vintage Winchester M94 last year for $300 with four boxes of factory ammo. Maybe not the best deal ever, but at $20 a box, I figure that the rifle was about $220.

Here in a local gun store they have a '52 vintage Winchester M70 featherweight in .257 Roberts for $500 with three boxes of factory ammo. Before every body gets excited, it no longer has the original barrel or stock. It shows a lot of character from being hunted with a lot, but the bore looks very good. If I wasn't dead broke right now I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

September 28, 2012, 07:25 AM	#6
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,220	+1 on the .30-30. Much more versatile caliber than a pistol round and a flatter trajectory than the .45-70 (I've had both). Have you considered looking for a used rifle? Typically they are 1/2 to 2/3 the price of a new gun. I bought a '72 vintage Winchester M94 last year for $300 with four boxes of factory ammo. Maybe not the best deal ever, but at $20 a box, I figure that the rifle was about $220. Here in a local gun store they have a '52 vintage Winchester M70 featherweight in .257 Roberts for $500 with three boxes of factory ammo. Before every body gets excited, it no longer has the original barrel or stock. It shows a lot of character from being hunted with a lot, but the bore looks very good. If I wasn't dead broke right now I'd buy it in a heartbeat.