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603Country · March 25, 2013, 09:08 PM

Get a nice heavy barrel (fast twist) bolt action 223 and start with that. No flinch issues to worry about. Accuracy will be great and you can shoot cheaply (in a normal ammo market). Shoot with that for a while and then you'll have more info and experience to help you make a decision on what you'd like next. Put a really good scope on it, and you can later swap the scope to the next rifle if you wish.

I'm just thinking you need a little more hands-on rifle shooting before you spend the big bucks on a rifle that may or may not be what you really want or need.

Of course, I just remembered that you said you might want to hunt, and if that's the case, the caliber I suggested isn't really suited to that. So...same advice shown above, but go with 243.

March 25, 2013, 09:08 PM	#16
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	Get a nice heavy barrel (fast twist) bolt action 223 and start with that. No flinch issues to worry about. Accuracy will be great and you can shoot cheaply (in a normal ammo market). Shoot with that for a while and then you'll have more info and experience to help you make a decision on what you'd like next. Put a really good scope on it, and you can later swap the scope to the next rifle if you wish. I'm just thinking you need a little more hands-on rifle shooting before you spend the big bucks on a rifle that may or may not be what you really want or need. Of course, I just remembered that you said you might want to hunt, and if that's the case, the caliber I suggested isn't really suited to that. So...same advice shown above, but go with 243.