First Rifle

Get the 17hrm or better yet a 22lr.

Cheaper ammo means your more likely to shoot more and get better

>>29505818
Also, I'd prefer to avoid a 22 because hoarders.

If you like savage, 22-250, and live near a cabelas you can get a varmint barreled savage 12fv for $419 with a hundred dollar mail in rebate... It's like a pretty good step up from the axis...

>>29505863
I did some research on ammo prices and .22-250 seems a bit high at present; it looks like I'd be better off with a .17 HMR. I've never shot before, so something cheap to feed would be best.

>>29505858
22lr is a gell of a lot easier to find then 17

>>29505906
22lr is half the price of 17hmr.


And the hording isnt an issue.

you could piece together a nothing special ar15 for a little more than 400

>>29505906
Good news! The 12FV also comes in 223 which is about as cheap as shit to shoot as they come...

>>29505978
According to the site I'm browsing it's about the same as 17 HMR.

>>29505967
I'd prefer to start with a bolt-action (easier to justify) and I have no experience whatsoever with firearms. That doesn't mean I don't know anything about them; like many things, I've gathered a lot of information about them but have no real experience.

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>>29505818
You should think about getting an inexpensive bolt gun chambered in 5.56/.223 would be inexpensive to shoot and not very difficult to justify and would be fairly versatile

Buy a nugget, 22lr is for pussies

>>29507220
No. Don't get a garbage rod. If you want a surplus bolt action, get a Mauser which is a much better rifle.

>>29506428
I'm with this guy

>>29505818
Try and build a budget AR. It might be a bit above your $400 budget, but you can also build it up as you go. Not to mention .223/5.56 is a very versatile round, plus it's cheap and plentiful.