I am looking to get my first deer hunting rifle. I have never

>>30593737
Savage Axis or Ruger American
Stop and actually do some research into the problems plaguing Remington.

>>30593737
Savage Axis II XP. Bar none. Don't even consider anything else.

>>30593755
Thanks, I will look into that. "t comes in 22-250, .223 Rem, .243 Win, 25-06 Win, 270 Win, 30-06 and 308, 7mm-08 Rem." any advice on that?

>>30593792
270, 308, and 30-06 are going to be the best options. 308 is the most cost effective. 270 has the flattest trajectory.

>>30593792
>>30593800
7mm-08. Fuck .270

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>>30593832
Oh wow, an even more expensive harder to find cartridge. Go fuck yourself.

>>30593839
Also slower and less powerful.

Marlin XL7 is pretty good. I've owned one for 4 years and its my go to rifle for deer.

>>30593839
>what is reloading?
>what is resizing .308?

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>>30593737
>I am looking to get my first deer hunting rifle. I have never hunted.

Most of /k/ has legitimate brain damage and well tell you that if you hunt deer with anything less than a .300 RUM you're not going to even break it's skin.

A .308 is probably the best round overall due to it's relatively light recoil, availability, price, and effectiveness as a hunting round. A .30-06 is overkill for deer relative to it's increase in price and recoil. .243 Winchester is also a really good round, but it's a little underpowered (but still perfectly doable with good shot placement) if you want to eventually hunt black bear too.

As for the actual gun, I would recommend a Savage Axis II XP. It's by far the best bang for your buck of any bolt action rifle.
>good trigger
>comes with a decent entry-level hunting scope
>surprisingly smooth action
>durable
>American made
>Good quality control

Pic related is another good option, but a little more expensive.

>>30593923
yeah, and reloading 270 will still be more cost effective, and more powerful, and flatter trajectory. What is your point?

>>30593737
I have the 783 in .308, and it's excellent. Great trigger, and detachable mag. Also, accurate as fuck. I'm putting holes in holes at 100 yards.
Let's face it though, you're on /k/, so you wanna hear the bad.
Cons are the weight, which is a bit over 8 pounds with a scope. Also, the polymer stock sucks up dirt and stains easy. They made it cheaper than the 700 by keeping more metal over the action, so it's hard to load the mag from the side, and that's also responsible for the increased weight, though supposedly it make it stronger. Mine came brand new with a boresighted scope, no idea what brand, supposedly a Vortex. Seems good for hunting paper and coyotes. Now, the clincher. The bolt has a weird coating on it that makes it look and feel like plastic, and it's not as smooth as it could be. The safety is solid, and the sling mounts work great. Oh, and I got it shipped online to my FFL, and including the FFL fee, it came out to less than $350 dollars. Think that covers it. All in all, I'm happy with it. Probably never gonna sell it, because it'd sell for under $300, and it goes against the grain to sell a good rifle for that little.

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Tikka T3 in 308 with GRS Berserk body

y/n ?

Don't mean to hijack your thread OP, just exploring similar territory.

>>30594794

That looks like a pain in the ass to take hunting unless you're a truck window sniper, but Tikka has a solid reputation.