Thread: Advice for first centrefire rifle

Originally Posted by Been Upto

The low talleys? Will they be safe as. Just about to order them will they fit allgood?

Well done with the goat. What scope have you got? I wonder whether the low rings will take it down to the point there the bell of it hits the barrel.

Somebody here will no doubt have the same thing and be able to tell you.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Well done with the goat. What scope have you got? I wonder whether the low rings will take it down to the point there the bell of it hits the barrel.

Somebody here will no doubt have the same thing and be able to tell you.

Hey bro cheers for the response and my scope is VX freedom 3-9x40 CDS,

Originally Posted by Been Upto

The low talleys? Will they be safe as. Just about to order them will they fit allgood?

Lows should be sweet man

Originally Posted by GWH

Lows should be sweet man

Sweet bro cheers!

definitely add the suppressor and decent rings. My personal favorite are Burris Signature Zee rings with variable moa inserts - need to add weaver rail on top of your Tikka for these to work, so a bit pricier than the Talleys.

Thanks again for the advice team! Ill put up pics once ive got it all setup

If you want to become a competent shot, you'll need to practice. Knowing what I know now, if I'd been starting again, I wouldve started with a 22 then a 223, and shot lots before getting something bigger.

They're cheaper to feed. If your heart's set on a 308, so be it. Hopefully you know somebody with a 22 and 223 who'll let you borrow theirs.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

If you want to become a competent shot, you'll need to practice. Knowing what I know now, if I'd been starting again, I wouldve started with a 22 then a 223, and shot lots before getting something bigger.

They're cheaper to feed. If your heart's set on a 308, so be it. Hopefully you know somebody with a 22 and 223 who'll let you borrow theirs.

Cheers for the advice bro, I have a little jw15 .22lr to plink with, do you reckon id need a .223 aswell?

Originally Posted by Been Upto

Cheers for the advice bro, I have a little jw15 .22lr to plink with, do you reckon id need a .223 aswell?

The JW is a good start. Trouble with the .22 is that they have such blunt round that loses energy so quick, which means that the effective range is about 70-80m unless you have had a lot of practice.

The 223 will take you out to 200m+, which is closer to what a .308 is capable of. The trajectories aren't the same, but they are much more similar than going from a .22 to .308.

Looking at things from a different point of view: What are you going to hunt?

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

The JW is a good start. Trouble with the .22 is that they have such blunt round that loses energy so quick, which means that the effective range is about 70-80m unless you have had a lot of practice.

The 223 will take you out to 200m+, which is closer to what a .308 is capable of. The trajectories aren't the same, but they are much more similar than going from a .22 to .308.

Looking at things from a different point of view: What are you going to hunt?

That makes sense, I plan to hunt deer mainly. But from what I know we dont have many in Taranaki. But yeah Goats and deer is my main goal hunting wise. Although ill admit Ive a complete noob when it comes to hunting. Never shot a deer before

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

If you want to become a competent shot, you'll need to practice. Knowing what I know now, if I'd been starting again, I wouldve started with a 22 then a 223, and shot lots before getting something bigger.

They're cheaper to feed. If your heart's set on a 308, so be it. Hopefully you know somebody with a 22 and 223 who'll let you borrow theirs.

I jumped straight into a mighty .270 and proceeded to shoot without muffs, under a corrugated iron lean too...... lots of rounds into shitty old things at close range. seemed to develop a nice flinch from that. And it still bugs me sometimes!

What im getting at is if you are fairly new to shooting then @Max Headroom 's suggestion to shoot a lot of smaller stuff first to develop good shooting habits etc is a good one.

Originally Posted by 40mm

I jumped straight into a mighty .270 and proceeded to shoot without muffs, under a corrugated iron lean too...... lots of rounds into shitty old things at close range. seemed to develop a nice flinch from that. And it still bugs me sometimes!

What im getting at is if you are fairly new to shooting then @Max Headroom 's suggestion to shoot a lot of smaller stuff first to develop good shooting habits etc is a good one.

I understand your concern mate, and ive taken this into consideration. I am buying a .223 in the very near future following maxs advice. Cheers bro

Get a good scope as well. It will save you the hassle of upgrading later. I got a package deal Howa with a shitty scope for my first. It done the job but had to go when I got a better scope for the next rifle. Now it's like looking through a coke bottle in comparison.

I used standard T3 rings on my 300 win mag and 308win for years and never had an issue with them. I also used a 270win for 20 years with no suppressor (ear protection when on the range of course) and had no issues. Personally, I would put that $500 odd towards a better scope (assuming you're not already getting top of the line) and look at changing out the rings and fitting a suppressor later on.

My 2 cents 223 is a great caliber, low recoil and cheap, it is however a "varmint" caliber and effective on small game and fallow/or goats out to about 200 yds.
That being said I have taken goats @ 270 yards but this really is getting out there for the 223.
Definitely worth having 1 but if I was set on shooting deer I'd probably take something bigger.
Buy both you'll love it