Thread: Advice for first centrefire rifle

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

So a day at the range spent learning swiftly gets expensive. If you shoot 40 rounds of 7mm08, it will set you back $80-$160.

40 rounds?! My last day at the range I went thru 130 rounds I don't wanna work out what that cost me...

A light 308 can kick quite a bit, personally I have never noticed it firing at an animal but do notice it at the range. You will never be undergunned with a 308 in NZ, but you could probably say the same for a lot of smaller calibres too.
I have never had a suppressor on a centrefire rifle, they aren't essential and could be added later, but always use hearing protection at the range or on goat bomb-ups, and any other shots where you have time to put plugs in or muffs on.