Thread: First Rifle...seeking advice

Basically anything in the $800 up price bracket seems to be fine. Try handle as many different breeds/models as you can in the shop and buy whatever one feels the best to you and has the features you like. Features may be safety position, mag construction/fit/type, stock material, feel, ... whatever. There will be a point where one will 'float your boat' and you will keep coming back to it. Buy it in whatever calibre they have it in within reason.