Thread: As someone who is getting into hunting, what rifle should I invest more money into?

Originally Posted by Tall kiwi

Thanks for this. Some good advice here. I had never planned on getting a really expensive centrefire due to the fact I anticipate doing a lot of bush bashing due to where I live. I also like the look of synthetic stocks anyways... Whats the deer population like in the Kaimais?

Can’t speak to how many deer in the Kaimai nowadays, it’s been a few haircuts since I frequented that bit of bush.

Looking at your last post I would suggest for you, .308 over the .270. You get a bit more availability of ammo and variety, you can run it in a short barrel and if you can down load it for subs or buy factory subs too.
The general rule of thumb is .308 for NI and .270 for SI.

I read the words of those saying for every purpose there is a caliber that is more suitable than the .308, this is correct but in most real world hunting scenarios the extent of advantage is academic. But if you still want to pursue that discussion, realise that while many cartridges can do one thing better then the .308, there isn’t much out there that can do two things better and nothing that can do three things better.

A hunting buddy of mine has a Tikka .270, I can make first shot hits more often and more consistently in the field with my .308 than he can with the .270 when we shoot together. This doesn’t prove any advantage about one cartridge vs the other, it proves that the one who is behind the rifle is the main factor.