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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 885602" data-attributes="member: 4809">Most topics you are curious about are things that won&#039;t even come into play until you get an itch for some long range shooting.&nbsp; Whether whitetail and bears back east or elk and mule deer out west, if your shots stay under 300-400 yds, then twist rates, trajectories, triggers, etc. won&#039;t make much of a difference at these short distances.There&#039;s book learning and then there is learning by experience.&nbsp; LRH can take you a long ways with the book learning, but at some point you will have to get out there and pull a trigger or two.&nbsp; The same can be said of hunting.&nbsp; Learn what you can by reading and talking, but eventually you have to get out in the field and make some mistakes.Getting started is easy.&nbsp; Buy a Savage bolt action.&nbsp; They tend to be inexpensive and most are accurate out of the box.&nbsp; Try a couple different boxes of ammo to see what works best in your rifle.&nbsp; Get a moderately priced scope (maybe a Vortex Viper?).&nbsp; As a general rule, think small caliber for small game and big caliber for big game.&nbsp; Deer can be anything from .243 on up to the 30 cals.&nbsp; IMO, a Rem 7mm magnum is the best all-around caliber that is &quot;off-the-shelf&quot;, but can also transition you into long rang shooting when the time comes.While you are learning to shoot your new rig at 200 -400 yds, you can begin to explore the wonderful world of twist rates and trajectories as you go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 885602, member: 4809"] Most topics you are curious about are things that won't even come into play until you get an itch for some long range shooting. Whether whitetail and bears back east or elk and mule deer out west, if your shots stay under 300-400 yds, then twist rates, trajectories, triggers, etc. won't make much of a difference at these short distances. There's book learning and then there is learning by experience. LRH can take you a long ways with the book learning, but at some point you will have to get out there and pull a trigger or two. The same can be said of hunting. Learn what you can by reading and talking, but eventually you have to get out in the field and make some mistakes. Getting started is easy. Buy a Savage bolt action. They tend to be inexpensive and most are accurate out of the box. Try a couple different boxes of ammo to see what works best in your rifle. Get a moderately priced scope (maybe a Vortex Viper?). As a general rule, think small caliber for small game and big caliber for big game. Deer can be anything from .243 on up to the 30 cals. IMO, a Rem 7mm magnum is the best all-around caliber that is "off-the-shelf", but can also transition you into long rang shooting when the time comes. While you are learning to shoot your new rig at 200 -400 yds, you can begin to explore the wonderful world of twist rates and trajectories as you go. [/QUOTE]

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