Taking the wife to WY!

[pills]

I just got a Ruger American .243 for my son. He is 13 and will be his first goat hunt. Cheapest rifle I have ever bought price wise but so far I'm impressed with the quality and accuracy. Only paid around 330$....but the Zeiss 3x9 cost me another 350$ .

 

[Topgun 30-06]

pills---That's a great combo for the boy and he should do well on antelope and deer with it.

 

[pills]

Thanks,
The rifle got good reviews so I took a chance on it. So far I have only tried some low end Winchester ammo to break the gun in and get the brass. It was a little over MOA but I'm sure with handloads I will get it down around 3/4". The trigger was surprisingly crisp but slightly heavy, probably around 4.5lbs or so. I didn't put a scale on it yet but I will adj. down to about 3 pounds for him.

I would say to anyone looking for an economical gun this has a lot to offer. Syn. stock w/ bedding block, nice trigger comes with bases for less than 350$.

 

[MontanaRifleman]

243, 25-06, 260 Rem and if you handload a 6.5x47,,, any of those should work just fine.

 

[Alaska_Seth]

Someone had said a 22-250, that would be illegal in Wyoming.

Last two times we went antelope hunting near Casper, as soon as the warden heard the bang-flop he was on our ***. And did check the caliber.

 

[Topgun 30-06]

Better check the Wyoming Reg. for the new update, as they just made 22 caliber centerfires legal for antelope and deer a few weeks ago! Check out this link that list the changes made recently:

http://wgfd.wyo.gov/web2011/news-1001268.aspx

 

[turkey4]

a 270 is a good one pronghonegun)

 

[FEENIX]

Someone had said a 22-250, that would be illegal in Wyoming.

Last two times we went antelope hunting near Casper, as soon as the warden heard the bang-flop he was on our ***. And did check the caliber.

I recommended .243 or .22-250! You might re-consider checking into the latest hunting regulation (I see that your from Casper, WY) like Topgun .30-06 has kindly noted below.

Better check the Wyoming Reg. for the new update, as they just made 22 caliber centerfires legal for antelope and deer a few weeks ago! Check out this link that list the changes made recently:

Wyoming Game & Fish Department

... also previously discussed >>> http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f85/22-cals-legal-wyo-106991/

Some are heated discussion but I think we're all good now!

 

[Outlaw6.0]

Feenix, that discussion did get a wee bit heated....


I have to vote 243. I've killed a LOT of critters the dismall .243, it's always performed well & laid the smack down. 6mm continues to sit atop my list of favorite calibers.


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[FEENIX]

Feenix, that discussion did get a wee bit heated....


I have to vote 243. I've killed a LOT of critters the dismall .243, it's always performed well & laid the smack down. 6mm continues to sit atop my list of favorite calibers.


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Yes it did! BTW, nice sig line. gun)

 

[Outlaw6.0]

Yes it did! BTW, nice sig line. gun)

But! It sure did make for an interesting read.

BTW- thank you!


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