my first gun

[Rawr0192]

bought the savage edge .270 (camo) on veteran's day. shoots very well, scope is what it is...could be better but serves a purpose.  very straight (flat) shooter, but most 270's are anyways. 

pete

Thanks pete. does the scope work fine once you tighten it? also if i enjoy the gun enough i will find the money to buy a new scope.

[low97ram]

ya...tighten it first...then bore sight it.  read somewhere, or was told by some yahoo, that the gun/scope was already "rough sighted" to 20 yrds.  NOT...  bore sight it, sight it in yourself and you'll be fine.

good idea to get another scope later on...my idea too.

[Rawr0192]

ya...tighten it first...then bore sight it.  read somewhere, or was told by some yahoo, that the gun/scope was already "rough sighted" to 20 yrds.  NOT...  bore sight it, sight it in yourself and you'll be fine.

good idea to get another scope later on...my idea too.

Yeah. i have always wondered what it would be like to hunt coyotes in eastern washington with a night vision scope. that would be pretty insane.

[chester]

just make sure you have a night vision scope off your gun when your hunting deer/bear/elk/grouse.   

[Rawr0192]

just make sure you have a night vision scope off your gun when your hunting deer/bear/elk/grouse.   

Really? what if your hunting them at night?

[chester]

lol....

fair enough.

[Rawr0192]

lol....

fair enough.

lol has anyone ever told you to think before you post?

[Ben2Cold]

both are good calibers I shoot a 308 and a 7mm RUM the 308 is pleasant to shoot the 7 is not so pleasant(its hard to ignore the fact when you sqeeze the trigger your going to get punched in the shoulder) I would recomend the 308 (shorter action lighter rifle ) at 300yrds the 270 only shoots a couple of inches higher ( flatter trjectory).

[yorketransport]

I'm a big fan of Savage firearms. I have 6 actions, 12 barrels and 7 stocks. Plus the Savage 99 in 300 Savage. I would recommend the Stevens Model 200 as an entry level gun. It will give you more options in aftermarket parts than an Axis (the new name for the Edge) will. The Stevens is just a stripped down Savage, so it will take the same stocks and upgraded parts as a comparable Savage action. If you're a big guy you may need to get a stock with a longer than average length of pull, so aftermarket support could be an important consideration.

As far as "big" calibers go, they don't start getting big until you're shooting bullets over 225gr at more than 2800. The 45-70 doesn't qualify as a big gun in any rifle. Put it in a handgun, and now we're talking! Don't start out with the big stuff though. the 270 and 308 would be great choices. work your way up to the bigger stuff unless you've been shooting the 308/30-06 class rounds for a while. Big guns take a lot of practice to get good with, and they certainly aren't cheap to shoot.

Andrew

[Rawr0192]

I'm a big fan of Savage firearms. I have 6 actions, 12 barrels and 7 stocks. Plus the Savage 99 in 300 Savage. I would recommend the Stevens Model 200 as an entry level gun. It will give you more options in aftermarket parts than an Axis (the new name for the Edge) will. The Stevens is just a stripped down Savage, so it will take the same stocks and upgraded parts as a comparable Savage action. If you're a big guy you may need to get a stock with a longer than average length of pull, so aftermarket support could be an important consideration.

As far as "big" calibers go, they don't start getting big until you're shooting bullets over 225gr at more than 2800. The 45-70 doesn't qualify as a big gun in any rifle. Put it in a handgun, and now we're talking! Don't start out with the big stuff though. the 270 and 308 would be great choices. work your way up to the bigger stuff unless you've been shooting the 308/30-06 class rounds for a while. Big guns take a lot of practice to get good with, and they certainly aren't cheap to shoot.

Andrew

Amen to that 
a minigun is over a million to buy and your wasting hundreds to thousands a minute on ammo. so go for it bill gates