hunting new rifles vs old rifles ?
From what ive heard, to get a good new rifle now a days is around $700-$800 if you want something pretty good…..
My question is how does this stand up to military issued guns ? For example you can get a very very nice springfield 30-06 for $300 with a scope and a m1 garand/svt-40 for around $500 if you look around. All these guns shoot amazing and are much cheaper
My question is why do people buy new guns if the old ones are quite a bit cheaper and better ? Do people just buy him just because there new or is there another appeal ? Also which (new or old) do you recommend for hunting because a springfield 30-06 for $300 that can drop a moose sounds like anything better than I can find at academy
Yes some of the older ones do (the one my brother got for $300 doesn’t) but don’t crappy subpar $500 ones at sports stores do the same thing even worse ?
yes, but some of those old ’06s kick like a southern mule.
A battle rifle and sporting rifle are two different animals.
We need to figure out what you mean by “very very nice Springfield 30-06″. I have several very, very nice Springfield 1903, 30-06 not sporterized with scopes for much, muck more that $300 each. But these are collectors battle rifles.
You can hunt with both and be very happy with both. New is not necessarily better.
Part of it is ego, “Mine is bigger than yours” mentality. I still use a .30-06, and have shot the old Springfield ’03 but I now have a nice Winchester 70 in the ’06.
You don’t need to spend $700 to get a decent new rifle. Stevens, Savage, Marlin, Mossberg, Howa, and Weatherby all make guns that can be had for less than $500 and several of those are less than $400. For someone new to hunting, those would all make great choices and are available in a range of calibers. Something in .243 or 7mm-08 would be great to start out with and avoid the recoil of a 30-06.
If hunting with a military surplus rifle suits you, that is a fine choice too…if you can mount a scope on it. You won’t have the selection of calibers and accuracy will vary more from gun to gun. But they all will work for deer hunting.
For that matter, there is nothing wrong with buying a used hunting rifle either. If you take you time shopping, you can find what you want for a good value.
Of course there’s another appeal. Just like cars. That’s why we have R&D on ammo.They’ll base their trajectories off the ol’ 06 and see what can make her better.So now you get; wssm, ssm,raum,lever, and a whole slew of calibers.Now nobody is going to come out and say”Better”, but they do say faster!(because everybody still produces and sells the 06)
They leave that evaluation to the gun magazine authors.These people on the other hand can really screw you up(unfortunately). Because the evaluation perk is free guns from the manufacturer.Not free junk that isn’t worth their time.Because of this you will rarely see where an author says “JUNK”.Which leaves the consumer having trouble trying to hit an 8 inch circle at 200 yards.
One exception to that rule, that I”VE found is the evaluation team in Shotgun News.If the gun coughs and hangs up, Like Armalites ar whatever made in Turkey is a Turkey.(auto pistol)
Always refreshing to hear the truth before you buy another “JUNK”
Lots of hunters appreciate fine lines in their guns and won’t even store ex-military hardware with fine hunting rifles.
Military arms aren’t made for beauty, but are made for killing.
A New Rifle doesn’t shoot any better than a good Used Rifle.* Buy used and save lots of $$$.* Let the other guy pay the new price, you pay the used price.* Its not what you pay for something that matters, its what you get for what you pay.*
I’d like to know where you are buying these super nice $300 Springfield rifles, and $500 Garands and SVT-40′s. I’ll bring my checkbook.
It’s a basic precept of psychology that the more something costs… the more the owner values it.
You can purchase a used $75 military surplus rifle that shoots as good or better than a new $750 rifle and still be laughed at on the range until you show them your skill and your rifle’s performance.
The only edge to the newer rifles is that almost all make it easier to mount a scope – but unless you are hunting deer at over 200 yards away you won’t need one. Most deer shots are taken MUCH closer than that.