4 Tips For Picking A Hunting Rifle

RyanBiddulph

11 years ago

If you&&num;8217&semi;re picking a hunting rifle you may be overwhelmed with the wide array of choices at your disposal&period; Seeing the many different sizes and style of rifle can be confusing&period; Imagine yourself checking out the goods at your local fish and game store&period; In the moment you may curse having so many choices to pick from&period;&NewLine;Instead of spending hours on end at the shop make your choice and spend more time in the field by following a few basic tips&period;&NewLine;<h2 class="western" style="text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Know Your Game</h2>&NewLine;Know the type of game you&&num;8217&semi;re after&period; By visualizing the specific target you can more easily narrow down your choices&period; Keeping the end game in mind will instantly remove a majority of rifles staring back at you from the display case&period; Get super clear on picking your game&semi; doing so helps you zero in on the rifle you most need to enjoy your hunt and to have a successful hunt&period;&NewLine;<h2 class="western" style="text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Know Your Cartridge</h2>&NewLine;<a name="&lowbar;GoBack"></a> When you decide on your ideal ammunition you can better find a corresponding rifle&period; Get clear on picking your gear to pinpoint the rifle that best fits your needs&period; Bullets are merely part of the cartridge and are named by caliber, or diameter&period; Small-caliber bullets are the perfect match for small game&period; Small bullets make less of an impact over long distances but are more accurate than larger bullets&period; Think about the distance between you and your target&period; What size game are you hunting&quest; Aiming for smaller game and at shorter distance means you&&num;8217&semi;d choose a lesser caliber bullet for your hunting&period; This gives you a clue into the caliber of rifle you&&num;8217&semi;d buy as the ammunition and rifle would correspond for a successful hunt&period;&NewLine;<h2 class="western" style="text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Action Selection</h2>&NewLine;Rifles are either repeaters or single shots&period; A single shot rifle can be fired once before you need to reload another cartridge&period; Repeaters are able to house several cartridges at once&period; Skilled, seasoned hunters tend to drift toward buying single shot rifles&period; These rifles force the shooter to be careful, deliberate and measured in their set up because you only have one shot and you need to make it count&period;&NewLine;You can choose an array of repeating type rifles such as automatic rifles, lever-action rifles, pump-action rifles and bolt-action rifles&period; Automatic rifles are able to load and eject cartridges automatically while the other types require some manual act on behalf of the shooter to release a used cartridge and to load a fresh cartridge&period; A purist would likely not choose an automatic rifle since more handiwork is required while using the other rifle types&period;&NewLine;Newbie hunters would be wise to choose a repeating rifle&period; Although using a single shot rifle seems to increase accuracy learning how to fire such a rifle can be highly difficult for a new, unseasoned hunter&period;&NewLine;<h2 class="western" style="text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Material</h2>&NewLine;You can choose a stainless steel or carbon steel rifle&period; Stainless steel rifles are more expensive but less apt to rust&period; Carbon steel rifles cost less but are more prone to rust&period; If you&&num;8217&semi;ll be hunting in extreme weather conditions invest in a stainless steel rifle to preserve your hardware&period; &NewLine;&NewLine;