Deer Hunting Rifles - Which Ones Should Be Top Of Your Shopping List?

By Joseph Archibald

When you talk about deer hunting rifles, there are two main categories in which they can be classified in. One category is a range of wood and brush country rifles and the other one are the long range deer rifles. Both of these are different in so many ways and it will be discussed further in this article. If you are a hunter looking for the right rifle for you, then this article is for you.

If you are considering going for medium sized game, such as wild deer, then this is precisely what the Woods and Brush rifle is produced for. The shot will reach up to 200 yards at the most. They will have either a 20 or 22 inch barrel, depending upon their caliber and they weight 7.5 to 8 pounds which includes the weight of the full magazine, the sling and the mounted scope too.

If you need a secondary shot for your target then these sort of rifles are ideal as they are fully capable for auto loading. If you are lying flat using the scope you may find that brush is in the way so these rifles are also designed for offhand or standing position.

The stock can be made from a variety of products such as laminated woods, hardened plastic, a hardwood such as the maple or cherry, or genuine walnut. The cartridge of the Woods rifle needs to launch a bullet at anything between 200 and 2500 feet a second which allows for fine killing power. The calibre will be from 0.257 and upwards.

Now the long range deer rifle is lightweight, and as the name clearly suggests they are manufactured with deer hunting as the priority. Under normal conditions they will reach up to three hundred yards. Try shooting at a six inch bull's eye from a distance of up to 300 yards and you will, if you are a good shot, be successful. That's how accurate these rifles are.

The average calibre is between 6 and 7mm, while the barrel measures up to 24 inches. If you shoot from a standing position you will tend to find that overall accuracy is less than if you were to shoot from a lying or sitting position - particularly if you regularly shoot from further than 100 yards.

The cost of all these rifles differs greatly. With the great myriad of brands to choose from, one can naively make a mistake and purchase the wrong one.

The best way though to find the top rifle for you is to actually experience using all those that are available to you. Of course gun experts and experienced deer hunters will provide you with their own thoughts and give you good reasons why they think the way they do, but when it comes down to it, you have to judge for yourself what is the right type of deer hunting rifle for you. - 31499

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