TASimpson
Member
I have wanted a deer hunting rifle for a long time and had been mentioning it to my father-in-law. I had come close to buying a 30-30 but he assured me he had plenty of guns I could barrow when I came to his house for deer season. Low and behold he bought me this rifle for Christmas.
Its a Savage model 111 30-06 with a Simmons scope. It has the accu-trigger which I am a little cautious about messing with until I am more accustom to this rifle.
I shot two deer with it before season was out and boy did it feel nice to drop one at the edge of the wood line rather than have to wait for it to come within shotgun range of the stand.
Before this the only rifle I was familiar with shooting was a AR-15 .223 with an EOTECH optic. WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN KICK!!! Anyway, I would like to one day get a good brush gun (don't know about 30-30 anymore, they say its under powered) but I'm sure this will meet my needs for a while.
I would like to hear some thoughts, advice, good ammo, troubles, basically any thing you have to say about this rifle and caliber (good&bad).
Its a Savage model 111 30-06 with a Simmons scope. It has the accu-trigger which I am a little cautious about messing with until I am more accustom to this rifle.
I shot two deer with it before season was out and boy did it feel nice to drop one at the edge of the wood line rather than have to wait for it to come within shotgun range of the stand.
Before this the only rifle I was familiar with shooting was a AR-15 .223 with an EOTECH optic. WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN KICK!!! Anyway, I would like to one day get a good brush gun (don't know about 30-30 anymore, they say its under powered) but I'm sure this will meet my needs for a while.
I would like to hear some thoughts, advice, good ammo, troubles, basically any thing you have to say about this rifle and caliber (good&bad).