Dad wants me to arrange a hunt, there will be three of us, and we'll be on private land in either southern CO or western TX.
I've never hunted them before, so couple questions
1 - caliber? I'm thinking 22-250 or 220 swift, dad shoots the 22-3000. Why do you like what you like?
2 - optics? How much power, and fixed vs variable? I don't have a budget yet, but I'm thinking $1,000.
3 - rifle? Am I buying a rifle that'll pretty much work out of the box, or am I buying a platform to build on? Again, don't have the budget yet but thinking $1,500-$2,000.
4 - practice and training? Where can I get to 250-300 yards near Charlotte? Think I need to practice any further?
This just came up today, so I'll be doing a bunch of reading over the next couple days, but thought I'd get the basic questions out to ya'll.
Thanks guys and gals,
Jim
I've never hunted them before, so couple questions
1 - caliber? I'm thinking 22-250 or 220 swift, dad shoots the 22-3000. Why do you like what you like?
2 - optics? How much power, and fixed vs variable? I don't have a budget yet, but I'm thinking $1,000.
3 - rifle? Am I buying a rifle that'll pretty much work out of the box, or am I buying a platform to build on? Again, don't have the budget yet but thinking $1,500-$2,000.
4 - practice and training? Where can I get to 250-300 yards near Charlotte? Think I need to practice any further?
This just came up today, so I'll be doing a bunch of reading over the next couple days, but thought I'd get the basic questions out to ya'll.
Thanks guys and gals,
Jim