Hi folks, I discovered this board from googling around for a rifle, and a rifle build, and searching for cartridge information.
This deer season is my first hunt, and while sighting in my black powder rifle a few weeks ago, I remembered how much I liked shooting rifles.
About me:
-former Marine (Sharp Shooter... four years and could not get that darn Expert badge missing by one or two points every year!)
-Eyesight not the greatest (see above)
-upper 50's
-NRA Pistol instructor with experience teaching small groups and individuals
-Duty carried a pistol for 15 years
-Professional not yet retired, but the career is slowing down and finally I'm starting to have to time to raise my head up from the rat-race, breath, and start doing the things I love.
Goals:
-Fill a deer tag in 2024
-Take a rifle course to learn how to use modern scopes
-Take a long range rifle class
-Build a modern hunting rifle in the PRS aesthetic that is lightweight, handy, and suppressed with good glass.
A note about hunting prior to a rifle course: I am confident to 200 yards and shoot 1" or less groups at 100 yards currently. It's my belief that I can ethically take deer out to 200 yards. I don't hunt alone, and have been coached on shot placement on deer and other hunting basics.
This deer season is my first hunt, and while sighting in my black powder rifle a few weeks ago, I remembered how much I liked shooting rifles.
About me:
-former Marine (Sharp Shooter... four years and could not get that darn Expert badge missing by one or two points every year!)
-Eyesight not the greatest (see above)
-upper 50's
-NRA Pistol instructor with experience teaching small groups and individuals
-Duty carried a pistol for 15 years
-Professional not yet retired, but the career is slowing down and finally I'm starting to have to time to raise my head up from the rat-race, breath, and start doing the things I love.
Goals:
-Fill a deer tag in 2024
-Take a rifle course to learn how to use modern scopes
-Take a long range rifle class
-Build a modern hunting rifle in the PRS aesthetic that is lightweight, handy, and suppressed with good glass.
A note about hunting prior to a rifle course: I am confident to 200 yards and shoot 1" or less groups at 100 yards currently. It's my belief that I can ethically take deer out to 200 yards. I don't hunt alone, and have been coached on shot placement on deer and other hunting basics.
