Looking to buy a new rifle/shotgun. I have a 870 Remington 12 gauge shotgun and a savage 30-06 rifle. Use the shotgun for rabbit and turkey, rifle only for deer. Looking to hunt small game birds (duck, pheasent, doves etc.) or looking to hunt squirrels and other small game. Any suggestions as far as rifles/shotguns?
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Looking to buy a new rifle/shotgun. I have a 870 Remington 12 gauge shotgun and a savage 30-06 rifle. Use the shotgun for rabbi
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If you were to buy a .22 LR, then you would have the three guns I recommend everybody own. A 22 will work quite nicely for hunting small game such as rabbits and squirrels, and I know of no better (and more cost-effective) way to practice marksmanship than to buy a box of.22 LR and spend a day at the range. The only exception is that I do not know how well a .22 will work on doves. My first gun was a Rossi 22 breech-loader that converted to a .410; perhaps something of that nature might work? I know Savage made an O/U like for awhile. Either way, you could hardly go wrong with an inexpensive .22 and a likewise inexpensive 20 gauge or .410 shotgun.
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Ah love guns!
Have owned over 50 of 'em.
Ah have become very partial to Weatherby rifles and Miroku shotguns.
Mirokus have been sold under the brands Browning Citori, Charles Daly, and Miroku.
They are flawless.
Ah have owned a Charles Daly O/U 20 gauge and a Browning Citori XS Sporting .410 O/U.
Them guns don't miss.
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Your shotgun is versatile enough to use for all of the bird hunting you want to do. I would suggest a good .22 to round out your hunting. There are many inexpensive models out there for you to choose from but don't just look at price. A cheap rifle may not last as long as one that is a little more expensive.
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your 870 should work fine for all the birds you want to hunt. just match shot size and choke tubes to the bird you will hunt. for small game, you cant beat a bolt action .22lr. put a 4x32 scope on it and you can shoot squirrels out to 50 - 75 yards.
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The praises of the .22 LR have been sung enough, here and elsewhere. No battery of firearms is complete without one. All that being said, I would consider either a Savage, or Kimber. The Savage is a more economical rifle, and probably offers more options. The Kimber is a miniature big game rifle, with a precision action, and will shoot as true as you can hold it. Either would be a perfect addition to your arsenal.
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Looks like a .22LR will round out your firearm compliment.
I have a J.C. Higgins .22 bolt action bought in 1956 for about $36. It is my squirrel gun, also shot rats in the dump while we were sitting on the fender of the car with the lights on. It is so accurate, I get looks when a squirrel does not have a head shot. Probably has had over 50 or 60,000 rounds through it and nothing has broke. Sports a Tasco World Class 4X scope.
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