$200 or under gun

[feedyourhead]

I'm wanting to find a brush gun under $200 that i could put a scope on if I wanted. Being a poor college student I'm going to have some left over money from loans and don't want to hunt with my AK . Mosin? beat up k98 at the pawn shop with no markings? Need some suggestion.

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[bt97006]

Check out H&R or New England Firearm's Handi-Rifles. They are a break action single shot that are available in a variety of hunting calibers and are fairly inexpensive. You could possibly find a used one under $200. I believe new, they run just a little more than that.

 

[rudedog04]

might have to drill scope mounts

 

[littlecars]

The newer NEF handi rifles ar drilled for scope mounts. some of the older ones are not. I just bought a 223 a few days ago. it is very light, easy and fun to shoot. easy to clean, dependable accurate and yes, inexpensive. some people say they are garbage, but thats becouse they have never owned one. The only problem I see with them is they kick harder than others. that doesnt realy matter unless you are shooting a bunch.

 

[dario541]

Check out H&R or New England Firearm's Handi-Rifles. They are a break action single shot that are available in a variety of hunting calibers and are fairly inexpensive. You could possibly find a used one under $200. I believe new, they run just a little more than that.

I own H&R single shot rifles in .223, .308, and 45-70. I bought them at Bi-Mart for $230 for the .223, and $243 for the 45-70 and .308. I have seen H&R's in pawn shops for around $200. Although single shot, they perform very well. They are very safe because they have a transfer bar trigger system similar to Ruger revolvers. Although not optimal for survival use, they are sufficient for 99% of any other shooting you may need to do. They all use the same scope base so you can buy one scope with quick detachable rings and switch from one gun to the other. I LIKE MINE! Nuff said!

 

[CEF1959]

I love your original idea of the Mosin. Cheap, accurate, sturdy, with serious knockdown power.

 

[feedyourhead]

I love your original idea of the Mosin. Cheap, accurate, sturdy, with serious knockdown power.

Yeah, I think I'm about to buy one of those 91/30's from coctailer. Might buy a new bolt and put a scope on.

 

[Cougfan2]

I like the idea of the Mauser K98. If you can find one with a good action and a reasonable bore. Also if you ever decided you wanted to try sporterizing it, the mauser action is a great platform for that.

 

[Grizzly_A]

I agree, any of those older mil surp rifles will do ya fine. The NEF's are a good bet also. Rossi is another brand similar to the NEF.

 

[Trlsmn]

Yeah, I think I'm about to buy one of those 91/30's from coctailer. Might buy a new bolt and put a scope on.

This!

 

[Joe Link]

Another vote for the Mosin!

 

[odiesplace97301]

98"s give ya a good start that you can build into a nice custom gun later. Used a couple yugo actions to build my boys 308's on and a 98 to build an 06 for thier youth pastor.

 

[Descendant]

I love your original idea of the Mosin. Cheap, accurate, sturdy, with serious knockdown power.

Serious recoil as well! :gun06:

 

[dario541]

I believe that the Moisin-Nagant and Mauser are dependable and powerful rifles. I think the Mauser is far superior for sporterizing, especially if you want to put a scope on it. Ammo for 7.62X53R (Moisin) and 8MM Mauser are both plentiful. There are a lot more accesories for the Mauser. The Moisin kicks hard with the factory stock but ATI has an American style replacement stock that should ease the recoil somewhat. Either will do.

 

[Comunistul]

M44

 

[magnum]

I have a mosin nagant 91 carbine in beautiful shape that would be fine for open sight hunting. Also cheaper than dirt has scope mounts for them. I'm selling it for $200.00 .

 

[cwegga]

Well I'm not sure where Oregon laws fall on this but be careful with the Mosin. Even though it is plenty powerful for hunting some states have regs that exclude rimfire cartridges from big game hunting use. If that is the case you probably wouldn't have trouble but law enforcement could give you a bad day if they felt like it.

If someone could chime in with the appropriate regs/law it would be helpful.

 

[gunluvver]

Well I'm not sure where Oregon laws fall on this but be careful with the Mosin. Even though it is plenty powerful for hunting some states have regs that exclude rimfire cartridges from big game hunting use. If that is the case you probably wouldn't have trouble but law enforcement could give you a bad day if they felt like it.

If someone could chime in with the appropriate regs/law it would be helpful.

The 54R cartridge is RIMMED, but not RIMFIRE. It is a centerfire cartridge. There are no commercially available rimfire high power cartridges available.

 

[Dan-Dee Sales Inc]

If it has a primer, it is not rimfire.

 

[cwegga]

I apologize for spreading misinformation then. It has been years since I used a Mosin Nagant and I was less into guns then. The owner of the rifle told me it was rimfire and that's what the R stood for.:huh: I have believed that since.