I am looking into getting a rifle for my old man so he can start hunting big game again.
I dont have a whole lot of cash to do so(100-200 tops) and have been looking into a lot of options on the forums. I know I want it to be able to shoot a common round so he doesn't have to worry about buying specialty rounds otherwise id just give him my nogant .
So I started checking adds and came across a few for 1916 mausers sported in .308 win but have heard so many mixed pinions on them and have heard they are prone to exploding :huh: i dont want to give the old man a gun that would explode when he goes to use it. What are some of your guys opinions on the mausers and any other good big game hunting rifles.
It Needs to be a common round rifles that he could buy at walmart/bi mart in town and it needs to be able to hunt big game.
thanks guys.
JP
I dont have a whole lot of cash to do so(100-200 tops) and have been looking into a lot of options on the forums. I know I want it to be able to shoot a common round so he doesn't have to worry about buying specialty rounds otherwise id just give him my nogant .
So I started checking adds and came across a few for 1916 mausers sported in .308 win but have heard so many mixed pinions on them and have heard they are prone to exploding :huh: i dont want to give the old man a gun that would explode when he goes to use it. What are some of your guys opinions on the mausers and any other good big game hunting rifles.
It Needs to be a common round rifles that he could buy at walmart/bi mart in town and it needs to be able to hunt big game.
thanks guys.
JP