| Two categories of deer hunting rifle exist in North | | | | conditions they will reach up to three hundred |
| America – that of the Woods and Brush | | | | yards. Try shooting at a six inch bull’s eye |
| country rifle and that of the long range deer rifle. | | | | from a distance of up to 300 yards and you will, |
| What is the difference between them? | | | | if you are a good shot, be successful. That’s |
| Woods and Brush country rifles are produced with | | | | how accurate these rifles are. |
| the medium-sized game in mind where, on | | | | The average calibre is between 6 and 7mm, while |
| average, the shot will be some where around 100 | | | | the barrel measures up to 24 inches. If you shoot |
| yards, and 200 yards at the most. Depending | | | | from a standing position you will tend to find that |
| upon their calibre they have either a 20 or 22 inch | | | | overall accuracy is less than if you were to shoot |
| barrel. The weight of these rifles – anything | | | | from a lying or sitting position – particularly if |
| from 7.5 to 8.0 pounds which includes, a full | | | | you regularly shoot from further than 100 yards. |
| magazine, the mounted scope and the sling. | | | | So what are the top selling brand of hunting rifle in |
| If you need a secondary shot for your target | | | | North America? Amongst the top are Sako, |
| then these sort of rifles are ideal as they are fully | | | | Rugar and Finnlight, but the very best sellers are |
| capable for auto loading. If you are lying flat using | | | | Remington and Weatherby. Those with |
| the scope you may find that brush is in the way | | | | experience say that the Remington and also the |
| so these rifles are also designed for offhand or | | | | Weatherby are the best when it comes to |
| standing position. | | | | trajectory and high energy shooting ability. If you |
| The stock can be made from a variety of | | | | have a tighter budget then Weatherby are more |
| products such as laminated woods, hardened | | | | affordable. |
| plastic, a hardwood such as the maple or cherry, | | | | The best way though to find the top rifle for you |
| or genuine walnut. The cartridge of the Woods | | | | is to actually experience using all those that are |
| rifle needs to launch a bullet at anything between | | | | available to you. Of course gun experts and |
| 200 and 2500 feet a second which allows for fine | | | | experienced deer hunters will provide you with |
| killing power. The calibre will be from 0.257 and | | | | their own thoughts and give you good reasons |
| upwards. | | | | why they think the way they do, but when it |
| Now the long range deer rifle is lightweight, and as | | | | comes down to it, you have to judge for yourself |
| the name clearly suggests they are manufactured | | | | what is the right type of deer hunting rifle for |
| with deer hunting as the priority. Under normal | | | | you. |