Sporting Gun

Stalking rifle for starters

A stalking rifle on a budget: Sako M591, Weatherby Vanguard or RWS Titan?

A newcomer to deer stalking, you have finally received your firearm certificate and are ready for a trip to your local gun shop to choose your first rifle. Before you filled in the application you had to do some homework and consulted a group of experienced stalkers about what to apply for. They were unanimous that you should go for a bolt action. Although other configurations are available, all agreed that this was by far the best option for general stalking, providing a proven system with quick reloading from a ready reservoir of cartridges.

The calibre was slightly more difficult to

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