Sub $1000 Deer Rifles

Affordable Deer Rifles: 10 Options For Less Than a Grand. The Patriot is a great example of a blue-collar hunting rifle. It also has a very user-friendly detachable magazine and is available in all the most popular big-game hunting cartridges, including magnums like the 7mm Remington and .300 Winchester. New Gun: Winchester XPR Rifle by FieldandStream The Howa Kuiu is a very attractive and compact rifle. It is available with a 24-inch #2 contour barrel in nine chamberings, from .223 Remington to .300 Weatherby Magnum. The 700 SPS Camo is chambered for the .270 Winchester, .30-06, 7mm Remington Magnum and .300 Winchester Magnum. The 700 SPS Camo comes with an X-Mark Pro externally adjustable trigger, a camouflaged stock, and a SuperCell recoil pad. Rifles that do not work or cannot be trusted by hunters just don’t hang around that long. Well, you can build your own bolt-action deer rifle too. You might be a blue-collar deer hunter, but if you grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s you’re probably more attracted to rifles with gorgeous wood than those with plastic stocks.

I purchased my first deer rifle in 1979 for $314. It was a Remington model 700 in .270 Winchester. I delivered a lot of newspapers to pay for that rifle. Unbelievably, today you can still get a decent deer rifle for an amount not much higher. Because of modern manufacturing techniques, which have kept prices reasonable, you can still find accurate and reliable rifles that are affordable. Here are 10 options priced between $400 and $900.

Mossberg Patriot Synthetic Kryptek Highlander

mossberg patriot rifle

My son used a Patriot on three consecutive safaris. During his last safari, and first for dangerous game, he trusted his life to a Patriot in .375 Ruger. The Patriot is a great example of a blue-collar hunting rifle. It’s rugged, shoots good, looks good, and does not cost an arm and a leg. All Patriots come with an exceptionally well-designed detachable magazine and Mossberg’s patented LBA adjustable trigger. The Kryptek Highlander camo stock adds a bit of attitude.

remington 783 walnut rifle

The action used on the 783 is very strong and rigid, and the rifle will likely shoot better than you can. For nostalgic hunters who like the feel of wood and steel, Remington has introduced a pillar-bedded, walnut-stocked version of the 783 for 2017. The barrel is button rifled, and the rifle incorporates the new Crossfire trigger system. It also has a very user-friendly detachable magazine and is available in all the most popular big-game hunting cartridges, including magnums like the 7mm Remington and .300 Winchester. A factory scoped combo package is available for a few dollars more.

Ruger American Ranch .450 Bushmaster

Brush busting deer rifles have a special appeal to eastern hardwoods hunters. They typically still hunt their whitetails and push them out of laurel thickets or grown-over clear cuts. For that type of hunting you need a light, fast-handling rifle. At 5.5 pounds, Ruger’s American Ranch in .450 Bushmaster fits that calling. Features include a thick butt pad to dampen recoil, the Ruger Marksman Adjustable trigger system, a threaded muzzle with a brake, a detachable magazine, and it comes out of the box with a one-piece aluminum scope rail installed.

Winchester XPR Mountain Hunter Country Range

The trigger housing and all-internal components in the XPR rifle’s MOA trigger are constructed of polished and hardened carbon steel, with a blued finish for added durability and corrosion resistance. The chrome moly barrel has been button-rifled, comes with a target crown, and Winchester uses a barrel nut—similar to Savage and Mossberg rifles—to help control headspace. But, the 60 degree…

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