Hunting rifles are classified according to several criteria: single-shot and multiple-shot, single-barreled and multi-barreled, muzzle- and treasury-loaded, with fixed, reclining and longitudinally sliding barrels. There are also differences in the trunks: different calibers, length and weight, their channels are rifled and smooth. Shotguns come in different weights, with different types of bolt, fuses, etc.
Instructions
Step 1
First, decide who you will be hunting. For hunting a goose, for example, a gun with a very heap of combat is useful; there must be a large number of pellets in the projectile. This allows geese to be hit from a great distance. Although beginners with insufficient shooting training are not recommended to purchase a shotgun that hits too closely.
Step 2
For goose hunting, as a rule, a 12 gauge gun is chosen. For hunting small fur-bearing animals, a 28 or 32 gauge gun is usually chosen. If you go out on a moose or wild boar, you cannot do without maximum power weapons.
Step 3
Next, decide when (what time of year) and in what area you are going to hunt. If it is going to be a mountain hunt, choose a rifled gun, its more powerful range is higher, mountain animals are very careful and do not let you close to them. True, there is a nuance, the legislation does not allow the acquisition of this weapon without five years of experience in owning a smooth-bore, so this option is not for a novice hunter.
Step 4
For upland hunting for small animals, take a combined double-barreled 20-28 caliber, and for a large one - a single-barreled self-loading carbine of 7 or 9 caliber. If you are faced with the choice of a carbine or rifle, the carbine is better, because it is easier to wade through the thickets with it. In the steppe it will be better to use a combined double-barreled gun. Do not forget to take into account the climate, in the heat with a heavy gun you will not run a lot.
Step 5
It is impossible to answer unequivocally the question of choosing a gun design - there are a lot of nuances and everything is very individual. Double-barreled shotguns are very popular; double-barreled shotguns are noticeably predominant. But there are little things here: the double-barreled trigger gun is unpretentious, inexpensive, simple, but the hammerless gun is more convenient and quick-fire.
Step 6
Automatic guns are not inferior to anyone in terms of rate of fire and power, but they are capricious in service (cartridges, lubricants, etc.). With so-called "breaks", you can quickly replace cartridges in the chambers, in the sense of a cartridge with a different charge. Although automatic and magazine ones are much easier to recharge.
Step 7
It is not recommended to purchase a single-barrel shotgun, especially for beginners. And single-shot single-barrels are generally not convenient - you only have one shot at your disposal, and if something breaks, you are generally unarmed.
Step 8
When buying, carefully inspect the gun, barrels, their inner and outer surfaces. Check it for goodness - throw it over your shoulder many times, each time the sighting line should be aligned with the direction of sight. At the same time, check how it fits your figure and how much the weight of the gun suits you. You shouldn't feel tired after 20 throws, or you will have to choose a lighter gun. It is believed that a gun weighing 1/22 of his weight is suitable for a healthy man.
Step 9
Examine the gun passport and check all mechanisms. Don't be in a hurry when buying a gun. The gun should be changed as little as possible. You need to get used to it, love it, take care of it, then it will serve you for many years.
