September 16, 2017
Today I got my first gun! Sure, I’ve used other peoples guns for target practice but the fact that I have my very own is so exciting! We travelled to Cabellas in Abbotsford to look at their large selection of guns. Overwhelmed and distracted by all the glimmering gun metal I forgot what I went for but I remembered what I didn’t want. A “girl” gun. Nothing pink. Nothing “light”. I wanted a gun and I wanted it to hold up to a Elk.
I believe a gun just needs to feel right when you hold it, and it wouldn’t hurt to hold a nice price tag too! After all this would be my first gun, who knows where this hunting journey may take me! Sizing a few up I finally settled on a .308.
The Mossberg Patriot .308 Bolt Action with synthetic stock combo with a Vortex Scope is just what I wanted for a beginner gun. The scope was very important to me, after all if you cannot see your game you wont be eating dinner. This combo package came with a Vortex Crossfire II – 3-9x40mm. Something I could throw into the truck and not worry about it becoming scuffed up. Heavy enough for me to carry it as a deadly weapon and not feel like a cap gun. Strong enough to take a elk humanly with one bullet.
There she was, and at a reasonable price of around $600. This gun is not a “girl” gun by any means, but I will accessorize with camo and pink gun strap and case.
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