jwbga,
If I were you I would decide what I was going to hunt first and then pick the rifle based on that. Then I would buy it and start getting used to it NOW. Don't wait until the last minute and then try to learn how to operate and maintain it. Have Fun deciding.
whelennut

I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.