First gun - Heym SR30

Beautiful rifle.  The bolt action handle knob is a very nice touch.  Love the .308 caliber....in you homelands H&K 91. 

Thanks, guys.

I'll probably mostly hunting deer and wild boar, especially the boars are a big problem here. .308 is sufficient for boar and not too much for deer, a very good allrounder I think. Plus plenty of ammo choice. And kicks less than 30-06 ;) Works out of a short barrel, too, which I wanted since I prefer compact rifles. This one has a barrel length of 50cm, 103cm overall length. 

Now being allowed and able to purchase guns, a whole new world is opening up. I won't get too much into collecting (I think, lol) but a few more pieces will certainly be moving it. Already have a simple but reliable and accurate .22 for practice (and rabbits), an elegant old 12 gauge shotgun is also on the way. Together with a good rifle in a usable caliber, that's pretty much all a hunter needs around here. I will buy a handgun as well at some point though, mainly for fun. Probably a Glock in 9mm. Some hunters carry handguns in big calibers (starting at .357 all the way up to .44 Magnum) for protection against boars but I will trust my rifle for that. It is compact enough to take it into the brush and the scope can be taken off in a matter of seconds if required.

That’s a good barrel length for a “Compact” guide/hunting rifle, and the .308 is definitely more than enough for deer and boar. Another suggestion, if you can acquire one, is a lever action rifle chambered in something you can also pick up a handgun in (i.e .357 Mag or .44 Mag....etc) so that you’d only need one type of ammo for both. It’d save you $$$ and cut down on weight if you’re out hunting. For a handgun caliber, like if you pick up a Glock for a sidearm, a Glock 20 would be more than adequate for anything you could need it for. I wouldn’t trust a 9mm to put down an angry boar! A Glock 22 or 23 (.40 caliber) would be the “smallest” caliber handgun I’d take hunting. Then again there are also bear, and moose in the woods here in the northeastern US, so I guess it would depend on what wildlife live where you’d be hunting.

I hear ya, on SO many things! LOL Price of ammo, safes, accessories....etc. It all adds up way too fast! I’ve heard different hunters say different things about carrying a sidearm while hunting, but in some places it’s not even legal to carry a handgun while hunting. You have a fantastic rifle there, and I know you’ll enjoy it when you get out there to shoot it! 😉

The handgun mostly will be for target practice and fun, the cases where it is really necessary to have a gun for self-defense against wild animals and can't use the rifle are very rare. If one remains sensible enough not to follow an injured boar in densest thicket where a rifle can't be employed, there's hardly any use for a handgun in hunting I think. Therefore, I hesitate to spend much money on that, can't justify buying two glocks really. One thing I have considered is a revolver in .357 Magnum, then I could use 38 Special for practice. I must stress again that MOST likely, I will never need the hand gun, most everything can be done with the rifle. In a few select cases it's different but these generally can be avoided. 

Nice gun! I've always liked that particular style (Bavarian?) stock. Even had a CZ rifle with the same peculiar droop. Never handled a straight-pull, though.

No more than a full sized Glock, and its grip is thinner and oval, contouring better to the joints of your hand.

Congratulations!

Awesome! Got any venison-related recipes in mind?