What is your deer rifle?
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What do you guys use?
Goto stalking gun is a 1992 Ruger M77 MkII in 308. Shot a nice buck this year with it. When I'm in a Stand all day, I will normally use my Ruger No 1 7mm mag. After my success this year, I decided to add another to the stable and picked up a Thompson Center Venture in 7 mm mag. Sighted it in and had an issue opening the bolt after the shot. Cartridge was expanding with a mark, so it's currently back at the factory. Hopefully it will get all worked out because it is a sweet shooting rifle. The rugers are both topped with Leupold scopes and the TC has a Zeiss.
Savage .30-06. Put 4 does in the freezer this season, very effective.
Cooper M52 .270 Tack driver. I use it for everything. Running leupy turrets it's hard to justify a magnum anymore.
Where I hunt, 50 yards would be a long shot. Remington 870 with slug barrel is more than adequate.
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I used an 870 with a rifled barrel and a red dot when I lived in Iowa. Tough on deer, that setup.
Winchester Model 70 Standardweight .30-06 is the king of the deer rifles around here.
Other rifles that have taken deer, some used with fair regularity, include: .220 Swift, .257 Roberts, 7X57, .30-30, .30 Remington, .300 Savage, .303 ICL Improved, .32 Winchester Special, .351 Winchester, .405 WCF, and .45-90.
Other rifles that have taken deer, some used with fair regularity, include: .220 Swift, .257 Roberts, 7X57, .30-30, .30 Remington, .300 Savage, .303 ICL Improved, .32 Winchester Special, .351 Winchester, .405 WCF, and .45-90.
No deer in my area. But I use 300 wsm for moose and black bear; and a 338-06 for the grizzlies.
Remington 700 25-06. It is an excellent caliber IMO.
8 MM Lebel and a .35 Remington
Ruger M77 MKII in .270, no frills has never let me down.
garyg
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Seems like there's a couple Ruger and/or .270 guys here, I'll add another. Leopold 2x7 scoped, last I bothered to take it to the range it was doing 3/4" with Federal Premium 140g
I use a 16/8 cape gun. Used it for over 40 years now.
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Browning A-Bolt Medallion .270
Tom
Tom
Savage 110 in .243
Recently picked up a Howa 1500 in 30-06 that I plan to use this year. Just need to get a scope for it.
Recently picked up a Howa 1500 in 30-06 that I plan to use this year. Just need to get a scope for it.
Thompson center Icon in .243 and a Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9X40. Scope is surprisingly good for it's price.
1948 Remington 721 in 30.06 With BSA Catseye 3-10x44. Hasn't let me down since I bought it for dirt at an estate auction.
Browning A-Bolt Hunter .270 win with Leupold VX3 scope
still haven't used it to go hunting yet
still haven't used it to go hunting yet
Browning A-Bolt .308 for the past 15 years
