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Browning X-Bolt 30-06 165 grain Hornady SP
Rem. Model Seven SS 308 150 grain Nosler Solid Base
Ruger M77 RSI 308 150 grain Nosler Solid Base (fair weather princess)
Ruger American 308 150 grain Nosler Solid Base
Ruger Hawkeye 338 Federal 200 grain Hornady SP
Marlin 336 30-30 170 grain Winchester Silvertips
Marlin Guide Gun 45-70 350 grain Hornady RN
I like variety.

T3 338 Federal shooting 180gr BT's. powdr

Given reasonable weather it'll be a pair of Remington 700 Classics, a 300 and a 250 Savage.

Sako AII chambered in 308 Winchester.

What Are You Going to Carry in Camp This Year?


I'm hoping to carry my own weight....

Now you're just rubbing it in.

A coffee cup

just an empty cup?

I've got two .270s, a Winchester Classic and a Howa, both shoot very well, and have killed many deer.


But I've got a 1960 Marlin 336SC .30/30 that I need to blood. Heck, I'm backstepping so far that I'm gonna use factory ammo, too.....................

Maybe I'll get lucky and actually kill a deer with this little levergun. The .270s are proven, but I have no doubts whatsoever that the little .30 will get it done.

Little overkill for deer, but ... 300 Weatherby

Since I sold all my rifles except my 35 Rem Marlin dad said I can borrow his Mod 70 6mm Featherweight. Last time I borrowed a 6mm from him he said if I get a deer with it I can have it....doubt he'll make that offer this time though

Tzone: I will be using one of three of my longer range Deer Hunting Rifles.
#1: Remington 700 VLS in 260 Remington with Leupold 6.5x20 variable.
#2: Remington 700 Sendero in 270 Winchester with Leupold 6.5x20 variable.
#3: Ruger 77 MK II V/T in 25/06 Remington with Leupold 6.5x20 variable.
I am going to concentrate on Whitetailed Deer this year and will be Hunting on a huge ranch with 95% Whitetails and only 5% Mule Deer on it.
Longer shots (400 yards or so!) are the norm on this ranch and I usually Hunt from secreted positions 1/4 to 1/2 mile from the VarmintMobile so the heavier weights of these Rifles are no problem in fact its an advantage.
There is an off chance I will bloody a new'ish Rifle on a tasty Whitetail doe or two also this fall - its a Ruger 77 MK II in 243 Winchester with a Leupold 6.5x20 EFR variable scope on it.
Wishing everyone a safe and successful season.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Hopefully the Tikka SL 7mm-08 I just bought, but that depends if Mike Lucas gets me my bore guide in time to get her all broke in proper. Just sent a check off to 16Bore for some milled Talleys, and going to order the 6x42 Lepold. If not the 300 Nula.

.243 with 95 grain Nosler BT

.25/06 with 100 grain Nosler BT

If it gets serious killing time on deer .280AI with 120 grain Nosler BT

.308 Hawkeye Predator
Knight UltraLite .50
Weatherby Vanguard S2 .223 for does

Remington 788 in .308, topped with a Leupold Mark AR 3-9, and a Silencerco Harvester. Probably shooting 180gr Sierra Game Kings.

CVA Optima Elite .50, Nitrex TR-One 207, shooting Triple-7 topped with an as of yet undecided bullet.

Well I sold my early Remington 700adl '06 to pay for parts for my truck so I'm taking my Winchester 94ae thutty-thutty. The only other centerfire I own.I'm just having trouble picking what sights to use. I like the view through the williams 5d better but the group's are way better with the factory semi buckhorn. Good thing I got time to practice, beware of the one gun man, he'd best be good cause otherwise he's going home empty.

Probably should leave the Winchester in camp and bring my Marlin 22 anyways. The deer will be pretty poor again this year in Northern Mn and the partridge and snowshoe hair will be thick as ticks again. Vilas county WI probably won't be to much better either.

A glass of scotch...

I was thinking about this thread this morning, and just wanted to say something. This thread has been around in various incarnations since I have been going online. That predates the Internet. I was reading versions of this thread back when it was BBS technology and 300 baud dialup. I kept a distributor's catalog next to the Apple II, so I could look things up.

I was thinking about how things change. Back when I started, I had only 1 deer rifle (Rem 742) and a shotgun (Rem 1100) . I was longing for a Rem 700 in 30-06 and Service Merchandise had one for $300, but I could not come up with the scratch and settled for a beat-up used Win 670. By comparison everything else seemed far superior. The distributor's catalog had just b&w line drawings, so it either had to be in manufacturer's catalog, or I had to look at the drawing and imagine. I think that was why I never paid much attention to a Savage 99 back in those days. The drawings were so poor.

This was all on the front end of my hunting career. I still had not taken a deer. Back in the early 80's, there just weren't many deer. I'd been hunting, I'd seen deer, but I still had not closed the deal. I was still single. I was still wearing three-piece suits to my job and I was driving 3 hours on Friday nights to hunt on Saturday and then drive back on Sunday, because there was no hunting on Sundays, and all I could do was listen to the Bengals lose on the radio.

You guys gave me a lot of good ideas over the years. I am now starting the back end of my deer rifle collecting. I gave the Winchester 670 to my youngest son last year. I also probably bought my last 30-06, a nice Ruger Hawkeye. This is not my last deer rifle, but I'll probably explore other avenues from now on. I've got a nice rack, and I have had a ball filling it. I just wanted to say thanks to y'all.