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Re: Your go to deer rifle? Vic_in_Va #11872832 03/04/17
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Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11872857 03/04/17
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Crockettnj Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,199	White super safari 91 in .451 caliber. Soft lead cast 460 grain flat nose 'news' bullets. Why? boringly consistent out to 130 or so yards, which is plenty far for the deer I shoot at. Hits super hard and always expands. Inexpensive ammo. Sure the trajectory is a rainbow, but imo that just means hunt closer or better. That, and NJ imposed a ML/Bow/shotgun restriction. I cant hit [bleep] with a bow, and good shotgun ammo is too pricey to practice with imo. Plus no shotgun I have fits as nice as the White. If i had to forgo a ML and stick with shotgun, I'd get a savage 220. Honest to goodness tack driving, though homely. Originally Posted by Archerhunter Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? woodson #11872860 03/04/17
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Crockettnj Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 6,199	HOley crap thats a classic photo. Originally Posted by woodson My fast twist 243. I take advantage of the slippery 105s for the LONG shots.... Originally Posted by Archerhunter Quit giving in inch by inch then looking back to lament the mile behind ya and wonder how to preserve those few feet left in front of ya. They'll never stop until they're stopped. That's a fact.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11872916 03/04/17
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TurdusMerula Campfire Greenhorn T Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 29	I own just one rifle. Rem 798 in 30-06. Bullet is Lapua's 170gr Naturalis which I reload myself. After this season I updated my old Leupold M8 scope to Zeiss' DL 3-12x50 with daylight usable light dot. Now I should be pretty well equipped for both driven hunts for deer and moose and night time hunts for deer. Can't wait for the fall Attached Images _PSK8584fbfb.jpg (93.54 KB, 63 downloads) Last edited by TurdusMerula; 03/04/17.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11872991 03/04/17
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mudhen Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 14,104 Boot Heel of New Mexico	Very nice! Every one of the 798s that I have handled have had very smooth actions. You're set. Ben Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...

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Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11873003 03/04/17
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skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	Kimber Classic Select in .243. A joy to carry, and, it just flat out shoots. When you pull the trigger with 95 Grain Hornady SSTs, it's like the deer are hit with a lightning bolt.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? Crockettnj #11874233 03/04/17
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woodson Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,739 Maryland	Originally Posted by Crockettnj HOley crap thats a classic photo. Originally Posted by woodson My fast twist 243. I take advantage of the slippery 105s for the LONG shots.... Came across that poor blind and deaf SOB during the very end of a deer drive. The watcher took the picture. Didn't shoot it but I should have.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? Fireball2 #11874471 03/04/17
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Ruger77Shooter Campfire Regular R Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 1,043 North Central LA	Originally Posted by Fireball2 .284 Is it just me, or does this deer look like it has a surprise look on his face...lol? I guess it is the way the rifle laying across it's face. Just looks like to me it is about to get up and bolt! Love the old 99's and have my LGS owner looking for me one. But I do have a 284 (Win M100) and love the cartridge.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? woodson #11874486 03/04/17
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wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,258 North Carolina	Originally Posted by woodson Originally Posted by Crockettnj HOley crap thats a classic photo. Originally Posted by woodson My fast twist 243. I take advantage of the slippery 105s for the LONG shots.... Came across that poor blind and deaf SOB during the very end of a deer drive. The watcher took the picture. Didn't shoot it but I should have. Dang! You have to feel sorry for that poor thing.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11874519 03/04/17
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mtnsnake Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 27,091 Colorado Rocky Mountains	Original stainless Remington TI in 30-06 with Barnes 150 grains tipped TSX BT. Leupod VX3 2 X 8 36mm scope. Last edited by mtnsnake; 03/04/17.

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Re: Your go to deer rifle? mtnsnake #11874711 03/04/17
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steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,721 Eastern PA	A Savage 99F in 308 Winchester or another 99, an R model in 300 Sav. Attached Images High Knob stand smaller.JPG (72.95 KB, 43 downloads) "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11874735 03/04/17
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rem141r Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408	i have a lot of deer guns but if i had to pick one all around it would be my rem 7600 factory carbine in 35 whelen. i had a match trigger job put on it and it has a bushnell elite 3200 2-7x32. it is a moa gun out to 200 yards and a one holer at 50 yards. My diploma is a DD214

Re: Your go to deer rifle? Ruger77Shooter #11876551 03/05/17
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klondike_mike Campfire Regular K Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 909 Massa2shits	Originally Posted by Ruger77Shooter Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter Originally Posted by klondike_mike I take one of a collection of family guns when feeling sentimental but this Ruger 77 MKII RLS in .308 is always ready to go. That's a beauty.. I agree! Thanks Guys I really like it. Leave the gun, take the canolis.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11876564 03/05/17
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hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,031 Texas	I had a new 798 in 7 Rem mag. I never got around to shooting it before I sold it. Last edited by hanco; 03/05/17.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11876593 03/05/17
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Wyogal Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,990	For deer, I sometimes use the 30-06 Abolt or Rem 7600, or the TC Venture .308, or the Marlin 35Rem. It depends on mood and terrain. All Core-lokts. http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?q=Laughi...adlt=moderate&t=1&mw=247Formerly Bearmgc near Grasshopper Glacier WY

Re: Your go to deer rifle? keystoneben #11877692 03/06/17
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okie john Campfire Tracker O Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,917 seattle, wa, usa	Originally Posted by keystoneben M70 30-06 I can't believe nobody has asked for the details on this one. What's the build sheet? Thanks, Okie John Originally Posted by Brad If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11877714 03/06/17
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okie john Campfire Tracker O Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,917 seattle, wa, usa	Mine would be a pre-64 Model 70 in 308 with a 4x Leupold that Jim Cloward bedded into a Pacific Research stock. Had to sell it during a divorce, but I'd buy it back in a heartbeat. Current choice is a classic pawnshop 30-06: It cost me $600 OTD with a Leupold 3-9 (not the one on it in the pic). Build Sheet Barreled action: Ruger M-77 Mk II in 30-06 Stock: Bell & Carlson, not sure which model, with a hillbilly Krylon paint job that's starting to wear off along the forend Scope: Leupold 3-9 with CDS, standard reticle Work: Glass bedded, free floated, maybe a trigger job Metal Finish: Whatever comes from Ruger, but I'll paint it dark gray before I hunt with it Sling: Cheap Latigo copy Weight: 8.5 pounds, which is OK because I don't like a rifle that's too light. I might switch to fixed 4x for hunting, which will drop the weight by about six ounces. Every time I uncase it, I feel like I should grow a mullet and start jacklighting whitetail does out of a Camaro. But it shoots MOA to 200 yards with cheap Federal factory ammo so I'm growing irrationally fond of it. It's near-twin in 338 WM showed up here a couple of weeks ago and is shaping up to be just as good. I might just be set for hunting rifles now, but don't tell anyone I said that. Okie John Last edited by okie john; 03/06/17. Originally Posted by Brad If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11878334 03/06/17
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Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11878482 03/06/17
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swamphunter Campfire Regular S Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 916 Virginia	Binelli R1 in .30-06 topped with a Burris Fullfield 3x9x40 Extremely accurate with little felt recoil... You gotta stand for something, or you'll fall for anything.

Re: Your go to deer rifle? captdavid #11878725 03/06/17
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bamagun01 Campfire Regular B Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,844	Marlin 336 30/30 for the woods Tikka T3 25-06 for the distance shots. "If I couldn't laugh I would go insane." JB

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