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My Dad's 1927 manufactured '94 in .30WCF. (30-30) Killed my first deer with it in 1966. Have yet to kill anything else with it, but it's my walk-about rifle up here, for the most part. I killed my first moose with a Marlin 336, now sleeping with the fishes.
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
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Growing up in the shotgun zone of Michigan my first deer gun was a Rem 870 12ga. That single gun has put more meat in the freezer then probally all of my other firearms combined.
My 1st real centerfire that continues to be a regular workhorse is a Ruger M77 MK II stainless in 30-06. It has accounted for my best elk, mule deer and 2nd best whitetail.
My current go-to deer buster is a Kimber Montana in .308. Love the handiness of these rifles.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same... President Ronald Reagan
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My first deer: whitetail doe Marlin 336 30-30
Last deer: mule deer Christensen Arms .308 Ridgeline FFT.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” ISAIAH 41:10
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My first deer was a whitetail doe, shot on the run at about 120 meters with a #1 .303 British SMLE in a "cut down" sporter configuration, shooting CIL Imperial 180 grain Sabre tip ammunition. That was in 1973. My latest was actually two years ago, a whitetail buck shot offhand at approx 200M, with a Krieghoff Hubertus single shot .30R Blaser and RWS 184 Gr. Evo bullet. So far in 2023 the closest I've come to shooting a "deer" was a Zimbabwe Impala shot with a .416 Remington Win. M70 Safari, at about 120 M, using a Barnes 400 gr. TSX.
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My first was with my dad's 94 .32 spl. I now own it. My last was a 7mm RM, my late wife's favorite rifle.
Molon Labe
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First deer rifle was a No.4 Mk1 Lee Enfield .303 British that my Grandfather "sporterized" with a handsaw, a wood rasp, and some linseed oil. First two were killed in 1971, right after I turned 16. Killed seven bucks with that rifle, and I still have it. Loaded my own ammo using Hornady 150gr Spire Pts and IMR-4895 powder. That rifle will shoot 1.5 to 2 MOA with the factory irons (aperture rear sight).
Most recent is a Browning BAR II Safari Grade in .26-06 with the nicest wood I've ever seen on one of the Safari Grades. Hopefully, I'll blood it this season.
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Bring enough gun and know how to use it.
Know that it is not the knowing, nor the talking, nor the reading man, but the doing man, that at last will be found the happiest man. - Thomas Brooks (1608-1680)
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First one was traded off long again. Model 70 30-03. Most recent Bergera .243.
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First was an Winchester M1 carbine my great uncle sent home when he got out of the Navy in 1946. The last one I bought was a 1936 Winchester model 71 . Using the model 71 this year for the first time. First deer rifle I personally bought was a Remington 788 carbine in .243 which I still have and hunt with 50 years later.
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Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch . Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.
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First deer was a borrowed Remington 742 in 243.
Most recent deer was 4 days ago with a 1907 model 94 Winchester in 25-35.
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First rifle is a Ruger M77 7x57 given to me by my father 40 years ago and still have it.
Most recent purchase is a Weatherby Mark V Accumark 257 Weatherby.
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy - Josey Wales
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First, Thompson Center Cherokee, 45 cal, put together from a kit with my Dad when I was a kid.
Last, Fieldcraft 6.5 CM. Last updated to Seekins Element 6.5 CM.
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1st deer Marlin 336 in 30-30 Last deer Tikka T3 in 308
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First was a 700 BDL in 270. The last was a Savage 99C in 308.
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First, Thompson Center Cherokee, 45 cal, put together from a kit with my Dad when I was a kid.
Last, Fieldcraft 6.5 CM. Last updated to Seekins Element 6.5 CM. Last updated to Defiance anTi, 22" Lilja #1, 7-08.
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First: Marlin 336 .30-30 circa 1971 purchased used in 1974 for $50. Added sight through mounts for $8 and Bushnell Banner 1.5-4X scope for $30. Shot a spike, my first WT with it.
Last: PSA PA-10 .308 Gen 3 with Bushnell Elite 3200 SA 3-10x 40mm scope (already had it) and Leupold rings. Probably $1000 in the rifle. I shot my biggest WT (8 pt) with it two years ago.
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First Deer = Neighbor boys and I were hunting snowshoe rabbits. One of the boys kicked out a yearling doe that ran about 20 yards from me and turned facing me. Now what's a boy to do? My new Mossberg .22LR wabbled the sights onto that white spot under her chin. * I was 11 or 12 yr old, so that was 1949 or 1950. When I brought that little doe home Dad used words I hadn't heard him use before. I survived his wrath and eventually got my 22 back. Still have it.
First Deer Rifle = 1955 new Winchester Model 64 in 32 Special.
Latest Deer Rifle = Kimber Hunter 6.5 CM
BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill
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i killed a doe Saturday with my TC Encore in a 23" MGM barrel in 444 Marlin with a 280gr WFN GC and Reloder 7 going 1947fps.
"Russia sucks." ---- Me, US Army (retired) 12B & 51B
Russian Admiral said, after the Moskva sank, "we have the world's worst navy but we aren't as bad as our army".
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First was a model 94 long Tom, 30 cal. Great grandfathers, purchased 1895.
Latest… I’m looking into having a 30 cal nosler built. I need more input from current owners of these guns from members here.
Osky
A woman's heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth and I can find no sign on it.
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First deer was with buckshot. My first deer killed with a rifle was a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington. The last deer I shot with a rifle was a Steyr-Mannlicher M Professional .30-06 Springfield and the last deer gun I purchased is a Winchester 71 .348 Winchester
Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets
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