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First: Savage Stevens 30-06 with a wood stock and Nikon scope Last: Bergara B14 in 300PRC using a Vortex Razor (overkill but...)
Remember, not everyone has a happy ending, so be happy when you can
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What rifle (model and chambering) did you use to kill your first deer and what rifle (" ") did you use to kill your most recent deer?
My first was with a Remington 770 in 300wm that had something like a 5-stage trigger and rusted if you looked at it too hard 😂😇. (That said, it was cheap enough for a college kid to buy new and shot 180s MOA).
My most recent was with a Marlin 336 (produced in 1992) in 30-30.
Gun season hasn't opened here yet but this year an Erma Werke m98 (1939 production) in 6.5x55 will be up to bat. Welp, here's my story. That's me on the right with my first buck back in 1966. Got the 7 pointer on the first day opener on our dairy farm here in Pa. with my (borrowed) uncles 30-30 pre 64 Winchester model 94 carbine. The deal was being rifles were in short supply in the family, some were stuck using their shotguns with slugs, so as soon as I got my buck, the rifle went back to my uncle. So, that's me with my first buck but holding my dad's Remington 760 Gamemaster 270. My buddy Bob (left) is holding his M-94 in 32 Special. He'd walk 2 miles over the hill from his house just to hunt with us on our farm. My latest deer rifle is an 8mm Mauser Husky purchased on here from luv2safari.
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My first deer was taken with a Marlin 336 in 30-30, Tasco 3-9 scope
My current hunting rifle is an MRC X2 .260rem 20" threaded barrel with a Deadair Nomad30 ti suppressor, Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10 x 44 scope in Tally lightweight rings. It's the most enjoyable rifle to carry and shoot.
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My first was a Lee Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine in .303 British. My latest is my dad's old Remington 721 30/06. He passed in April. I was with him when he killed his last deer with that rifle. It hadn't been shot since then. I traded the old Weaver for a Leupold and sighted it in. Hope to get a deer or elk with it next year.
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Updated: Sako Hi-Power chambered in 270 for the most recent.
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My first was a German 98 Mauser in 8mm, a surplus rifle that was 29.99, my dad sporterized it for me from PO Ackley book. My latest was a Tikka T3x in .30-06.
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First a Marlin 1894 44 mag. Killed the most with a 98 Mauser Douglas 243. Current Encore Prohunter 260 EABCO
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the last deer i killed was a doe with my Husqvarna m46 in 9.3x57 with 275gr WFN GC and IMR4895 going approx 1800-1900fps (i have to chrony it).
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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 lever action .243 in eastern Oregon. Sadly I cannot remember the make, it was my uncle’s.
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First was, you'll be surprised to hear, an open-sighted Marlin 336 CS in .30/.30. Maywood, NE area circa 1989.
Got half of my bucks with a bow in recent years, half with a Marlin XS-7 in .308 with 3-9x40 VX-1. Good bargain rig.
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First two bucks with a 1955 Remington 760 in 244. My last two bucks last month fell to my 1955 M70 Featherweight 30/06.
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I like the span of vintages!
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First was with my uncles 30-30 lever action that my dad inherited. He had the local shop mount and bore sight a scope and off we went. One shot was all it took! Latest was with a savage .300wsm.
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First buck was in Carbon County, PA. Used a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington I bought when I came home from the war in 1970. Purchased at Leslie Edelman's in Horsham, PA for $74.95. Ad was in the Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer. Last rifle was a Ruger RSI .243. Semper Fidelis Soup
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It was not a rifle. Winchester model 12 loaded with double ought buckshot. Latest is .270 in Remington 700.
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What rifle (model and chambering) did you use to kill your first deer and what rifle (" ") did you use to kill your most recent deer?
My first was with a Remington 770 in 300wm that had something like a 5-stage trigger and rusted if you looked at it too hard 😂😇. (That said, it was cheap enough for a college kid to buy new and shot 180s MOA).
My most recent was with a Marlin 336 (produced in 1992) in 30-30.
Gun season hasn't opened here yet but this year an Erma Werke m98 (1939 production) in 6.5x55 will be up to bat. We are opposites! My first was a Marlin 30/30. My last is a Browning Bar MK3 Stalker 300WSM. In the middle of all of that were several other 300 wsm's, 30.06's, 300 utra mags and a 45/70. And at least a handful of other calibers. My go to hunting rifles right now are, Reminton 700 VTR 223, Tika t-3 Ultralite 6.5 CM, Kimber Mountain Ascent 300 WSM, Browning Bar MK3 Stalker 300 WSM and a Henry 45/70. Just depends on the hunt!
A 380 in my pocket is better than a 45 in my truck!
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My first deer was taken with a Remington M760 in .270 Winchester. The last was with a Sako M85 in 30/06 shooting a loaded down 170 grain 30/30 bullet.
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