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Dang right it is a good gun for a 15 year old. it's a good gun for a 50 year old.

Welcome to the fire btw.

Tom

8MM mauser

My favorite cartridge for deer has always been the 270 Win and I currently have a Rem 700 and Marlin XR-7 that have seen blood and are VERY accurate but this year I'm hoping to use a new kid on the block.

My latest addition is quickly becoming my favorite rifle. I REALLY love shooting this gun and can't wait to take a deer with it!!

Pre 64 M70 FW in 270 Winchester.

I know you guys have seen this before, but its a slow night and too hot for sleeping yet...
Win M70 xtr 7x57

Ingwe

I have two I call favorites. One is my savage 110 in 3006. With which I took two deer with last season. My other favorite is my sporterized Mauser in 8x57. I took a nice little 6 point 2 seasons ago with this one at a little over 200 yards. Those old 185 remington bullets hit like a freight train. I have a mauser action sitting here on my counter I have been trying to figure out what I want my new favorite to be. Was thinking 6mm remington. the buks down here are not monsters. they do get over 200# but not made of iron. so i was thinking maybe 6mm or 257 bob. I do like the x57 case. hope this link works. the bottom is my savage the middle is the mauser and the top is my 300 win mag. who has not even been the the woods as of yet. this is the 6 point i got with the 8mm in '07

1. Kimber 8400 270WSM with a Nikon Monarch 3-9x40
2. Kimber 84M Montana in .308 with Leupy VX2 2-7
3. Savage 99M .308 with an old Weaver 2.5x(soon to be replaced
with a 1.5-5 VariX 3)
4. Colt Coltsman .243 with a Nikon Monarch 4-12x40AO
5. TC Encore 50 cal ML with Pentax 1.75-6 Lightseeker.
6. My just aquired Pre 64 model 70 in 264 Win Mag. Its going to wear a Sightron S2 Big Sky 3-12 x42

I try to use a different rifle/cartridge each year. These two are on deck. The 99/300 Savage will be a rare repeat use,while the sharps will be a first timer. jay

I hunted with a Shiloh Sharps for a couple years.They don't work..
Trust me and save yourself the frustration...might as well send that one to me, I already know how to dispose of them.....
Ingwe

i would have to say a 270 win also sence there 8 reg. and 3 wsm in my safe it just don't come any better then the 270

My favorite for deer is this no frills semi custom 700 LA mountain rifle with a King bbl in 257Roberts.



It now looks like this .......

Savage 99F in 243 for me!!

Hey SC

That's a fine looking rig. I'm liking the smaller calibers, too, lately.

That stock could use some yellow paint though.

WN

No likely gonna happen. I hate those bowling ball thingies, or is that gum ball thingies?

I just ordered and Edge in plain old black.

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Critters hate them too.

This is my stock Remington 700 Classic in 35 Whelen caliber.
I think it is the only rifle I own that hasn't been glass bedded.
It will lay the 250 gr Speer in one ragged hole at 100 yds!
It will be going black bear hunting in about a month.
The gap between the front tines is only 2.5" on this little 11 pt rack.
whelennut

35 Remington

Tikka 270

Encore muzzleloader

Kimber Montana in 7-08 has been very good to me in recent years...









Have Faux Ti's in 243 and 7-08 that I really like as well...



Have a few with some other rifles, but I think these are the best of those taken with the favorite...

DJ

I shoot 4 different rifles.. I used to use an old 760 in 30-06 dad gave me.. it sits now... hell no blueing on it in many places...
I have a Savage 110 7-08 which is now at gunsmith being changed to a 7WSM custom
Tika T3 which I love in 243
R25 in 243 which is my new go to gun... It is super accurate..
and lastly, an Encore tricked out in 300win mag.

Spent my whole life in the Army dealing with Recoil on heavy weapons and I have found that deer and bear hit properly with the 243 ask no questions.