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I have been shooting deer with this old M70 30 Gov't O6 for nearly 30 years. It was give to me by my grandfather before he died. He won it in a big buck contest in the 30's with a 38 3/4" wide Mule deer buck. I keep trying to live up to that standard but this is all I could muster this year.
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Great picture Centershot! Cool rifle too.

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56gr H4350, Hornady SST 180gr. Not too sure about the Hornady SST's. That buck was quartering away at about 50-60 yards, I hit him mid way up a couple ribs from the back. The bullet made a hole about the size of your fist on the way in and no exit. I think it acted like a varmint bullet on impact. That is the third animal I have shot with SST's with similar results. I think I'm going to switch to 165gr Nosler Partitions. I like the way the Partions work on deer and elk. But, the plastic tip bullets are nice as the rounds in the magazine tend to move on recoil and flatten out the points. It does not seem to affect accuracy but looks like it should. It sure seems to me that about any 180gr bullet should punch 2 holes in a deer. Certainly not my experience with the SST's. I suppose I have a few months to decide.

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Or maybe this...

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.50-110?


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It is a 40-65 marked "Browning Bros, Ogden, U.T."


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Nice Shrapnel! Do you have a tunnel into the Cody museum?? You sure pull out some incredible stuff! I figured the way that buck's folded up he got wacked with a .50


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Not going deer hunting this year,but will be hunting bear in 10 days.

Going to take either one of these as a spare.

Winchester M 70 Featherweight 7x57 and a 2.5x Leupold scope. Loaded with 160 gr Sierra GK's.

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Or this FN Mauser .270 Winchester,it has a 3-9x Leupold and loaded with 150 gr NP.
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This is what I will be carrying. 1951 vintage 94 chambered in 30-30.

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Nice 94. My elk hunting partner uses an old 94 ('49 vintage) when we know we will be hunting the "thick stuff". When he grabs his pistol or his old 94, I know where we will be going that day sick


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1950 30-06 with Stith Bearcub scope, Montana mule deer...

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Packing my model 1892 in 45 Colt.


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Took a doe last week with my 1963 M88 308WIN.


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plan on using a 1910 401wsl


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A 1955 Winchester model 70 in 30-06 topped with a vintage Weaver K4 60B for my woods hunting and a model 70 XTR circa 1980 in 264 Win Mag for open fields topped with a leupold vari-x IIc 4-12


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For mn whitetail I'm using my 1957 .270 fwt.
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and for montana mule deer next week it will be my semi-custom M70 280 AI
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Really enjoying the great rifles in this thread.

I decided to pull this '57 270 standard rifle out of mothballs this year to hunt with.

I like standard rifles they are so classic looking but it will never replace my featherweights as my favorite hunting rifle.

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FN made 30-06 with 24" sporter barrel. Wearing my favorite stock and scope!

No luck tonight but it was fun anyways.


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Finally scored some meat with her this morning!!!

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