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LBK are you headed back to Anticosti this year?

Yes. Nancy and I leave Sunday after next. November 16th. I am worse than a little kid. I struggle with "which" caliber gun I should bring. Right now I have packed a .308 EG. A proven gun that I made a 225 yard shot on a deer. And an 1899 250-3000. An oldtimer I have never hunted with but shoots paper great. My dilemma is I really want to take an octagon barrel .303 Savage instead of the .308. The .303 also shoots great. HELP me................

I know you haven't been yet, but how are the deer doing there? I thought I read that they had a BAD winter several years ago that really knocked their dicks in the dirt.

I'm going with both on that. Both the the genes and the extra effort are self-evident...........

Same again last winter. They are already apologizing for the fact that hunters may actually have to "hunt" this year. Nan and I are not overly concerned. We seldom spend much time sitting. As long as the weather isn't warm/vs cool/cold, what deer there are will be active. Neither of us are trophy hunters so we aren't all that selective. And , yes, there ARE "Anticosti" trophies. They just wouldn't be classed as such anyplace else. I am certain we will come back with tags filled. Full report to follow. Success OR failure.

U.P. deer were hit REAL bad 2 years in a row. They dropped like flies.....

LBK...looking forward to the Anticosti report...one of my fave things each year......


Take the .303.......

DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll repack!!!!!!!!!

Before my eyes got too old to use irons I used to fill a tag each year with something old. My Win model 64 was my favorite, and I had more fun shooting a two point dink with it than a monster buck with a whiz bang scoped gun.
I even took two safaris with nothing but irons...that stuff you are doing is too kool for skool!

Model 64 is my ABSOLUTE favorite Winchester, with the model 55 a very close second.

What was really cool once is that I got a hold of some 190 gr. Silvertips for the .303 Savage ( components)
Loaded them into the 30-30 and went hunting. Devastating!

I agree with ingwe. Really look forward to reading your Anticosti reports. Love the pictures of deer, snow, evergreens and lever actions.

You can't say that without pics.........

I like the 250 savage, but never have hunted with it. Bought a 6.5 x 55 husky so I might sell the 1899 takedown. I followed this thread all the way through and have two stories to share.

I have a hunting buddy who worked up a .243 ackley to unbelievable long range accuracy. He took up whitetail hunting in Northern Idaho. Ended up losing one buck, harvesting another.

A farmer in Nebraska, I used to bowhunt on his land, had a pet goat that lived on the front porch. A jehovas witness came to preach on the front porch. The goat butted the "preacher" into the living room couch!

I have both, but this weekend the my 250 Savage is first up.

The 100 grain Ballistic Tip is zeroed at 100 yards, then +.4 mils for 200, +1.1 mils for 300. Zap!

I vote for the .303 Savage! For some reason that cartridge is haunting me. I've got a boatload of brass and dies for it, Now I just hafta' find a .303 model 99 I can afford.

It's perfectly normal to have reloading components for a rifle you don't own yet... right?

Yes it is and don't EVER think other ways......................

Great thread! All except for the part where satan showed up.

I think it can be summed up thusly: "bullets matter more than headstamps, except when we're talkin about the .250 savage."

+1 on the 303. Savage. I want one too. The 99 in a .303 Savage was my Grandpa's favorite gun.