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Some of the old timers I knew in the 60's carried the .35 rem.. One bolt action model 30 Rem. and a couple Remington pumps.. I suppose the 14 and 141... The very best deer hunter I knew as a kid carried the .35 in a pump, but he also had a model 721 Rem. in a wildcat .300 mag.. He had both ends of the hunt covered..

Not everyone, just 99%.

I don't see many guys toting a 760/7600 around here anymore. Once upon a time they did. I carried a 700 in 7mag for 25 yrs, but have downsized to a .280 as my primary. I have a 7 saum and a ss mt guide in .243 waiting in the wings, but I've yet to shoot either.

I have not hunted in Pa. ; but would like to. i have two remington 700 mtn rifles one in 30-06 ( 2.5-8 leup) and one in .280. ron

I started out with an Amish Machine Gun in 35 Rem as a kid but have used a 260 Rem for about the last 8 years. It's light weight and accurate. The only you give up is the ability to really rip way at one running through the laurel.

My Remington 700 BDL.30-06. I have spent a lot of years with a Remington 760.30-06. But I preferred 150 grain Power Points to the wildly popular 180 Core -Lokt RN's.

I lived in Pennsylvania for 20 years and most of that time found me carrying a Browning B-78 single shot .30-06 or a M1952 Mannlicher-Schoenauer .257 Roberts. A M94 .30-30 stood ready for nasty weather days. My GF liked my Winchester M54 .30-30 bolt gun until I got her a Ruger lightweight 77 .257 Roberts. Truth be told, I killed about as many with a .50 flintlock as I did with the rest of them.

I bought a Remington 7600 in 35 whelen back in the early 90's for black bear hunting in PA. Turns out it works great on whitetails as well. Has always dropped them where they stood using my 250 grain handloads.

BLR in 223.

Rem. Ti., 260, 3-9 Swarovski. This one gets the most exersize.

Win 94 30-30 top eject with a side mounted weaver 4X I bought when I was 16. Many were using western auto sold revelations. Haven't hunted back in PA for years. I need to get back.....

And RN Corelokts of course.....

I use a 257 Roberts Ruger Mk II, 260 Remington Model 7, 308 Savage 99 and custom 30-06. Just depends on the weather and mood.

Rem 760 in 270 or 30-06--- what else?

Hell, if it weren't for Pa. and a few other states, the Rem pumps would have been extinct years ago.

Lived here my whole life,49yrs, and our family seemed to have an unwritten rule. when you started hunting, your parents bought you a 30-30. we all had one, and still do. when you got a little older, you bought your own rifle, mine was a 300 mag,it was the cool thing to do when you were 16 to 18, and indestructible, now that im older, im using a 257 roberts.

And, this matters why?

Also started with a 30-30 and worked my way to a 300WM. Tried a 760 30-06 that came too cheap (180gr gamekings). Never thought I would like a pump but it worked well, just too heavy and noisy. Now use a Model 660 308 or a T3lite 6.5x55. My grandfather used a 30-30 all his life and thought 30-06 and 270 were too big for deer. Of course he thought the 06 had worked perfect on Germans.

My Grandpa fought the Nazi's too. He used to tell me "all you need is a .30-30, if you use a .30-06 you'll just hit a tree".

You gotta be talking about Grice's in Clearfield.......