Last season I had 7 tags to fill and I got 6 head of game. I fired 7 shots but (to my shame) I missed my elk.
All but one were shot over irons. My elk was fired at with a scoped 9.3X62. Shot about 2" over it's back and that bull didn't give me a 2nd chance.
2 animals were shot with lever actions,
a buck antelope with a Winchester M95 in 270 Factory Buckhorn sight.
and an antelope with a savage M99 in 300 Sav. Peep sight.
My other 5 kills were 2 whitetails with a Remington Auto M81 in 300 Savage, Factory open sight.
One antelope with a 1903 Mannlicher in 6.5X54. Standing blade rear sight.
One deer killed with a 9.3X57 Swedish M46. Mauser. Factory standing blade rear sight.
I really enjoy hunting with old fashioned guns with irons. If the season get short I will most often go get one of my scoped rifles, but for the most part I like using irons. As I age I can't shoot them as well as I did when I was younger, but if I just seek up close it doesn't matter.
