What are you guys and gals gonna be shooting this year? cartridges and bullets too please.
I plan to carry:
50-90 Sharps 715 gr paper patch bullets 45-110 Sharps 530 gr paper patch bullets 1886 45-70 505 gr flat nosed greasers 1886 40-65 250 gr flat nosed greasers 40-65 Sharps 400 gr paper patch bullets 58 cal Hawken patched round ball Stainless syn rifles in Ruger Hawkeye 358 Win with 200 gr TTSX's or Kimber Montana 280 AI with 175 NPT's for rainy day hunting.
AR-15 .450BUSHMASTER. Mossberg 500 Sabot shotgun CVA Steghorn .50 muzzleloader, and my cast bullets.
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Oh, forgot one. 7-08 CVA single shot. Gonna take one deer with it then hang it up till my son born 9/21 Is ready for it.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, used up, worn out, bottle of Jim Beam in one hand and a .45 in the other, loudly proclaiming WOW-- What a Ride!"
Sounds like a bunch of dead deer on the way, I'll load all but the 358 and 280 AI with Black Powder, gonna carry these big smokers for deer for an upcoming Bison hunt next year, can't practice on small enough, makes big, easy.
.300 H & H w/ 165 gr. Sierra HPBT Ruger #1.. .375 H & H 300 gr. WW Silvertips .300 Savage model 700 150 WW Silvertips .25-06 700 27 “ custom barrel 100 grain Sierra FB 7mm RM 168Berger
.300 H & H w/ 165 gr. Sierra HPBT Ruger #1.. .375 H & H 300 gr. WW Silvertips .300 Savage model 700 150 WW Silvertips .25-06 700 27 “ custom barrel 100 grain Sierra FB 7mm RM 168Berger
ruger American predator in 6.5 creedmoor 129 gr interlock in factory whitetail ammo also have a box of the 143 gr eldx ammo knight wolverine 50 cal, with 240 gr 44 cal bullets and genuine goex black powder.
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-Thompson Center Contender Muzzleloader with Hornady Sabots -Remington 1100 with fully rifled barrel shooting Remington Solid Copper Sabot slugs -Remington 700 in 260 bedded in a McSwirly 130 NAB Handloads -Tikka T3 in 260 Bedded in a B&C shooting 125 NPT handloads -Remington 700 243 bedded in a Boyds shooting 100 Sierra handloads -Remington 700 Mtn Rifle 7mm-08 shooting 140 NAB handloads Model 29 44 mag shooting 240 XTP handloads
Might tote a Marlin 30/30 or a Winchester Featherweight 270 some. Might grab the Kimber Montana if I decide to climb.
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Wow....thought I was a hodgepodge come deer season. LOL
To choose from?
TC Encore 356/358 Win TC Encore 357 Max Marlin 336 ER 356 Marlin 336 C 35 Rem....maybe Marlin 336 C 30-30 Savage 16 LWH 243 Savage LWH 6.5CM...maybe Howa 1500 6.5 CM Custom AR 6.8 SPC Custom AR 5.56 Weatherby V2 7-08.... maybe Browning Auto 5 Mag 12 Stalker
Hope I get to hunt all of them....but I like the ER, the max, and my ARs most times, it seems.
Remington 700 Classic in .264 Win Mag with a 125 gr Partition
And Old Faithful, my early 1981 mfg Winchester 70 Featherweight in 7x57 with a 130gr Sierra or 100 gr original Barnes X Bullet
Also plan to try out my new Ruger RAR in 7.62x39 on some night time hog sniping at the Ranch. And my Rem. R-15 in 30 Rem. AR caliber,Using Remington 125 gr Factory Hog Hammer Ammo, which uses the 125 gr Barnes TSX bullet.
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Remington Model 7FS 7mm-08 Remington Walnut Mountain Rifle .270 Ruger #1 International 7x57 Browning BAR MK1 Carbine .308 Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine Autoloader Marlin 336.35 Rem Marlin 1895G .45-70 90% of the time I'll use the model7 7mm-08. I love that little rig, the Brown stock is close to perfection for me. I have recently put a Leupold VX-R 2-7 on it, my first illuminated reticle scope, and so far so good. Very clear glass. Hunting in the Adirondacks the Ruger .44 and the Marlin .35, both with Leupold 1.5-5 scopes, will see field time, but the 7mm-08 will be my regular companion.
McWhorter 7mm08, 140 Accubond for deer RAR 243 105 AMAX for hogs, 'yotes
Those are hard to beat for TX Whitetails & Antelope
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Likely headed to camp with me this year is a newly acquired Model 70 Extreme Weather in 243 Win or a Ruger Hawkeye 308 Win and my old Model 94 in 30-30.
Around home it will be a Traditions Vortek Ultralight 50 cal Muzzle Loader.
I plan on carrying a few Remington 740, .30-06 with 150gr horn IL (my grandpas rifle) Win M70 fwt, 7x57 with 140gr np, fed brass, imr 4350, cci fed primer RAR .22-250 shooting 60gr np in federal factory loading. Win M70 extreme weather 30-06, 165gr fed fusion
kimber montana chopped to 17" in 338 federal maybe Remington 673 in .308 and maybe...
kimber adirondack in .308
This one is my favorte and is shooting 130 gr TTSX LIGHTS OUT, but I had a little bolt face pitting issue yesterday that I need to check out. It might have to sit this season on the sidelines.
After reading this thread again I see lots of dead deer and maybe a clean eating sized pig or two, spending time afield each fall becomes more enjoyable the older I get, I have the hope that some of you men are taking your children/grandchildren out too, hunting and the taking of game for food will help them to grow into more understanding and respectable adults, God knows they're gonna need all the help they can get to navigate it all in the coming decades.
I've gt a couple pre-64 300 H&H's, the 280 AI I have is a Montana, that's a rude hard bucking whip weight of a rifle, shoots good if you hang onto it firmly, rifles that light are the hardest for me to shoot accurately, my 16 pound 45-100 Sharps bull gun falls asleep in your hands when you lay it out for a shot.
This year I'll be using a 1915-manufacture 1895 in 303 British for opening weekend. A no. 4 mk 2 is coming along in case the weather turns nasty. Both get fed reloads featuring 180 gr spire points.
This year I'll be using a 1915-manufacture 1895 in 303 British for opening weekend. A no. 4 mk 2 is coming along in case the weather turns nasty. Both get fed reloads featuring 180 gr spire points.
Sweet, after MadMooner reminding me about my 303 up in the African forum, I need to add it to the list, mine shoots the little 215 gr Woodleighs really well, don't believe a deer or pig can hold one.
NULA muzzleloader this weekend 6.5 CM Barrett FC will be next in line, I may stick with it for a while to test a scope...may move the scope to something else later in the season if I get bored Kids will use a .223AI and a 77/357
My choice is simple. The only thing I own that is legal to use on this year's tag is a TC Seneca .45 caliber. It will either be firing 245 grain conicals with 70 grains of FFg or .440", 127 grain PRBs with 65 grains of FFg .. my most accurate load with either bullet / ball. Next year I'll be back to contemplating choices.
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I have a hog hunter and suppressor also. That cheap rifle is amazingly accurate. I think I’m using 11 grains of Trail Boss and a 170 grain partition. It hammers hogs. Fun to shoot those light loads.
I will be using my pre'64 Winchester M/70 Super Grade in .35 Whelen shooting a handload with Sierra 225gr. Game King spitzer over a charge of IMR 4064.
S&W 629 Classic 5inch shooting 245gr cast and 296. IA changed laws this year and I have yet to obtain an 'IA legal' deer rifle but have access to a Marlin 1894 in 44mag and an 1895 in 45-70 if I want to borrow them. Contemplating a RAR in 450 Bushmaster as the most likely bolt-action candidate. I envy you guys who can use any rifle that strikes their fancy to hunt deer.
Winchester Model 70 Sporter 25-06 100 grain NBT T/C Encore 7mm-08 120 or 140 grain NBT 7mm-08 Winchester action, Broughton Barrel, HS stock, 140 grain NBT Remington 700 30-06 ( my first bolt action my dad gave me in 1975 ) 150 grain Sierra BTSP
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What are you guys and gals gonna be shooting this year? cartridges and bullets too please.
I plan to carry:
50-90 Sharps 715 gr paper patch bullets 45-110 Sharps 530 gr paper patch bullets 1886 45-70 505 gr flat nosed greasers 1886 40-65 250 gr flat nosed greasers 40-65 Sharps 400 gr paper patch bullets 58 cal Hawken patched round ball Stainless syn rifles in Ruger Hawkeye 358 Win with 200 gr TTSX's or Kimber Montana 280 AI with 175 NPT's for rainy day hunting.
It's been a long summer, I'm ready to go hunting.
You're going to carry all those? I heard you were a big strong guy, but dang!
Fun thread. I'll be carrying my faithful 25-06 Rem 700 CDL, topped with a 6x Leupold.
Handloaded 115 gr Nosler "Blue Cyclone" Ballistic Tip bullets at 3120 fps, zeroed at 200 yards.
It's a well proven combo, and I surely do love hunting with it. Mostly for mule deer.
Hope to use all of these for this season, IF I can leave the little Marlin XL7 in 25/06 at home; and that has been very hard to do these last 5 or 6 years.
CLR in 270. Remington 870 rifled slug shooter in 20 Gauge for hunting in Iowa. RAR-Predators in 243, 6.5 Creedmoor, and (MAYBE) 25-06. Ruger Hawkeyes in 6.5 Creedmoor and 338 Federal. Winchester 100 in 308.
7 rifles and 8 tags for Nebraska plus 1 shotgun and 1 tag for Iowa.
Hunting for antlers x3 and Hunter For The Hungry x6.
One or the other 25-06's I have. Both 700's Model 70 in 6.5 Swede Model 70 in 264 WM Weatherby Vanguard 243 Tikka T3 308 Tikka T3 223 Daniel Defense DDM4v7 5.56
Might even take out the 358 Win. in an Interarms action and a pac-nor barrel.
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The firearms I will hunt deer with this Fall are 1. Tikka T3x Superlite .300 Win 2. Remington 700 XCR II .300 Win 3. Browning BLR .308 Win 4. Browning BLR .450 Marlin 5. Marlin 1895 45-70 Govt And will spend a bunch of treestand time with an Excalibur Bulldog crossbow.....Hb
Whitworth full stock Mauser in 7x57, Bergera 6.5 Creedmoor, Ruger 77RSI .250-3000, and my dad’s old marlin 336 .30-30.
Hornady 154 RN over H4350 in the 7, Nosler 120 Btip over H4350 in the Creedmoor, Hornady 117 RN over H4831 in the 250, Speer 150FN over LVR in the Marlin.
Ruger #1 RSI .243 win w 4X Leupold. My hunting buddy got another 760 Remington in .35 Rem (has two). Might use one for antlerless if I don't have a doe down by recurve before gun season. If nothing down at the end of firearms, then will go MZ season with a TC Hawken Silver Elite.
i just had rotator cuff surgery so i gotta play it by ear. archery and small game is out. may end up handgun hunting with my 44 mountain gun for deer. i have a month and a half so we'll see.
Heading to Wyoming for antelope next week with a Ruger M77MkII 257 Roberts, Hornady 100 Interlock. For deer, who knows what whim will strike. About a dozen candidates from 308 down to 223.
I have this mental picture of some of y'all carrying a golf bag full of rifles when you go deer hunting. Reminds me of a deer hunter I happened upon many years ago. He was carrying a scoped 30-30 for "long range", a 12 gauge pump with slugs for "brush hunting", and a 44 Mag pistol for "close range." He happened to be bunting on a farm that he didn't have permission to be on, and I ran his ass off before he had a chance to shoot somebody.
Oh well, I confess that I sometimes use more than one rifle during the season myself. But, I only carry one at a time.
I have this mental picture of some of y'all carrying a golf bag full of rifles when you go deer hunting. Reminds me of a deer hunter I happened upon many years ago. He was carrying a scoped 30-30 for "long range", a 12 gauge pump with slugs for "brush hunting", and a 44 Mag pistol for "close range." He happened to be bunting on a farm that he didn't have permission to be on, and I ran his ass off before he had a chance to shoot somebody.
Oh well, I confess that I sometimes use more than one rifle during the season myself. But, I only carry one at a time.
It SHOULD be up to the hunter to decide what is the most ethical shot, and what weapon to use. But here in Ohio, they allow only one weapon while deer hunting, even when bow hunting during deer gun, you can have no other weapon. The only exception as the law stands now, is a CCW. (I am trrying to get this stupid law repealed.)
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the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing.
I have this mental picture of some of y'all carrying a golf bag full of rifles when you go deer hunting. Reminds me of a deer hunter I happened upon many years ago. He was carrying a scoped 30-30 for "long range", a 12 gauge pump with slugs for "brush hunting", and a 44 Mag pistol for "close range." He happened to be bunting on a farm that he didn't have permission to be on, and I ran his ass off before he had a chance to shoot somebody.
Oh well, I confess that I sometimes use more than one rifle during the season myself. But, I only carry one at a time.
I take a minimum of 3 to camp for the first 9 days. After I take a deer with one, I put it away. After I get home after the first week, I start swapping in and out to suit my tastes. All told, I've got a good dozen deer rifles, and it's all a matter of how I feel what I'm going to pack for the latter part of the season. I never have less than two so I at least have a primary and a backup. I've had to go to the backup rifle 3 times in 15 years. There's also the issue of inclement weather. There are rifles (like the Savage 99) that I just don't want out in the rain.
Had MZ, did belly crawl across big field.........Python acted as a plow. No more deer sidearm. Took rifle and shotgun on a long night hunt (several farms, walking loop in decent snow). No more rifle/shotgun ventures. Backups? Sure. But not in the field at same time. Too old and cranky for the hassle anymore.
Remington 700 classic in 8x57. Loaded with 180 gr. Nolser ballistic tips over Varget. CZ-550 American in 6.5x55. Loaded with 140 gr speer hot cor over IMR 4831. Commercial 98 Mauser in .257 Roberts. That one is Hornady superformance factory load
I guess since I have a Kimber Classic Select here in 30/06 that hasn't been bloodied yet,that's where we will start. Probably the 150 grain ballistic tip over 59 grains of H4350. The rifle will group them in the same 3/4" group with the 165 over 56 grains of RL 17. 180s land about an inch lower at 100 yards. I was on the fence about playing Kimber roulette,but this turned out to be one of my most consistent rifles. Leopold VX3i 3.5X - 10X in Leupold mounts. Couldn't be happier.
The T3 Hunter 7 Rem mag may see some action as well. 160 Partitions over 66 grains of 7828. Flat ass loves that load.
The 280 AI will likely sit the bench. I shot my buck last season with it. 140 grain TTSX over 60 grains of RL 19 is the recipe. Pac Nor barrel cut to 24". M700 action bedded in an older CDL stock. Almost like cheating.
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Heading out for an Arkansas doe hunt today, Colt SAA 45 on the belt, Shiloh 40-65 for the long shots, both loaded with Holy Black.
Didn't get to read many posts this morning, was in a hurry to get to the woods.
The little Shiloh 40-65 didn't disappoint, doe#1 62 yards broadsided, punches both shoulders, 10 yard run and crash, doe#2, 200 yards broadsided, bullet struck three inches behind the shoulder crease, 25 yard death run, complete penetration, what a fun way to start the season, had both deer down by 8:40 a.m. CST, they're both at the processor, butcher said I'd be eating them by Tuesday.
Heading out for an Arkansas doe hunt today, Colt SAA 45 on the belt, Shiloh 40-65 for the long shots, both loaded with Holy Black.
Awesome combo!
Thanks moosemike, the little 40-65 with it's 400 gr paper patch bullet done the deed easily, the old Colt SAA wasn't needed, no pigs tried to root me outta my ground blind this morning ;]
1) Howa heavy barrel in 6.5 CM with 120 TTSX and back up 140 Gamekings in case I don’t like the TTSX performance. My first time using a mono bullet. 2) 98 mauser sporter in 9.3x62 with 286 hornady sp-rp. 3) Winchester 94 in 30-30 with factory 150 grain core-lokts. 4) S&W Model 29 with either 240 xtp or 255 WFN hardcast.
Gunner has it going. He sent me pictures on my cell phone of the two deer, both had absolutely perfect bullet placement . Barrel sights, no scope, and a 40 caliber Sharps with paper patched bullets and black powder. Both the 62 yard shot and the 200 yard shot showed perfect straight line penetration and complete pass through. This ain't an accident, guys. These guns are the Real Deal when you know how to use them, and Gunner has done his homework and put in the trigger time. Now it is paying off, big time.
Heading out for an Arkansas doe hunt today, Colt SAA 45 on the belt, Shiloh 40-65 for the long shots, both loaded with Holy Black.
Didn't get to read many posts this morning, was in a hurry to get to the woods.
The little Shiloh 40-65 didn't disappoint, doe#1 62 yards broadsided, punches both shoulders, 10 yard run and crash, doe#2, 200 yards broadsided, bullet struck three inches behind the shoulder crease, 25 yard death run, complete penetration, what a fun way to start the season, had both deer down by 8:40 a.m. CST, they're both at the processor, butcher said I'd be eating them by Tuesday.
Remington 700 classic in 8x57. Loaded with 180 gr. Nolser ballistic tips over Varget. CZ-550 American in 6.5x55. Loaded with 140 gr speer hot cor over IMR 4831. Commercial 98 Mauser in .257 Roberts. That one is Hornady superformance factory load
Hopefully I will get one with each.
I hope you get one with each of them too, and congratulate you on obviously having the same quirky taste in cartridges as I have had over the years.
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Gunner has it going. He sent me pictures on my cell phone of the two deer, both had absolutely perfect bullet placement . Barrel sights, no scope, and a 40 caliber Sharps with paper patched bullets and black powder. Both the 62 yard shot and the 200 yard shot showed perfect straight line penetration and complete pass through. This ain't an accident, guys. These guns are the Real Deal when you know how to use them, and Gunner has done his homework and put in the trigger time. Now it is paying off, big time.
Thanks for the flowers Sharpsguy, that hunt, and being fortunate enough to get on two deer so fast, then dispatch them with two clean quick kill hits was a pure blast, as much work as horsing into the brush then horsing them back out to the truck for dressing and icing down put me on a tired high that lasted till bedtime last night, the good feeling is running strong this morning over coffee, hunting is truly an enjoyable and most satisfying sport.
Particularly after mowing, brush hogging, spraying and weed eating damn near eight months this year ;]
Hope the rest of you men will stop back by this thread and share your kills with stories and picks.
Depending on weather and the stand I choose, any of the following:
Savage M 10 rebarreled to 250 Savage using 117 gr Hornady RN over 34.5 gr H414 Savage 99 in 38/55 with factory Winchester 250 gr soft points Winchester 1910 in 401 WSL using Buffalo Arms Standard Arms Model G in 35 Rem using factory 150 gr Remington Core-Lots Savage 930 12 ha with Federal sabot using Barnes slugs
Bad weather gun
Savage M 16 in 7mm/08 with either 154 gr Hornady RN over unremembered powder or 140 gr Federal Fusions
If it becomes necessary to hunt black powder season:
54 cal T/C Renegade using conical bullet and 75 grs FFg
I'm not expecting shots of any great distance which explains the rifle and bullet choices.
Bergara Hunter 6.5 Creed Tikka Hunter .260 Winchester Model 70 .270 that was my first deer rifle. It was given to me by my parents when I was 9 or 10. I hadn't pulled the trigger on it since I killed a doe with it 20yrs ago due to my affection for new rifles. I gave it a makeover this summer with new B&C stock, cerakote, and a new Vortex Viper. I will carry it on occasion for old times' sake
The sheer differences in weapons and projectiles shows what an adaptable lot we are, geography plays a major roll, yes, but we could get it all done most anywhere under any circumstances.
Heading out for an Arkansas doe hunt today, Colt SAA 45 on the belt, Shiloh 40-65 for the long shots, both loaded with Holy Black.
Didn't get to read many posts this morning, was in a hurry to get to the woods.
The little Shiloh 40-65 didn't disappoint, doe#1 62 yards broadsided, punches both shoulders, 10 yard run and crash, doe#2, 200 yards broadsided, bullet struck three inches behind the shoulder crease, 25 yard death run, complete penetration, what a fun way to start the season, had both deer down by 8:40 a.m. CST, they're both at the processor, butcher said I'd be eating them by Tuesday.
Remington 700 classic in 8x57. Loaded with 180 gr. Nolser ballistic tips over Varget. CZ-550 American in 6.5x55. Loaded with 140 gr speer hot cor over IMR 4831. Commercial 98 Mauser in .257 Roberts. That one is Hornady superformance factory load
Hopefully I will get one with each.
I hope you get one with each of them too, and congratulate you on obviously having the same quirky taste in cartridges as I have had over the years.
Gonna put new Leupold scope on my Sendero 7mm ultra mag this afternoon. It’s the only one I don’t have sighted in. I wish rifle season would hurry up and get here
Here first morning of the deer season I will be hunting with a Remington 722 in .300 Savage, made in 1948 according to the barrel code. If the weather is crappy, I will use a coated 700 9 twist Roberts that shoots 110 Accubonds and 117 Hornady RN's into the same small group. After opening morning, who knows....
Out in western South Dakota later in November, I will be using my favorite rifle, an 8 twist custom M70SA .220 Swift spewing 75 grain Berger VLD's or possibly a new 6mm Creedmoor that loves 105 JLK's. Earlier this month I used the Swift in Montana to shoot an antelope buck with the VLD. I parked the VLD in his ribs and the buck turned and fell over.
I nearly always reach for my Glenfield 30-30 carbine featuring 18 inch barrel and 2 - 7X Simmons scope. My shots rarely exceed 100 yards. This outfit has toppled many deer for me across the decades. Typically, I shoot either 150 grain Core-lokts or 170 grain Power Point ammo.
What are you guys and gals gonna be shooting this year? cartridges and bullets too please.
I plan to carry:
50-90 Sharps 715 gr paper patch bullets 45-110 Sharps 530 gr paper patch bullets 1886 45-70 505 gr flat nosed greasers 1886 40-65 250 gr flat nosed greasers 40-65 Sharps 400 gr paper patch bullets 58 cal Hawken patched round ball Stainless syn rifles in Ruger Hawkeye 358 Win with 200 gr TTSX's or Kimber Montana 280 AI with 175 NPT's for rainy day hunting.
It's been a long summer, I'm ready to go hunting.
Thinking
Ruger #1 in .44 mag, and another #1 in .38-55 Dad's M94 in .44-40 may play as well
I will grab the .250 Savage off the rack...again.. I put a Leopold 6X on the rifle this summer so we will see how using a fixed power works out for me.
Have used a Browning X-Bolt .30-06 to take 3 deer so far this year. Next hunt is a late season Whitetail hunt, where the Wby. Mk. V .257 will get used, for long shots across hay fields.
I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....
Like most everyone else here, I have a whole bunch of guns and deciding which one to hunt with is tough. However, I've decided, I think, that the gun I'd most like to bloody this year is my Lipsey's Ruger M77 African .275 Rigby. After a few different scopes I've mounted, and changed out, it's finally topped with a Swaro Z3 3-10 w/BRH reticle.
Yep, that's the one, but, my Sako needs lovin' too. And then there's the new Cooper...aw, hell, who knows.
Louisiana does a special veterans hunt next weekend. It's only appropriate that I use the 223. This one a Savage LWH firing a 64gr Nosler Bonded. The second weekend is primitive weapons. Here we can use break action single shots. Mine will be a CVA 44 Magnum driving a 240 grain Swift A-Frame. I'll rotate in a Ruger Hawkeye Predator 6.5 CM, a Ruger Hawkeye Ultralight 7-08, a Ruger Mk2 Ultralight 257 Roberts and a Howa 6.5x55.
Wow....thought I was a hodgepodge come deer season. LOL
To choose from?
TC Encore 356/358 Win TC Encore 357 Max Marlin 336 ER 356 Marlin 336 C 35 Rem....maybe Marlin 336 C 30-30 Savage 16 LWH 243 Savage LWH 6.5CM...maybe Howa 1500 6.5 CM Custom AR 6.8 SPC Custom AR 5.56 Weatherby V2 7-08.... maybe Browning Auto 5 Mag 12 Stalker
Hope I get to hunt all of them....but I like the ER, the max, and my ARs most times, it seems.
....and a stainless M7 7-08 just jumped in my safe, also.
Plan on using a Howa Mini Action in 6.5 Grendel with a 123 gr. Bullet. This will be the bolt gun I hunt with. Never hunted deer with an AR so I built a .264 LBC and will also hunt with a 123 gr. Bullet. These are new to me calibers as I have hunted with .300 WM,.308.25/06,30/30 and enjoyed them. Really like a bolt gun but that AR sure is a shooter. Hope this will be the year for a big one.
This has been my deer rfile for many years. A No. 1 in .243 that Jack Haugh made in the late 80's. The gun is iin fine shape. We hunt in blinds here in Michigan and our guns do not get beat up. It is very accurate with my handloads.
This has been my deer rfile for many years. A No. 1 in .243 that Jack Haugh made in the late 80's. The gun is iin fine shape. We hunt in blinds here in Michigan and our guns do not get beat up. It is very accurate with my handloads.
A "Classic" deer hunting rig I ever seen here on the fire.
Rem Faux TI Mnt rifle .338-06, 2.5X8, 180 AB's Kimber Montana, 7mm-08, 2.5X8, 145 Speer GS's Rem Mnt rifle .280, not sure what scope yet, going to try 150 PT's, running out of time for this, maybe next year. Slim chance, but for back-up - Ruger 77/357mag or Marlin 1894 .357mag.
As usual, a Sharps 1874 shooting lead paper patched bullets over a case full of black powder. This year, the caliber will be a 40-65. After 40 plus years, it never gets old.
Going to start with my Ruger M77 MarkII in 280Rem. It's the first quality rifle I ever owned and I've had it for about 10yrs now. The only animal I've ever seen with that rifle in my hands was a coyote that didn't survive the encounter. I plan to carry it until I get a deer with it. 140gr NBT over IMR4831 at a leisurely 2830fps.
If I can get the first kill with that rifle, I've got a whole safe full of choices for the rest of the season. Really wanting to get a deer with a 243 and a 223.
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As usual, a Sharps 1874 shooting lead paper patched bullets over a case full of black powder. This year, the caliber will be a 40-65. After 40 plus years, it never gets old.
This has been my deer rfile for many years. A No. 1 in .243 that Jack Haugh made in the late 80's. The gun is iin fine shape. We hunt in blinds here in Michigan and our guns do not get beat up. It is very accurate with my handloads.
In Alabama I will be using my MRC X2 in 7mm08. In Ohio I will be using my Marlin 444 levergun. I may take my Ruger 44 Carbine to Ohio as well. Just for the heck of it.
Ready for this year: 1954 Remington 760 BDL in 35 Rem. with real nice wood. Remington 700 Classic in 6.5x55. Ruger 44 finger grove Carbine Robert Hart 700 in 338 Federal Ruger American in 450 BM. As with most folks the style of hunting and weather will have a large factor in what gets carried each day. Best of luck to all.
Ready for this year: 1954 Remington 760 BDL in 35 Rem. with real nice wood. Remington 700 Classic in 6.5x55. Ruger 44 finger grove Carbine Robert Hart 700 in 338 Federal Ruger American in 450 BM. As with most folks the style of hunting and weather will have a large factor in what gets carried each day. Best of luck to all.
Those 44 finger groove carbines are real bad about jamming ,but I'll take it off your hands.
For ohio...in line muzzle loader like always...90 grains of powder and a saboted Hornady pistol bullet. For Pennsylvania, 6.5x55. Have not decided but probably a Hornady 129 with imr4350.
We are heading out tomorrow for a whitetail hunt.. Most likely the last deer hunt of the season. Don't travel out of state any more, and with my fine dogs, I would soon chase birds than bucks.. Plus we have a local elk season that runs though the first of the year..
Already got one nice mulie with my #1 in .300 H & H.. 165 gr. Sierra BTHP..
Taking the following with me.. Conditions change on this hunt so here goes..
My adl .22-250 with 63 gr Sierra semi pointed... This is mainly my turkey rifle.. But over the years it has killed a pile of deer when hunting out of state.. My adl .25-06 with 100 gr. Sierra flat base.. Lots of deer and antelope have fallen to this one also. My custom 7mm Rem, Mag. This is my back up rifle incase a long long shot must be taken.. My wife's favorite the last years she hunted.. The #1 .300 H & H mentioned earlier.. A BDL in .375 H & H with 300 gr. WW Silvertips..Haven't used this one much.. It has taken antelope, moose, and elk.. Sometimes we hunt heavy brush in the bottoms.. Ideal for that.. Have a good save hunt..
In VA, it's ML first, in two weeks, then two weeks later on this side of the Blue Ridge, anything goes through the first week in January.
WV rifle season opens the Monday of Thanksgiving week, runs for two weeks, followed by a week of ML, then odd bits of antlerless season.
It'll be my Knight Ultralight first followed by my as-yet unblooded 1948 FN .270, then anybody's guess after that. I've got a new Ruger 1V .243, a CZ 6.5 Grendel, my trusty Hawkeye Predator .308, and the Remington Model Six .30/06 I traded into yesterday. Kinda leaning towards the Grendel because I've never whacked one with one of those.
Got a .223 Hawkeye in the pipe for next week, in case I want to try my hand at stunt-shooting.
I have a few different ones. However the one I use the most is my Remington 750 Woodsmaster Carbine 30-06. I have a Leupold VX-2 2-7x33 Scope on it. It's my 2 to 200 yard gun. It's nice and handy with it's 18.5" barrel and the scope works good in the woods.
NYH1.
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Using the same rifle I used last year. I built this Kimber Classic from a very early 84M that was a nice shooting 7-08, but I was wanting a 243 and have another Kimber 7-08 so the early one became a donor. Adam Bentley of Dresdon Gun Company did the rebarrel, action truing and bluing while I did the stock.
This has been my deer rfile for many years. A No. 1 in .243 that Jack Haugh made in the late 80's. The gun is iin fine shape. We hunt in blinds here in Michigan and our guns do not get beat up. It is very accurate with my handloads.
Dats a pretty gun!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
On the fire, we don't need no stinkin' concensus ...
g33/40 chambered 7x57 with 140g nosler solid base Model 14 pump in 30 Remington with 170g core lokts Browning FN 98 mauser, their short lived cut-down small ring, chambered 280 Rem with 150g ELD-X and maybe for the end of season, if I get motivated... another Browning FN 98 SR re-bored to 7-08 with 130g Speer
Using the same rifle I used last year. I built this Kimber Classic from a very early 84M that was a nice shooting 7-08, but I was wanting a 243 and have another Kimber 7-08 so the early one became a donor. Adam Bentley of Dresdon Gun Company did the rebarrel, action truing and bluing while I did the stock.
Thompson Center G2 Contender Carbine 23" 30-30 barrel was the first rifle up this year.
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“Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the forest and fields in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person” -Fred Bear
Using the same rifle I used last year. I built this Kimber Classic from a very early 84M that was a nice shooting 7-08, but I was wanting a 243 and have another Kimber 7-08 so the early one became a donor. Adam Bentley of Dresdon Gun Company did the rebarrel, action truing and bluing while I did the stock.
Tikka T3 Superlite Stainless in .270 Win, with 130 gr Core-Lokts Tikka T3x Compact in .308 Win, with 150 gr Core-Lokts T/C Omega .50 cal, with 250 gr Shockwaves
"Don't believe everything you read on the Internet." - George Washington
This old Model 70 30Gov't06 has been working for me for 30 years and my Grandfather since 1937 when he won it in a big buck contest. I still have not been able to live up to the 37-3/4" buck that he won it with but I keep trying.
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A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
Moose, glad you like those December seasons.. Haven’t there for several years.. Used to hunt. Each year in Clearfield Co. but those hunts are pretty much over as the camp sold.. Used a lot of long range rifles in one area.. Guess I miss the hunts, but give me Oct. every time for hunting..
Moose, glad you like those December seasons.. Haven’t there for several years.. Used to hunt. Each year in Clearfield Co. but those hunts are pretty much over as the camp sold.. Used a lot of long range rifles in one area.. Guess I miss the hunts, but give me Oct. every time for hunting..
Well in Wyoming I agree with you as December is way too cold with that wind.
T/C Contender Carbine with MGM 21" bull, chambered in 357 Magnum.. either 158 XTP or 180 Cast WFNGC, or...
T/C Hawken, 50 caliber patched roundball, though I may try the Lee R.E.A.L. bullets this year if I can get them to shoot right quick, or...
Custom Ruger 77 UL, Roberts with the Barnes 100 grain "Blue Meanies", or...
If I can lure one close enough, my Ruger Flattop Blackhawk Lipsey's Stainless 5.5" 357 magnum, shooting an RCBS 38-150 cast from straight wheelweights.
or the old standbys...
Custom Remington 7, 250 Savage with 100 grain Ballistic Tips, or...
Winchester 70, 30-06, with 150 grain Ballistic Tips.
I had high hopes of picking up something else before the season, but even if I do now, I'll never have the time to wring it out. I've been wanting to get back into shooting nothing but cast bullets, vintage levers, and single shots...I miss those days.
"Ignorance is acceptable, because you can remedy it with knowledge and research. Stupidity is when you guard your ignorance." Ted Nugent
"Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you."
"I still have not been able to live up to the 37-3/4" buck that he won it with but I keep trying."
37 3/4" buck??
Sorry that I was wrong on that 37-3/4", it's actually 38-3/4" or a bit more if you go from outside to outside!
Wow!.........just wow! I saw that pic on here once before and it's still awe inspiring.
I need to get a better picture, it has eye guards that are an inch wide and 3 inches long. A big old buck for sure. I remember my grandpa complaining about how tough and chewy he was. lol
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
Well I got my buck on the last day of the season in my area. Tuesday the 31st of Oct. A big bodied 4X4 mule deer. I hunted 8 days and could not find any bucks to shoot. Either there were none, or none I wanted to shoot because they were so small.
At about 45 minutes after shooting light on the 31st I shot a heavy 4X4.
I grabbed the same rifles I used last year as I walked out the door at 5:30 AM. A full-stock M98 Mauser in 8X57 I made for myself. I used a Hornady SST 170 grain. I hit the buck as it came towards me at the juncture of it's neck and shoulder. Bang-flop.
The bullet went through the neck and both lungs and tore up the liver too, but I lost it in the gut pile. I found shards of copper and lead in the neck so I know it was breaking up a little bit. My load, from my short 18" barrel, is only 2450 FPS and the range was 140 years. In my gun this load shoots a ragged hole at 100 yards.
I killed deer and elk with this load last year, and I think the bullet is a bit too prone to come apart. I am happy with it on deer if the angle is right, but I didn't get much penetration on last years bill elk. I killed it OK, but the best penetration I have seen with this bullet so far is about 20"
Sorry, no pics. I didn't take the camera with me. I bunched the deer about 6 hours ago. I'll go back out for my elk next week, and I'll try to get one with my 9.3X57 with a 250 gr Nosler Accu-Bond bullet. If the elk are not in the high brush and trees and I can't get within 300 yards I'll have my old 300H&H along in camp. It's on of my "cheating guns" so if the season get close to the end and I can;'t get a close shot as I like to, I'll break out the 300.
) 3 - 9 x 40 BDC shooting 3" Breneke Magnum Crush 1 1/2" oz. 1500fps 
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