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My 20 yr old Tikka 695 7mm Rem Magnificent is responsible for way over half of the 300 or so big game animals I've been fortunate enough to kill. Partitions in 150 and 160gr did most of it.

I've killed loads of hogs with the first deer rifle I ever had, bought back in 1971, a Marlin 336 30-30. It still wears the old Weaver K4 that I bought at the same time.

My 2 boys a d I have shot close to 40 deer with a Remington 788 in .222. We add two or three to its numbers every year.

A grand total of two! lol

I generally don't see many deer where I hunt. Plus, I tend to take 3-4 different rifles when I go, then not bring them again for several years, so it can take a long while for something to get a second chance. I have one rifle I've killed two with, one shotgun I've killed two and one handgun I've killed two... so as a consequence those 3 never go hunting anymore.
They have to give all the others a chance.


But for rifles... my shortened at both ends .45-70

One of either sex.

This one. Sako L579 .220 Swift.

lost count years ago....my home made thumbhole (thanks to Fajen) 1908 Mauser in 25-06.....I built it in 1970

760 30-06. Most of those deer the rifle had a $30 blister pack Bushnell Sportview 3x9 on it. Several deer later with a Tasco World class 2x7. The rifle has a Leupold VariX-III 2.5x8 on it now and will untill I'm long gone since High Brass set it up that way.

My deer rifle, naturally!

I know that steep old country! About as steep as it gets when you roll off towards the river.

Rem. 660, 308.
Brown Precision stock, Decelator.
Redfield mounts, now Talley lightweight
Old Redfield Widefield 2x7 accutrac, now Leopold Vari-x ii 3x9
165gr. Ballistic tips, had a fling with Sierra 165gr. BTW (too destructive, IMHO
BLC2 or IMR4895



This gun has been a death ray for me, it j u st kills stuff.
We had a run, 10 shots, 8 dead deer, 1 miss.
Hunting from the ground, no stand/blind, bait, or any rifle rest, often on the move.
That's was in a short time, so I remembered it, don't normally keep records.

Pat did you hunt with Jon Barker on that buck? I met him in out in in the middle of Montana a couple years ago at a card lock fueling up. Real cool guy.

First gen ULW 257 Roy, factory 100 sp, no turrets, no fancy boolits, it just works, and works really well....

1980 Browning BLR. 308win, varixiii 2.5-8 gloss duplex.tally rings, 165 Hornady Btsp at 2550.

Nice buck Jud......great pic.

Ruger M77

Remington 30-06

Under 50

Mostly doe

Marlin 1895 45-70 Id say about 20 with it! now days I use diffrent rifles most all are Savage 99s

Interesting collection we’ve mentioned here- seems like we all killed more with rifles when we started before the “looneyism” took hold of us!

Winchester M70 Ranger

Model 600 6mm

First year of production Remington 700 Classic in .243. Not to mention a truck load of hogs with it too.

My Winchester 1980 Model 70 Featherweight in 7x57 would run a close second.