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I don’t remember seeing this one posted before- although it could’ve been. What one rifle have you killed the most deer with? Not the cartridge or load- just the rifle. Mine would be my first deer rifle- a Remington 700 BDL SS chambered in .30-06, I probably killed my first 20 or so deer with it, it’s been a few years since I’ve taken it out hunting. I might have to throw her back into the rotation this year! I don’t have any pictures of it- please feel free to post pics of yours if you have them!
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Probably a Dakota 76 in 257AI or a pre64 M70 in 257R.
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I have 2 older slimmer H&R 30-30 topper barrels mated to a modern NEF receivers that have killed many whitetails. One has the Cabelas LeverAction 30-30 scope that shoots LE ammo and the other that shoots 170 grain Sierra FN's Both are more accurate than a cheap rifle ought to be. Hunted in Wi.-Mn.-Mi. back in the day. Now just Wi. and out west
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Probably an old pre-64 Model 70 in .257 Roberts.
I trade guns fairly often so I don't usually shoot a whole bunch with one. Once I'm convinced something works, I punt it and go try something else. That ol' .257 was with me through quite a few years before the serious gun bug bit. Second in line was probably a SS Remington Seven in 7mm-08. I didn't have it very long but I got right busy killin' shyte with it.
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I don't think I've killed more than 1 or 2 with any rifle currently in my safe. I've been in a collecting and testing mode for the last several years. Once I kill a deer with one, it goes back in the safe so I can bloody another one.
I guess the one I killed the most with was my first deer rifle, before I got into collecting. It was a Rem 710 in 30-06 that I killed my first four deer with. Once I started collecting and started using some quality rifles, I realized what a POS the 710 was so it went down the road. I don't miss it at all.
After hearing a few good reviews, I thought about trying out one of the new Rem 783 models until I actually handled one in a store. It was heavy, bulky, and handled like a club. Memories of that old 710 came flooding back so I left it in the store.
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For me it'd be a tossup between my Marlin 336 .30-30 and my 12 gauge Ithaca model 37 Deerslayer.
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1861 Springfield, Don't know why but I seem to always see deer while carrying it.
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Most, by a long margin - Model 11 Savage in .243.
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2nd - T/C ProHunter in 25-06.
3rd - Savage m99 in .308.
4th - "Remchester" 1895 replica in 30-06.
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interesting question that I"m not sure of the answer about actually. May have killed more with a single bow than a single gun.
I like to see how things work. So I shoot deer for a few years with X, then go to Y, etc....
Last year it was the 10mm Glock 20. Which worked EXTREMELY well, never had a deer fall out of eyesight, can't say that any made 50 yards actually, one made maybe 20- steps around a bush.
Latest "toy" is 458 Win mag. LOL
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BTW I know the least... as in one, with 50 bmg. Had to look for her so long it was nuts, went about 200 yards with a double lung. No real damage to the deer except the 50 cal hole... Have not bought or loaded expanding bullets in that one yet... will not attempt another until that happens.
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That one would be my Mauser in 270 Winchester.
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Remington 7400 in 6mm rem and 100 gr Corloks
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A pawn shop M-70 SS BOSS in 30'06
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That would be my Weatherby MkV, in .257 Wby.
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My Springfield 03A3, 30-06 of course. That is if we are starting from the beginning, toss up between a 308 and 7x57 the last ten years.
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I am not so certain I have killed more than ten with any individual rifle. I doubt I have killed more than 20 with any individual caliber/gauge. I have killed 8-10 or so with a number of different rifles/calibers, with bows and shotguns.
I would LIKE to kill a bunch more with 22 lr just to understand better. I much prefer my .270 as an efficient killing machine. I love my .243 Sako L579. I love my Howa 1500 .243 almost as much. I will never be without a 760 in 30-06. Muzzle loaders are fun and have been extremely efficient for me. I could probably come to a point where I would say I will use a specific rifle and caliber for the rest of my life, but after a few years I'd be looking to get out of the deal.
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push feed M70 fwt 30-06.
probably because it's the only one I had when I was younger and went after my hunting with more effort.
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When I was doing scientific collecting (mostly whitetails. along with a few mule deer) virtually all of them (probably over 1,100) were killed with a .Sako .222 Remington Magnum. If we're talking sport hunting, my old pre-64 Model 70 in .30-06 has been used to take way more than any of my other rifles, largely because it was the only one I hunted with for over 30 years.
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