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In Maine most of our hunts are in very thick woods lever action 30-30's and shotguns are the norm..In the open 30-06,300 savage and 308 dominant.

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Kleinguenthers and Sako’s

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A pump or bolt in 30-06

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Back in the '70's when I started hunting the Catskills Win. 94's, and Marlin 336's chambered in .30-30 and .35 Rem. and Remington 760's and 742's chambered in .30-06 clearly ruled and accounted for probably 80% of what you'd see in the woods. There are still some old timers carrying those rifles every year but now you'll see most carrying a scoped bolt action. Usually a Remington, Savage or Ruger and most often chambered in .308, .270, .30-06 or .243, though lately quite a few 6.5 Creeds are going afield too.

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Myself,

I could hunt with my 35whelen encore for now on and be happy.

Most my shots are close. <150 yds

MS did the “primitive” gun season. First it was .45 cal. Bought a 45-70. Then they went to were a 444 was legal. Bought that. Then .35.

Really like the handi-rifles.


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Was Remington 700 30/06 with a 3-9x40 like everywhere else.


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I appreciate the responses and hey keep them coming, all ways interesting to see and hear about what others use and like as well as where they hunt. MB


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Lever action 30-30
Bolt action or semi auto .308 or 30-06

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Originally Posted by Blackheart
Back in the '70's when I started hunting the Catskills Win. 94's, and Marlin 336's chambered in .30-30 and .35 Rem. and Remington 760's and 742's chambered in .30-06 clearly ruled and accounted for probably 80% of what you'd see in the woods.


That is what I saw and used in the 70s and 80s in Arkansas.

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Eastern Ky. Unfortunately it is usually the cheapest plastic stocked 7mag, 30-06, 270, 300WM with the blister pack scope and rings.....

Yep, its the same just over the state line in Southwest Virginia.....Hb



Yup. It’s a wonder how deer die with such lame stuff.

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A mass produced Remington 700 in some belted magnum chambering

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Originally Posted by 16bore
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Eastern Ky. Unfortunately it is usually the cheapest plastic stocked 7mag, 30-06, 270, 300WM with the blister pack scope and rings.....

Yep, its the same just over the state line in Southwest Virginia.....Hb



Yup. It’s a wonder how deer die with such lame stuff.

Yeah, those Wally World Ruger American rifles are some deadly SOB's....👍....Hb

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The problem isn’t so much with the rifle as it is the guy who uses it. At least around these parts....allow me to quote some of the things I’ve heard over the years.

“If it hits a milk jug at 50yards it will knock over a deer”
“I didn’t even sight it in this year, figured it was still on from last year”

“ I bought 3 boxes of fusion 180g but I used it all
Up trying to get sighted in, when I finally got it close I ran out of fusion so I just bought a cheap box of 150g corelokt to get me through this year”

I guess it works.....it’s not for me though.

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Originally Posted by Ky221
The problem isn’t so much with the rifle as it is the guy who uses it. At least around these parts....allow me to quote some of the things I’ve heard over the years.

“If it hits a milk jug at 50yards it will knock over a deer”
“I didn’t even sight it in this year, figured it was still on from last year”

“ I bought 3 boxes of fusion 180g but I used it all
Up trying to get sighted in, when I finally got it close I ran out of fusion so I just bought a cheap box of 150g corelokt to get me through this year”

I guess it works.....it’s not for me though.


#1 well.. Factually that's true although your margin of error certainly decreases
#2 I use a wide range of rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and revolvers for deer. Whatever I feel like grabbing. It's entirely possible I grab one that hasn't been shot in quite a while
#3 I don't use any load I haven't shot on paper. Although most of the time for minute of deer at 100 yards it likely wouldn't make any difference.

Killing deer ain't rocket science.

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IIRC, the only one I've seen more than once on my public patch is the Marlin 336. The only guy I talked with last season was packing a left-hand 788 .308 that he'd bought new decades ago.

Raised my crew on bolt-guns; .270s, '06s, and .308s. I've toyed with other stuff and have a couple of break-actions and falling blocks, but mostly tote a .24 of some sort because they're light. My sons both live in Va, and I hunt there at times, where the first "gun season" is for MLs, so we all have inlines and I have a couple of traditionals as well.

I have a sneaking suspicion that my 6.5 Grendel may end up as my main rifle when I've futzed around enough with the other stuff I have. It's light, cheap to shoot, and should have long barrel life, plus a bit more bullet weight than the .24s.


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To answer the question: in Ohio it used to be smooth bore pumps... Then rifles slug guns became popular. Now straight walled rifles are legal.

In PA I see allot of the Remington 7600s, Marlin 336s

But like kyhill sees, more and more cheap synthetic bolts.

They all kill deer.

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Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.

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In the old days in our neck of the woods, the working man had a Glenfield lever action 30/30 he bought at Kmart complete with a scope. You were pooping in high cotton if you had a Remington 742 with see through mounts and a 3x9. Deer hunters would go out and shoot a couple of rounds before season to see if it was sighted and go hunting. 1 box of shells would last for years.

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And they killed plenty of deer!


Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.

If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.

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Few hunters have the passion for rifles that many of us on this site have. As for hunting in general, I am afraid it is a dying sport for I see very few young hunters these days. Most of the teens I know have little interest in sports of any kind, unless you consider playing computer games a sport like some colleges do.....Hb

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Hey Boca, I left Appalachia years ago and now in your neck of the woods. See 12 gauge shotguns and bow hunters now mostly. What are you seeing?

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