Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles New rifles to hunt with this fall

Nope! Just checked in the safe.....same old rifle! memtb

Picked up a NOS Forbes in 270 I’ve mounted a Vortex 1.5-8 on it and hope to get to the range if we can get temps out of the 90’s. Also a JM Marlin in 30-30.

My oldest son graduated from his compact Ruger American in 243 to a stainless T3 in the same. Have lots of range work to be done still have over 3 months before our rifle season begins though.

270 Fieldcraft. I really like it so far. I don't shoot it as well offhand as the old faithful 7stw, but I've got a few more months to practice..

I have some new 30/06s MS and a new Elite Ritual 35. I also have a new to me 270Win in a Pre-64 Model 70. It has been a wet year so I probably won't take the engraved deluxe but the Stutzen has some draw.

Is that image reversed?

Nope. Just from Gun Room. The Deluxe is on the bottom.

From what little I’ve got to shoot the rifle I think you’re correct. It is quite accurate and handles nicely.


I looked at the Vanguards but I wanted to test drive a Tikka. The 240 should be devastating on whitetails and hogs.

Right before Covid I picked up a Ruger Hawkeye stainless in 338 Federal, in the box, but used. Nice shooter and mild recoil but then as things happen I stumbled into a Remington 660 in 350 Remington mag. Working on loads for the 350 Rem mag. Might have to sell the Ruger....

I might use this Tikka T3 TAC .300 WM that I bought from a friend a month or so ago. It shoots Federal Premium Vital-Shok Trophy Copper 180gr ammunition into small groups so should work great on deer/elk out to 500 yards or so ... maybe a little more if necessary. I have a few boxes of the Trophy Copper so no need to do any load development for this one this year. With the side mounted sling it's easy to carry, and it's very soft shooting for a .300 WM so would work well on a hunt up here.

New 7mm RM, .308, .270 Wby, .300 WM and 6Mm Remington provided I am physically able to hunt.

Got one as well, too hot to take it to the range.

Along with a Mark 270 bee.

When Uncle sugar sends me a stimulator check there will be one more.

Christensen Arms Mesa 6.5 Creed.

I took it on a partial trade from a friend with less than 40 rounds down the tube. Seems like a nice built rifle lot's of good reviews.

I'm thinking 130gr Berger VLD's.

You can load 140 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips over 43 grains of Varget and make deer BAD sick.

Last year it was my faux Howa Alpine in 7mm-08, this year it's a Weatherby Vanguard S2 Weatherguard in 257 WBY. Topped off with a Zeiss HD5 3-15 sitting in Leupold steel bases and 30mm rings with Durlon bushings for a 1" scope. Haven't shot it yet, but working on it!

Left hand MS??

I have never seen a left handed Mannlicher-Schonauer before

Nope.

I haven't got a new rifle (traded into, didn't purchase) since 2017.

I doubt I'll use it this year since it's the 100th anniversary of the 300 Savage, and that will get the go all season.

CA Mesa in 6.5 CM. Can't decide whether to use factory 143 gr. Precision Hunter or 120 gr. Superformance on the elk hunt. Both group just dandy.

CZ550 Safari Magnum in .300 win mag. It went to American Hunting Rifles for a tune up over the winter and its shooting 165gr TTSX's pretty well. Hoping to take it up to NYS for whitetail this fall for its inauguration.

I just got one of the last 2 rifles I have on my Bucket list. A Remington M141 in 35 Remington.
I may try to fill some of the freezer with it this season.