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Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15653141 01/13/21
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 61 Jackson J JP_McNeal Campfire Greenhorn
JP_McNeal Campfire Greenhorn J Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 61 Jackson	I would definitely find a New Haven Model 70 FWT. My caliber of choice would be the 7mm-08. For this specific purpose, I can’t imagine anything better than a Leupold VX 3i 2-8x36. On a more important note, I wish you a speedy and full recovery sir.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Bristoe #15653143 01/13/21
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 902 Kenosha, WI Bay_Dog Campfire Regular
Bay_Dog Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 902 Kenosha, WI	I was thinking a CZ 527 or Howa Mini in 6.5 Grendel too.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15653161 01/13/21
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,008 Gary , SD USA S sdgunslinger Campfire Tracker
sdgunslinger Campfire Tracker S Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,008 Gary , SD USA	cant see where a 99 is much if any heavier than these other rifles mentioned....... other than being old school wood/blued a 99 would be my idea of a perfect North Mn whitetail gun

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Happy_Camper #15653219 01/13/21
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,867 Likes: 6 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger
Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,867 Likes: 6	Originally Posted by Happy_Camper Have you considered a different carry method with what you have? I used to have serious back injuries and found that sometimes techniques trump saving a pound or two. YMMV . This guy comes off as gomer Pyle, but I think his backpack sling has some merit. I like the idea of wide straps to spread the weight and several configurations to carry to the site. I plan to make something similar with my personal custom version. Holy crap! What a retard! That guy reminds me of pretty much every single goober that desperately wanted to be someone important but wasn't, so they overdid it with everything... Skip the retard sling. Just get a 2 point sling from any one of the various makers such as Blue Force Gear, VTAC, etc. There is a reason why pretty much everybody who carries/carried M4s for 12-15 hours a day overseas has used them for the last 15 plus years. Heck we even use them on sniper rifles since they work so well and allow you to be "hands free" when you need to be, and carry your rifle in front of you, on your side, wherever. THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Mackay_Sagebrush #15653227 01/13/21
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deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida	Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush Originally Posted by Happy_Camper Have you considered a different carry method with what you have? I used to have serious back injuries and found that sometimes techniques trump saving a pound or two. YMMV . This guy comes off as gomer Pyle, but I think his backpack sling has some merit. I like the idea of wide straps to spread the weight and several configurations to carry to the site. I plan to make something similar with my personal custom version. Holy crap! What a retard! That guy reminds me of pretty much every single goober that desperately wanted to be someone important but wasn't, so they overdid it with everything... Skip the retard sling. Just get a 2 point sling from any one of the various makers such as Blue Force Gear, VTAC, etc. There is a reason why pretty much everybody who carries/carried M4s for 12-15 hours a day overseas has used them for the last 15 plus years. Heck we even use them on sniper rifles since they work so well and allow you to be "hands free" when you need to be, and carry your rifle in front of you, on your side, wherever. Is that the Snake? Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

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Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Mackay_Sagebrush #15653233 01/13/21
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,580 Minnesota goalie Campfire Outfitter
goalie Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,580 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush That LaRue hat'll get ya killed

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15653234 01/13/21
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,393 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM M mark shubert Campfire Ranger
mark shubert Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,393 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM	gg, why do you say gabapentin is nasty? What were the effects on you? I'm on it due to neuropathy in my feet and hands. I have no issues with it. I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Mackay_Sagebrush #15653240 01/13/21
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David_Walter Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,419	What MAK said except I think the 6mm ARC is mo betta if you reload. Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush A lightweight AR-15 in 6.5 Grendel will have virtually no recoil. It will be easy to pack and easy on your back. It will drop deer within a few hundred yards with ease. “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15653724 01/13/21
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Cheesy Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,388 SW Missouri	Couldn’t take it anymore. Got out of bed and grabbed a scale and a half dozen handy rifles. To me, There’s not a nickels worth of difference in any of them. Savage 99 EG .300 Savage with steel tube 40+ year old weaver 4x, 8# 5oz Win 70 FW Classic .22-250 w/ VX-iii 2.5-8 8# 5 oz Kimber Classic .308 w/Vx3 1.5-6 6# 12 oz Kimber Classic Select .257 w/VX2 2-7 6# 13 oz Kimber Classic Select .30-06 w/VX3i 3.5-19x40 7# 2 oz Savage 110 .243 w/FFII 3-9 7# 11oz 700ADL .270 w/VX2 3-9 in a B&C stock 8# 7 oz

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15653761 01/13/21
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,974 Likes: 1 GRIZZ Campfire Tracker
GRIZZ Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,974 Likes: 1	I have a Kimber 84 that's very light weight in 243 I load 90 grain Scirocco's very accurate Coyotes shot no waiting.

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Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Bristoe #15653779 01/13/21
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,166 Michigan TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter
TheLastLemming76 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 10,166 Michigan	Originally Posted by Bristoe 6.4 pounds, 6.5 Grendel. [url=http[/url] https://cz-usa.com/product/cz-527-american/ Nice rifle. I just bought the same rifle in the same chambering. I have no exact use for it but it balanced so well that I wanted it. That was enough reason to add it to the collection.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15654279 01/14/21
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Armednfree Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 10,282 Ohio	Savage Model 11 Lightweight hunter 6.5 creed. Saying 6.5 creed because I don't see it made in 7mm-08. Last edited by Armednfree; 01/14/21. The older I become the more I am convinced that the voice of honor in a man's heart is the voice of GOD.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle deflave #15654386 01/14/21
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weaselsRus Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,275 NE Nevada	Originally Posted by deflave Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush Originally Posted by Happy_Camper Have you considered a different carry method with what you have? I used to have serious back injuries and found that sometimes techniques trump saving a pound or two. YMMV . This guy comes off as gomer Pyle, but I think his backpack sling has some merit. I like the idea of wide straps to spread the weight and several configurations to carry to the site. I plan to make something similar with my personal custom version. Holy crap! What a retard! That guy reminds me of pretty much every single goober that desperately wanted to be someone important but wasn't, so they overdid it with everything... Skip the retard sling. Just get a 2 point sling from any one of the various makers such as Blue Force Gear, VTAC, etc. There is a reason why pretty much everybody who carries/carried M4s for 12-15 hours a day overseas has used them for the last 15 plus years. Heck we even use them on sniper rifles since they work so well and allow you to be "hands free" when you need to be, and carry your rifle in front of you, on your side, wherever. Is that the Snake? Palm trees in the background are dead giveaway. Right next door to Sportsmans' Wharehouse Eagles may soar, but a weasel never got sucked into a jet turbine!

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle Armednfree #15654406 01/14/21
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The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,716 Likes: 18 USA	Originally Posted by Armednfree Savage Model 11 Lightweight hunter 6.5 creed. Saying 6.5 creed because I don't see it made in 7mm-08. The Weatherby Ultra Lightweight Mk V is also available in 6.5 Creedmoor. PS I had this rifle back in the 1990s. Awesome adjustable trigger. Sub MOA with favorite loads (mine was chambered in .30-06). Looks like they're asking a lot for them these days, but the super lightweight and over all quality make it worth the expense, if you can afford one. The damned things are less than six pounds.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15654424 01/14/21
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tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,793 Likes: 10 Rural Utah USA	simple Tikka T3 or the T3x https://www.eurooptic.com/Tikka-T3x-Lite-Compact-65-Creedmoor-20-1-8-JRTXE382C.aspx T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle tikkanut #15654458 01/14/21
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The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,716 Likes: 18 USA	Originally Posted by tikkanut simple Tikka T3 or the T3x https://www.eurooptic.com/Tikka-T3x-Lite-Compact-65-Creedmoor-20-1-8-JRTXE382C.aspx Quality rifles for a very reasonable price. And the lighweight/compact model is very light indeed. Not quite Weatherby Mk V Ultra Lightweight light, but approaching it.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15654482 01/14/21
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,211 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,211 OMAHA	I like the V2 Compact barreled action, but don't care much for the stock, so I'd probably want to replace it and would have to factor the cost of doing so into a purchase decision. If you're not taking shots over 100 yards, how about a Ruger 77/44? These days I spend more time afield hunting for fox squirrels than for deer. Still hunting for fox squirrels gets me out into the woods, it is challenging, and it takes much less effort to carry them home. Hunting squirrels with an accurate rifle chambered in 17 HM2 is almost unfair.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle FatCity67 #15655073 01/14/21
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shootbrownelk Campfire Tracker S Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 3,464 wyoming	Originally Posted by FatCity67 Be slick if you could find a Rem600 in 243. Even better if I could. I have a Remington 660 carbine in .243. It's my rifle for everything now after neck & back surgery. It's short, light and accurate.

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle MarineHawk #15655191 01/14/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger
OrangeOkie Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 23,319 Oklahoma	Originally Posted by MarineHawk This in .243 or .308 would be my choice for what you describe: https://weatherby.com/store/vanguard-synthetic-compact/ It's worked for both of my sons, and it's super accurate with several factory loads: I agree with this recommendation. I bought one last year, on sale, at Walmart. It was announced here on the fire if you remember. I paid half of what Weatherby is advertising in your link. I gave it to one of my grandsons this Christmas. .243. He loves it. click pic "All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee

Re: Help chosing a deer rifle gophergunner #15655262 01/14/21
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Rambler214 Campfire Member R Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 118	Quite a bit lighter than my 1899.. A lever action and if you need a scope, they are cheaper if they already have one! 1894

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