Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Anyone buying a new rifle before deer season?

I’d like a 700 classic in 25-06 if possible.

Not looking for a new one. I've got some I haven't used yet. This years plan is to use a pretty .308 mnt rifle that I ended up with.

No room for more planning on using some in the back of the safe for nostalgia like my 99 savage 308 last time I used that was 1998

I picked up a classic Ruger M77, tang safety, in 25-06 this season, topped it off with a Meopta. Thursday had it at the range…..shoots lights out.

Not really. I have rifles I have not shot deer with yet. Others that have shot whitetails, but not mule deer. Getting mule deer is tougher than it used to be. Several years ago a general and two doe tags was common. Not so now. Whitetails are more numerous. I haven't shot whitetails with my .45-70, .300 Savage, my FILS model 70 06.. So although not a new rifle to me, they have not taken deer in my hands.
Kind of doubtful if I buy any more new rifles, not much interests me that I don't have or have not tried already.. The .300 Blackout or 6.5 CM have no appeal. So I guess I will cycle through my present rifles and 6 guns and see what deserves a run.

Acquired a 6.5 PRC I'm anxious to try out.

Thinking about buying a garand.

Picked this up. Older 357 mag Marlin. I'm in a pistol caliber bs area.

I am hoping my 280AI on a Big Horn Origin is ready in time.

I'm shopping for a .243 or a .257 Roberts.... goodness the gun market is a circus...

I may have to hunt with my old '06 another year and shop again in January or so...

I'll likely head into town tomorrow to buy a Kimber Subalpine 30-06. No need at all I just want to fool with one.

Well I accidentally bought a 141 in 35 Remington today, so I guess the answer is yes?

Tight shooter rifles I've got......been going a bit scope crazy lately......couple of 56mm objective scopes since April.....trijicon credo hx 2.5x10, and a meostar R1 7x56.

"Deer season" is a good reason to buy a rifle? Funny.

Last week! Got a brand new Ruger M77 Hawkeye stainless in 243. Haven’t shot it yet.

Just picked up a Savage 25-06 last week.

Haven't worn out my '06 yet. I've only shot it 6 times at animals. 2 elk and 4 deer in the pot. It's good for a lot longer than I am.

Yep - just grabbed a T3x in 25-06. Been looking for a while. Love the cartridge.

Good choice ^ I have an itch for another T3x myself. Looking for one in a factory laminate stock.

After the nut job last fall, I was trying my hardest to come up with a firearm purchase that would mark the occasion. I even started a thread on it here. Sadly, it all became inconclusive. However, in mid-January, I found a new/old stock Pedersoli Brown Bess at a nearby Cabelas.




Shooting a 'Bess is a real mad scientist experiment. It's got a .75 cal bore. The standard load that your standard Lobsterback fired is a .69 cal ball in a paper cartridge. That there alone should get me on paper at 50 yards or so. However, I also have .715 and .735 balls to play with. Smoothbores of this period generally did not get fired with a cloth patch. If you weren't using a paper cartridge, the most common way of loading one of these is with a wad of tow. I had to look up what tow is. It's raw linen fiber. I still have to find some 3F Black Powder.

Chemo set me back a bit, I only got off a few shots before I started treatment. However, I'm hoping to have 'Bess out for Early ML Season in mid October.

See Bess Gets Her Cherry Popped