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My first deer was killed with a 1948 vintage Ithaca model 37, 16 gauge, 28 inch barrel, no sights, Remington slug. Range was under ten yards. Heart was smashed, deer ran bout fifty feet. That was in 1965.

My first deer was a 4X3 whitetail, shot with a M94 30-30 and 170 grain Imperials at 40-50 yards. The second was the doe standing beside it, and the third shot was at the first buck when he got back up and moved toward me. The noise must have inspired the doe to greater effort so I had to put down again when it got up and moved away. The buck got up again and was subsequently flattened at about 20 yards. The doe, with one shot through the ribs and one through the shoulders pushed herself into the bush where I followed up and shot it again. This may be the only case of a 1894 going full auto, but I was still a few years away from shaveing and didn't appreciate the rarity of that event. I had a .270 real soon after that.Some of the caseing were still in the air.

My first moose: .270
First mule-deer .270
First pronghorn .270
First elk 7mm STW
First grizzly .338 Win
First crap load of things .375 H&H

First deer was taken with a T/C Contender 10" barrel in .357/.44 Bain & Davis.

My first deer was killed with a Weatherby Vanguard 25-06. Not sure of the bullet, but I would guess 115 grain nosler partitions that my dad would have reloaded. Age 14.

My first Elk was taken with an Inline muzzleloader 100 grains of Pyrodex RS and can't remember the bullet weight, but they were called deerslayers. Age 15.

Killed my first deer with a Winchester 670A in 30-06 and cheap Prvi-Partisan ammo........in 1988,...I got a late start...:-)I was 30...

First deer 1979, 700 ADL 30-06, hunted with the same rifle until about 2004 when I bought a 7-08. Both kill deer about the same, 7-08 a lot easier on the shoulder. Going to give the 243 a try this year with 80 grain ttx.

My first deer was with my marlin 30/30 and a bushnell sportsview in see through mounts.

First deer: 223 with 55gr Hornady's
First elk: 375 h&h with 270gr XLC's

first elk 30-06 M77 180gr NPT's 1990.
First deer 270 130gr coreloct 2001

First deer, bear, pig all with a Winchester M94 .30-30, still using it 40 years later, though not as much.

First Deer, Savage 219, 30-30 Win, don't know what bullet,1959.
First Elk, Ruger 77ts, 7x57 Mauser, 160 gr Hawk bullet,1995.

First deer: Rem. 700 Classic 7X57, 140 grain NBT handloads

First deer was a doe taken with a Marlin 336 (1977 vintage) in 30-30 using 150gr Winchester power points (I believe). I had borrowed it from the man that would become my father-in-law. He had never fired the rifle, and gave it to me after I shot the doe with it.

I'll never sell that gun.

1st deer, Savage 340 30-30.
1st elk, Rem 700 30-06 w/200gr Speer

First deer: 6.5 x 50 Japanese in a self-sporterized Arisaka using Norma factory loads with a 139 grain bullet -- over 40 years ago.

I am 39 and killed my first deer Nov 17, 1989. Used my uncle's 303 british and I forget the bullet. My dad and uncle were there with me. Good time.

Remington 7400 .270.....iron sights.

Deer - Browning Nomad Deluxe bow (first 5 deer actually)
Elk - Browning A-bolt 300WM w/ Remington Safari 200 grain swift a-frame

First deer Rem 760 30-06.
First buck Rem 760 30-06.
First deer with a handgun S&W 629 .44 mag. 240gr XTP.
First buck with a handgun S&W 629 .44 mag with 210gr SJHP.

First "deer" (moose) - M670 Winchester 30-06, 190 Hornady Interlock

first caribou - M788 Remington 22-250 - 50 Sierra Blitz

first whitetail - M670 30-06 again, 150 Partition

first bear, a blackie - M1895 Marlin 45-70, 385 soft cast rn