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My old 700 BDL 270 Winchester loaded with 150 gr. speer hot cor bullets.
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Ruger 308, Federal P308TT4 165s. Ruger 257 Roberts, Nosler 110 Accubond.
Either would work for me.
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My 700 Mtn in 7x57mm shooting the 120g X bullet. More deer with that rifle then any other I own.
More DRT then ALL my other rifles combined.
If it is going to be a once in a life time and I can plan for it ahead, I just have to go with what I know will work and has the proven record of doing so.
You always shoot best with the rifle you know best and always shoot well.
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What I used two days ago to kill my buck of a lifetime. 264 Win Mag pushing 120 gr Bal Tips going 3200 fps. I killed this one below at 180 yards. Crushed shoulder and took off the top third of the heart. Gun. Pre-64 Model 70 Winchester. 26 inch barrel. The Westerner. I knew this buck was around, hence why this gun got the nod. Last five shots (before this buck) went into a 3 inch spotter, at 300 yards. Its a laser and hell of a gun for a sporting rifle. For you guys that know me, know that I have fired and owned a ton of guns. This one is really special. If I ever lost this Westerner, I would be looking for another the next day.
"...aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one." - Paul to the church in Thessalonica.
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RAS, That's a beautiful buck,Congratulations!
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Biggest mule deer fell to 130gr NPT from a .270win.
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What I used two days ago to kill my buck of a lifetime. 264 Win Mag pushing 120 gr Bal Tips going 3200 fps. I killed this one below at 180 yards. Crushed shoulder and took off the top third of the heart. Gun. Pre-64 Model 70 Winchester. 26 inch barrel. The Westerner. I knew this buck was around, hence why this gun got the nod. Last five shots (before this buck) went into a 3 inch spotter, at 300 yards. Its a laser and hell of a gun for a sporting rifle. For you guys that know me, know that I have fired and owned a ton of guns. This one is really special. If I ever lost this Westerner, I would be looking for another the next day. VERY nice buck. What did he score? DF
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I have never been let down with my 270 win and any decent 130gr bullet though I'm partial to the NPT
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For WT's and not knowing how far, I'd take my 6.5-284 Pre-64 with 26" Krieger, wearing a Z5 3.5-18x44 BT. It will shoot half MOA to 400 and almost that good to 600, the Outdoorsmans turret calibrated for the 140 gr. VLD load at 3,000 fps ahead of 48.8 gr. RL-17. Lots of confidence, sitting in a box blind with that gun... DF M-70 blueprinted with Borden's Bumps and Jewell trigger. Doubt many have seen Borden's Bumps on a pre-64 M-70.
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22LR between the two shiny things lol just kidding
Jokeing aside id hopefully have my Ruger m77 300 winmag shooting 150gr softpoints.
Rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
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I killed the biggest buck of my lifetime this year with my 22-250 loaded with a 64 gr Nosler Bonded Performance. same biggest 10 point of my lifetime with a 223 loaded with Barnes 62 grain TSX ran 25 or so yards. The next biggest a 12 point was with a 308 150 grain corelocks, this one ran close to 100 yards!
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I killed a 11 pt. Buck that field dressed weighed 200 lbs. even. I happened to be using a Howa 1500 7mm Remington Magnum firing 160 grain Nosler Partitions? He collapsed at the shot. He was only 80 yards away. I think that would work on anything except the Big Five and I won't be going to Africa again unless I marry another travel agent.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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7mm-08 Savage bolt action with 120 BT and varget going 3050,,,,,
Location Western NC, after alot of other places
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7x57AI loaded w/140gr BT's at 3050fps. Have killed all of my trophy deer w/it. Brown stock, Jewell trigger, Douglas XX barrel at 22in, and 3-12x42 Klassic S&B. powdr
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