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Here in the brush a favorite is my 722 in .300 Savage....
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I've never shot anything with the 7.62x39mm, but I have always thought that it had a great deal going for it as far as utility.
Now the 300 Blackout comes along, with performance that seems to be the fraternal twin of the Russian, and the benefit of stupid simple brass and a .308" bore diameter.
I really didn't get horned up about the cartridge until I saw it chambered for short, light bolt guns. Then I started thinking I had to have one.
I do not regret that purchase at all, and look forward to field testing it on game. Planning to run the 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip for now, but I really would like to make a run at a 150 grainer that would feed from the magazine and expand a little at the lower velocity of the Blackout. I've killed 8 with it thus far, and none have gone more than 40 yards. 6 of them have been DRT. Fantastic little round. A guy I work with bought a 527 in 7.62x39 3 years ago. He's killed 8 deer with it so far and says it works great. He uses 125 grain soft point factory loads but I can't remember offhand which brand. The thing is, he's recovered more bullets from those 8 deer than I have from the 70 or so I've killed with my .30-30's over the years.
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1st gen. Rem. 700 Ti in .308 Win. Light and handy, especially with the climbing stands.
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I use my Weatherby Stainless Carbine, 7mm-08, 20" barrel, McMillan Sako classic, Zeiss 2.5-10x42 Diavari Victory, this boar should not have interrupted my deer hunt: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/Hog_zpsd5860a14.png) The Perfect EVERY WHERE RIFLE!
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I've never shot anything with the 7.62x39mm, but I have always thought that it had a great deal going for it as far as utility.
Now the 300 Blackout comes along, with performance that seems to be the fraternal twin of the Russian, and the benefit of stupid simple brass and a .308" bore diameter.
I really didn't get horned up about the cartridge until I saw it chambered for short, light bolt guns. Then I started thinking I had to have one.
I do not regret that purchase at all, and look forward to field testing it on game. Planning to run the 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip for now, but I really would like to make a run at a 150 grainer that would feed from the magazine and expand a little at the lower velocity of the Blackout. The 7.62x39 outruns the Blackout by a good bit and most American guns have a .308 bore, I believe. The Blackout's a neat round, but its strong points lie elsewhere, I think. Wolf used to offer a 150 gr at a claimed 2300-2400, but I don't know if it really went that fast. A 125 TSX or other good bullet should be plenty anyway.
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7.62x39 in the cz looks like it would be a great tree stand rifle.I can not bend my brain around the ass backwards safety and the bullets do not seem to be perfected as much as the 30-30 bullets a 7.62x39 would be another beast with a .308 barrel with all the great bullets out there.
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That little Weatherby is an appealing carbine.
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Better shot of the Weatherby 7mm-08: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/P1040087_zps301ee83e.jpg) More tree stand fun with the Weatherby 7mm-08: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/P1040161_zpsyr6nzv0i.jpg)
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My Marlin 336 in 35Rem works pretty good the few times I've stand hunted.
I think if was to dedicated "tree stand" rifle I'd take a look at the Ruger Hawkeye Compact in 243Win. or the RAR Compact in 243Win.
Both of those rifles are available in blued or stainless.
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Hmmmm.....
Brno 21FS in 8x60
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You mean there's trees where you guys hunt??? Hmmm.....I'll have to look for one.
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Howa 1500 in 250AI. Since it's the only rifle I've ever used in a tree stand in the past 20+ years and used it for 3 days last year.
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You mean there's trees where you guys hunt??? Hmmm.....I'll have to look for one. Yes, we have a few: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/P1030133.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/P1040139_zps4aoc7ql4.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/P1040624_zpstogacnaa.jpg)
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compact or youth length rifle makes a lot of sense in colder areas where you are wearing a lot of clothes on a long sit.I have a Rem 7600 in 35rem set up with a adjustable stock and 1-4 leupold just for long sits in sub zero.
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Usually grab my Marlin 336RC in 35 or 30-30. 35 wears a fixed 3X the 30-30 wears a 4X. I almost always hunt travel routes in the woods so my shots are never over 100 yds.
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My usual hunting rifle, a blue printed Remington 700 with a 23" Benchmark barrel chambered in 338-06 A-Square. Schmidt & Bender Zenith 1.5-6x42mm scope with A8 reticle. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.brusabass.com/images/generic/treestand.JPG)
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I've never shot anything with the 7.62x39mm, but I have always thought that it had a great deal going for it as far as utility.
Now the 300 Blackout comes along, with performance that seems to be the fraternal twin of the Russian, and the benefit of stupid simple brass and a .308" bore diameter.
I really didn't get horned up about the cartridge until I saw it chambered for short, light bolt guns. Then I started thinking I had to have one.
I do not regret that purchase at all, and look forward to field testing it on game. Planning to run the 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip for now, but I really would like to make a run at a 150 grainer that would feed from the magazine and expand a little at the lower velocity of the Blackout. I played with the 300 Whisper years ago. I had several one shot kills on Whitetails using 150 Nosler BT and H-110 powder.
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7-08 with a 20" skinny spout and a pistola.. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/finneyconst/52C956A0-385E-44FA-AA4A-A225CB2C127D_zpst15bkmff.jpg)
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Wouldn't damn near anything work when shooting at deer from a treestand? I mean, how hard is it to shoot 30 feet???
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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