What rifle (model and chambering) did you use to kill your first deer and what rifle (" ") did you use to kill your most recent deer?


My first was with a Remington 770 in 300wm that had something like a 5-stage trigger and rusted if you looked at it too hard 😂😇. (That said, it was cheap enough for a college kid to buy new and shot 180s MOA).

My most recent was with a Marlin 336 (produced in 1992) in 30-30.

Gun season hasn't opened here yet but this year an Erma Werke m98 (1939 production) in 6.5x55 will be up to bat.

First deer Remington 721 in .270 Win.
Last deer Remington 700 adl in .270 Win.
I’ll probably give the 6.5 man bun a try on the next tag if I ever draw again.

thats an easy one.

1972 Winchester m94 in 30-30 with factory loads when i killed my first deer (spike). then years and years later, 1972 Winchester m94 in 35/3030 with 200gr RCBS FN GC and 2400/tuft of Dacron and it was fat 4pt.

i still own the m94, but 5 or 6 years ago i sent the m94 to JES Reboring and i got back a 35/30-30. i put on a Williams FP aperture sight cause my eyes ain't what they once were.

sighting it in



i'm going to use my son's '16 Spanish Mauser in 6.5x55 with 120gr Nosler BT and IMR4350 for early doe.

First: Winchester M70 7mm Rem Mag
Last: Winchester M70 7x57

My first deer was killed with buckshot

My first deer rifle was a Winchester 70 .243, but the first deer I killed with a rifle was with a Ruger 77 6.5mm Rem Mag

Last deer I killed was with a Savage 99 .22-250

First deer - Marlin model 81 .22LR

Most recent - H.S. Precision stocked Howa model 1500 6.5 Creedmoor

First rifle I killed a deer with was a Winchester XTR featherweight 257 Roberts and a 120 grain Speer Hot Core. Last deer I killed was with a Ruger 77 in 7x57 in 2002 with a 154 grain Hornady SP. Back in the lower 48 now from Alaska and heading out tomorrow deer hunting. Hoping the 25-222 Copperhead with an 80 grain TTSX will find its way to a buck.

First deer: pre-64 Model 70 Standard Rifle in .270 Winchester

Most recent deer: S&W Model 629


Okie John

Sporterized 03A3 Springfield in first and 6.5 CM on last.

First deer ever was a Remington 7400 30-06 borrowed from an uncle. First with rifle of my own was a Winchester 70 .270. Current rifle is a Remington 700 mountain rifle in a .308

Have many to choose from these days but a 6lb mountain rifle sure carries good and shoots really accurately.

First was an A-Bolt Medallion in 7 Mag when I was 12 years old. I hunted with it until I was 22 and sold it to fund a bow of some sort. I was gonna be the next Chuck Adams! Or so I thought.

The last one was a Ruger M77 Mark II 3o/o6. It was a good price, but still has not been sighted in yet.

First deer with a rifle:

A borrowed Ruger #1 B, in 270 with a leupy vari-x II 3x9x40.....distance 8 yds. Date 12/26 1994.

Of the 3 deer taken this month, 2 were by a mauser M18 6.5prc.......the doe taken last weekend was by a wthby vang heavy barrel 308.

Ruger M77. 250 Savage

Sako AII. 308 Winchester

My first: Rem 870 with Brenneke slug. I couldn't afford a rifle back then.

Last ones: DPMS GII Hunter (.308) and Glock G40 10mm.

First deer was taken with a 14" 357 Max. Contender. The latest, 24" 7mm-08 stainless Encore.

1st deer taken was with dad's Rem 7600 in 6mm REM. still have that rifle. Preferred load was a 100 gr spire point over IMR 4895 I believe.

Last was a re-barrel of a CZ527 from 7.62x39 to a 6.5 Grendel then re-barreled again to 6mm ARC. Suppose it could be argued that the Howa Mini in 6mm ARC would my most recent deer rifle though I have not hunted & do not necessarily plan, on hunting with the Howa, as I just like the CZ 527 that much better.

So far the preferred bullets in the 6mm ARC have been 108 grain Elite hunter, 87 grain Absolute Hammer & 90 grain Hornady Cx.

First, Thompson Center Cherokee, 45 cal, put together from a kit with my Dad when I was a kid.

Last, Fieldcraft 6.5 CM.

First rifle deer was taken with a Ruger 96/44, and the last was with a rifled barrel Remington 870.

30-30 was the first
After years of exotic wildcats magnums
Last few years just carry a gif old 30-06 either sako a pre64 FW or custom husky

1st- father's old JC Higgins/Marlin Model 45 30/30

Most recent unblooded- Marlin 444P I traded
another Marlin for. It was starting to become a
spider condominium, so it was traded away.
Should be a good one. It surprised me. It's a
tack driver

Marlin 30-30 with the over/under scope rings so i could use the open sights or scope depending on distance.

First was with a Rem 742 30-06
Last was a Kimber Montana in 7-08. It's the rifle I seem to grab for everything, these days.

I hunted small game & waterfowl when I was younger. I didn't start hunting deer until I was much older. Even though I now have ten rifles that are suitable for deer hunting, it just happens that I shot my first deer & the most recent deer with the same rifle: A Ruger #1 chambered in .303 British with a fixed 6x42mm Leupold using Hornady 150gr SP Interlocks. It's a simple & effective combination that works well in the southeastern woods.

First deer - Savage model 110 30.06
Last deer - Remington Model 700 CDL 25.06

First, Remington 660 in 6mm REM.

Most recent, AR15 parts gun in 6.5 GRENDEL.

I have shot deer with a few dozen different rifles and cartridges. Properly constructed bullets and the proper placement of those bullets counts for more than either the cartridge or the firearm.

My first was a Remington 742 in 30-06. I also had a Remington 1100 12 Gauge for Ohio.

My most recent were a TC Compass in 7mm-08 and a Pedersoli Brown Bess Musket. I'm taking the latter out this weekend for KY's ML season.

First, Ruger #1 .243.
Last, Kimber 1911 38 Super.

Tony

First: 1952 Winchester M70 FWT in .308
Last: 1963 Marlin 336 in .30-30

Lots of different ones in between.

Old70

First deer - Savage 99 250-3000 Savage
Last deer - T/C Encore 50 cal ML

First deer - Ruger M77 Tang 280Rem.
Last Deer - Rem 700 VLS 6mmRem

This season, I was planning to take my 90's NOS Rem 700 ADL 6mmRem I picked up earlier this year out but have been having some chambering issues recently with it.

The Rem 700 LR 25-06 will see field duty this year, its been sitting in the safe sans the initial break in since I picked it up new 8 years ago . While I have a few different choices at hand, I don't get the chance to take them out near as often as I'd like.

Savage 110 30.06.

Mauser m18 6.5 creedmoor was my last deer kill.

First, Win. Model 100 .308

Last, Ruger #1 7x57

1st 700 rem adl 30-06 carbine
last t/c compass 6.5 creedmore

First: H&R 058 Topper two barrel set. 20 gauge and 30-30 Win. Dad ordered it at the local Ace Hardware. It was $100 new. That's been a while. Still have it; box and all.

Latest: Custom 98 Mauser stocked in cherry and chambered in 25-06, built by and gifted to me by my father.

Marlin 336 30-30 in 1971
Sako S20 6.5 PRC in 2023

First deer - model 96 Swede Kimber Mauser in 6.5x55
Most recent - Browning A Bolt in 25-06

First deer a white tail at 2yards with a Colt pump shotgun and buck shot. The latest a mule deer with my Ruger 77 in 6mm Rem at 250 yards.

First: Rem 700 in 270Win.
Most recent: 450 Bushmaster, AR platform.

First was with a Rem 710 in 30-06.
Last was with my 1954 Model 70 in 220 Swift.

I think my taste in rifles has improved slightly over the years.

First deer rifle, winchester classic stainless synthetic 243.

First deer was with a 50 caliber hawken.

Last deer was taken with a model 70 super grade maple in 264wm.

Last rifle purchased is a browning X bolt speed sr in 6.8 western.

First deer taken was with Marlin 336 30/30

Last deer taken was with a custom M70 in 6.5 PRC

My first deer was with a sporterized 6.5 Italian Carcano carbine. My most recent rifle is a Weatherby Vanguard in 6.5 Creedmoor. That makes it sound like I mostly shoot 6.5's, but that's not so. I just shot an antelope with my Rem 700 .280 Remington Custom KS Mountain Rifle.

My first deer rifle was a Rem 660 in 6mm Rem. with a 3-9 weaver scope.
My newest deer rifle is a Springfield Waypoint in 6mm creed with a 4-16 Athlon Midas tac scope.
The only thing those two have in common is the bore size and muzzle velocity
How things have changed

1st) Remington 710 in 270 win
Last) Howa 1500 in 6.5 creed

My first deer rifle was a Stevens 310 double barrel 12 gauge. I still have it, killed a buck last year was a Savage 1899 in 32-40.

I had to really think about this. Turns out I haven't killed a deer with a rifle since 2019.
Anyway, first deer- Remington 760 30-06
Last deer- Ruger M77 30-06

First deer Lh Remington 700 .270.
Last with a rifle, Savage 99, 7mm08.
Last deer was Lh Remington 1187 12 gauge slug.

First Deer: my dad’s pre 64 Winchester Model 70 in .243, 5 point, 1989

Last Deer: NULA Model 20 in .250 AI, 9 point, 2022

First deer rifle was a early model Remington 760 30-06 that my parents purchase used from my uncle. This would have been somewhere around 1965 and I think they gave him $75.00 for it.

My latest one, and one I have not hunted yet, is a JC Higgins Model 51 in 30-06 that I purchased a couple of years ago here on the campfire for $550.00. The plan is to use it this year.

First- Marlin 336 .35 Remington
Last- Remington 78 30-06

First- ruger 77 boat paddle 30-06 (not fun to shoot)

Last- stag arms varminter 6.8 spc (very fun to shoot)

Just walked through the door and there's a 243Win Montucky wearing a fhuqking 30mm Reupold Ocular Lit Bitch 50mm upon it,in Dog Schit mounts. Hint.



There's stacks of Mail,so there should be some Reupold BC mounts and if I recall correctly a 6x MQ,Illuminatti and a 1-6x HD MQ LitBitch. I see one parcel that's a barrel for sure and I reckon it to be another 1-8" 7-08 spout. If the weather cooperates,there will be a CA Mesa 7-08 in my mitts his weekend. Hint.

FIRST rifle was a 742 Twat-Six Carbine wearing a Cutt's. 3-9x Reupold and 165 Core-Rocks. Killed a LOT of schit with it,but miss it NONE,though it still exists. Hint...............

My first one was with a Stevens 20ga. double. I still have it as well. My last one was with a Colt Python.

kwg

Killed my first with a Model 70 .338 WM

Latest with a CZ 527 .223

First deer with a rifle was with a J.C. Higgins M50 in 30-06.

Last was with a Savage ML-10II.

First deer with a rifle was with a sporterized British smle in 303.
This year will be a Winchester model 70 super grade in 270win.
56 years between 1st and today.

First was with a 94 Win. 30-30.

Well over forty years later since using a 30-30, on the last day of Miss. rifle last year.

336 Marlin in, yes, a 30-30.

My first deer killed was in November 1976 with a 7/8 oz. Western slug shot out of a Super-X Model 1 shotgun.
My first deer killed with a rifle was on 10/18/95 with a 150 grain Barnes X bullet in a PMC Eldorado factory load shot from a pre-64 M70 30-06 SPRG.
My last deer killed was yesterday, 10/18/23, using a handloaded 180 grain Hornady Interlock from the same pre-64 M70 30-06 SPRG.

First was with a Winchester 94 in 30-30 with the iron sights.
Last was a Model Seven with a Lilja barrel in 708, Leupold 3.5x10.

First kill was with a revelation .410 slug a few weeks before season opener. First legal deer at 12 with a 742 in .30-06 with a wide field Redfield I still have. First I bought with my own $ was a 70 lightweight in .243. Most recent was a custom 700 .35whelen AI.

First kill was with 243 ruger 77 last deer shot was with model 70 in a 325 wsm.

First (actually first seven) was with a.303 British #4 Mk 1 Lee Enfield that my grandfather "sporterized", shooting my handloads with Hornady 150gr spire pts and IMR 4895 powder.

Last was with a first year of production Sako L61R Finnbear in .300 H&H Mag shooting a 180gr Swift Scirocco II over a stout load of MagPro.

First: Smith and Wesson Model 1500 7mm Rem Mag
Last: Thompson Center Contender Carbine, 22" SSK Barrel, .223 64gr Nosler

First: Marlin 336 in .35 Rem
Last: Remington 788 .44 Mag

My first deer was with a 1903 Springfield sporter in 270. Range was about 4 yards. My last deer was with a PO Ackley FN Mauser in 7mm Ackley Short Magnum. Hope to get one this year with my SAKO in 35 Remington. I hunt thick stuff and ranges are never long.

My first deer I killed with dad’s Marlin 1894 .44 Remington Magnum. It was stalk and shoot in the old farm in some really thick brush.

My first personal rifle was a Ruger M77 Mark II in .308 Winchester. I had a gunsmith glass bed it and float the barrel. I put a Pachmeyer recoil pad on it and a Timney trigger. It has a VXIII 3.5-10x40 on it. I recently got it out and shot it for the first time in a long time. I figured I’d try some loads in it that my Tikka didn’t like. If shot a tiny clover-leaf with 150 gr Nosler Partitions. I think I’ll hunt it this fall in the thick woods.

Latest deer rifle is a Browning Suppressor-Ready X-bolt Hell’s Canyon with an 18” barrel. For now it has a 3.5-10x40 VX3i on it and a GemTech Sandstorm Titanium suppressor on it. I’ll use this in the blinds when I take the kids hunting. Gotta protect those young ears so they aren’t deaf like me.

My first deer rifle was a Rem 700 BDL in .243. My latest deer rifle was a Rem 700 BDL...in .243

My first deer rifle was a Rem 700 BDL chambered in 30-06. My most recent is a Sako 85 chambered in .308 Win.

My last purchase top, 6.5 MS
First, Savage 1914 d'lux in 250-3000 (58 yrs ago )

My first was a win. Model 94 3030 pre 64 iron sights. My last was a Ruger American go wild 243 with a 16 inch barrel.

First Win 94, 30-30
Last Rem 700 Mtn Rifle, 7mm-08

My first deer rifle was an Arisaka in 7.7 Jap.
Most recent Savage 110 in 270 Win.

First was a Savage 340 in 222.
Last was a Howa Superlite in 308.

First: spike Buck , marlin 336 35 rem which travelled stem to stern. not a pleasant job while dressing but a good lesson on why broadside shots to the lungs are best.

Last: 7 pt, weatherby vanguard V1 in 308.

My first deer fell to a 12 ga. pump, a High Standard Flite King DeLuxe that I still have. Shooting the old Federal "Slugger" Foster style rifled slugs. Shoots real good for a smoothbore with a bead front sight. Most recent deer was with a Kimber sporterized Mod. 96 Mauser in 6.5x55.

First: Rossi 92 - .44 Rem Mag.
Last: LH Rem 700 KS - .270 Win.

First deer, 16 gauge Ithaca Model 37, slug. First rifle deer, Remington 788 .222. Latest deer, Adcor Defense .223.

First, Mini 14 and Blackhills re-manufactured 55 sp.
Last, M1a and maybe factory 150’s.

First deer was taken with a custom. 45 Flintlock built by a family friend before I was even old enough to hunt. I was sitting with him and Dad was doing a drive to us. Joe handed me the rifle when we got sat down and said he'd cock it for me if a deer came out. 10 minutes later, 9y/o me killed his first whitetail.

Last deer was a smaller 8 point last year with my Dad's original old style Rem 760 '06. That rifle is now retired until my boys are old enough to handle it

First- REM M-7 7mm/08
Last - REM M-700 308

First was a 30-06 last 6.5-06

Honesty is always the best policy so I’ll admit my first Muley was taken with a 1954 Ford pickup. She died off the shoulder after taking out my right front fender, headlight and part of the grill. About three miles south of Beaver, Utah. Next was a 94 30-30.

Rick

1st - Stevens single shot .410 shotgun with a slug
Most Recent - Model 70- 270Win

Ruger Deerstalker .44 magnum

Ruger 77/44 .44 magnum

Now using an unblooded Encore .460 S&W.....a little more reach than the .44 for southern Michigan straight wall cartridge hunting.

First was a 30-06 Woodsmaster I was given from my father in law. Most recently I picked up a CVA Cascade 6.5 that is a blast to shoot out to 1000+.

First was a young 7 point (busted rack) with my Marlin 30AW (Wal-Mart 336) in 30/30. Shot was with the deer facing me and me shooting downhill. Hit him in the neck and flipped him onto his back. 80yards as last shooting light. I quickly ran down to see him and he was still very much alive and blood everywhere, right as my Godfather came to pick me up. I was 11 and that was 2.5ish decades
ago.

My last deer was with a Kimber Classic Select in 257 Roberts. I killed three bucks last year. As I struggle to remember the details of the last one, but he was a cull buck with a screwed up rack. Shot was about 250 yards through the lungs. Short run and wobble, followed by a kick and plume of dust as he fell to the ground.

It’s funny how I can remember the details of the first so easily, yet allow the details of more recent kills to fade so readily.

IT'S funnier than fhuqk,that you Brokedicks,"remember" nothing. Hint.

LAUGHING!!!!!!..................

First marlin 336 in .44mag

Last marlin model 1895 .45-70

The first rifle I used to kill a deer was a Ruger M77 tanger in 30-06 using green box Remington coreloks. The last rifle I killed a deer with was a MCR X2 in 7mm08 using Federal Premium with Nosler Bts.

The first buck I shot, I was using my dads Winchester Pre 64, Featherweight, SuperGrade 06.



Last years buck I used a Seekins Element in 6.5 PRC




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My first deer was shot with a Sako Finnbear 7 mm rem mag, (in my thirties is wasn’t heavy) , my latest buck

was a Tikka T3x 30-06. Now in my late 60’s

First deer, in 1982, Winchester model 70 XTR in .30-06.

Most recent this year, Tikka T3 Varmint in .223





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1st was 30-30 Winchester open sights in1968 , last was a custom Ruger #1 257 Weatherby mag. with a 5.5-22x56 Nightforce scope last year 2023 > still own both rifles

That SG FWT is one cool cat Beav….

My first deer was taken with a BLR in 308 Winchester. My last deer was taken with a P O Ackley custom Husqvarna in 7MM Mauser.

1st Ruger M77 Ultralight 30-06

Last. Remington M7 7mm-08

1st deer was with a borrowed Win 94 in 30-30, around 1965.

1st big game rifle of my own was a sporterized Enfield in 30-06, of course.
I quickly migrated to a Rem 700 in .270 that was my mainstay for decades.

The last rifle and the one I use almost exclusively is a Kimber Hunter in 6.5 CM.
The Hunter and the chambering are to me, the easy button. Light, accurate and has proven to be perfectly capable of handling game up to and including (several times now) elk.

My first deer was with a single shot 410 with 000 buck.

My first rifle deer was with either a Browning A-bolt 243 or Browning BAR 30-06. I shot them interchangeably and don’t remember which.

My last rifle deer was taken with the same BAR in 30-06. It just wears a much nicer scope these days.

When I started WI was still shotgun only opening weekend and rifle for the remainder in many units (59B and 61 were mostly where I hunted then). I had to suffer a 3 shot, Stevens bolt action 20 gauge for the first couple openers. After opening weekend my dad used a 30-06 and I got to tote his BPS with a slug barrel.

Took my first deer with that BPS 12 gauge and a 1oz Brenneke.

First rifle deer was with a Browning Acera 30-06 that I got the previous Christmas.

Last deer was with a Mauser M12 in 308 Win.

First centerfire rifle kill was Ruger .44 fingergroove
Last rifle kill was w Rem 760 in .35 rem.

Just got a Ruger #1 in .308 for this yr.

First was a Marlin 30-30 with a cheap scope. Purchased in about 1963 and I still have it. Latest is a .308 Win NULA by Wilson Combat

First: Ruger No. 1B in .243 Winchester.

Latest: Tikka T3X in 6.5 Creedmoor.

A model 700 rem in 308 was my fist in 1969

And a knight kp1 in 50 cal mussel loader 204 Ruger, a 270 win , and a 45-70 in 2008.

Shot my first deer with a Weatherby Vanguard in 7mm REM Mag my Dad bought me. Last years deer was shot with my Model 70 SS Classic in 30-06. In shotgun only area this year. Be using the Remington 870 my Dad bought me as well. Sports a rifled barrel now. Amazing how much game I’ve taken with that Wingmaster.

1920 Savage 250-3000
Custom Remington 700 243 Win

My first deer and deer rifle is this Ruger 77 mkII in 30-06 I got in '95. It started as a boat paddle but got a Micky in coyote bomber from Mr. Bin probably in 2010.



Last deer was in '21 with the same rifle on the same ranch as my first buck.

First deer dad's 94 in 30/30

Last deer smokeless 700ml

First: Ruger Hawkeye International in 308

Newest: Kimber Montana in 308

First was a Savage 340 in .30-30.
Current is a Remington Model 760 in .35 Remington. KV barrel code, May 1979, with a J prefix, 1978, Leupold M8 4x. Both were n.i.b. when I bought them last December.

My first deer rifle was a Marlin 336 30-30 with a gold trigger my dad gave me. The first deer rifle i purchased myself was a Ruger M77 Mark II In 270 win. My most recent hunting rifle and one i use this season is a Kimber Hunter Pro in 6.5 Creedmoor.

First deer rifle was a Midland Arms .243 Win with 4X Jana scope. I don't have a picture of it, and it still resides at my parents house. I upgraded the trigger to a Timney and 3-9X40 VXI on the scope eventually.

This year I had a good friend I used to work and hunt with pass away. He left me his Ruger .44 Carbine, and I hope to take a deer with it in OK before Thanksgiving.

First: My uncle's Cooey Model 71 chambered for 270 WIN

Latest: Remington SS Model 7 in 7mm-08 in a B&C Medalist stock

My first was a Ruger M77 7mm Rem Mag bought new in 1977 (sold many years ago) scoped with a Burris 4X. My most recent, just a few weeks ago, is a used Rem M700 ADL synthetic in 6.5 Creedmoor. It will wear a 3-9X FFII.

My first deer rifle was a Rem 742 in 30-06, purchased used in 1984. It developed a bad case of the chatters and I had to retire it in 2004.

Before that, I used a Rem 1100 12 GA with a smoothbore barrel and rifle sights.

My last buck was taken last year with a Ruger Hawkeye in 30-06.

My first was a.Marlin 30-30. Most recent a Weatherby Vanguard Deluxe 30-06.

My first deer rifle was a Model 700 in 7mm RM. The one I use now is a Weatherby Vanguard 2 in .30-06. In between those two were a couple of .30-06 semi-autos, a .243W model 700, and a .30-06 model 700 (which I still occasionally use).

First deer-742 Remington .308. Last deer-Winchester M70 .358

First deer was with a Marlin Papoose 22lr. That killed a lot of deer. The last deer shot was with a rifle was with a Kimber Montana 7mm-08. The last deer shot period was with a Glock 19. This week I’ll go out probably.

First deer was grandpa's 141 35 rem. That was in 2001. Last deer was tc venture rebored to 358 Winchester, using 200 grain cast bullets that I cast myself.

Remington 700 BDL 308 Winchester 1978
Sig Cross 308 Winchester 2023

First deer and rifle was a browning BBR 30-06 wearing a 9 power swift scope. Shot 110 power points. Bought it off my science teacher when I was 10 years old. I made payments on it all summer and through the first couple months of school. Paid 250 bucks for it, i think. (I know, my old man made me shoot the same cartridge as him) busted me good when I was young. Most recent is a 7mm express built on a 700 with a no. 2 shilen stainless.

Sold that 06 in college because I was "really smart" and thought I needed a 220 swift. Miss that old browning.

Think the first deer rifle I bought was a savage 99C in 308.
Newest is a 1961 husqvarna 1640 std in 30-06, bought that one for a bit over $300 CDN.

Bought my Rem 700 in 7RM in 1996 when I was hunting rifle zone in northern Michigan. Still have it, but it's been repurposed as my moose rifle.

Now I'm in "shotgun" zone in lower Michigan and bought a Savage Axis in 350 Legend. Looking forward to my first harvest with it this year.

Wincester Model 88 in .308 when I was 14 ish (1967) Last deer was several years ago as I’ve all but quit deer hunting…. semi-custom Win. Model 70 in .375 AI, which I got in 1990! memtb

First rifle was a spanish mauser, never been confident enough in it to take it out for deer, bent front sight. First rifle i took a deer with was a 6.5 cm, howa 1500 gameking. Most recent was a West Germany Mark V in .257 weatherby that ive been fighting grouping issues, havent touched it in a year and got it out last night, to discover one of the screws on each side of scope mount was no longer tight, and if i tighted rear up all the way, the bolt wouldn't move. Found the right length and reassembled, will try it out this weekend

1976, I bought a new Sears and Robuck Ted Williams model 94 in 30-30 for $99 dollars mail order.
Now, I am back down the Encore rabbit hole with a 7-08.

First I bought was a Rem700 CDL Mountain Hunter in 270

Last one, with several in between, was a Sako Grey Wolf in 25-06

270 Winchester............I was in the 9th grade.....4 point buck Remington 700 ADL
Just last year 300 Winchester Magnum.........8 point buck Remington 700 ADL
This year 450 Bushmaster............for the hell of it. Ruger American 22" barrel


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HeavyDove

I just today bought a Ruger American Go Wild 450 Bushmaster. My first one was a 700 SPS in 270.

First buck was in 1995. Used my Grandma’s custom Rem 660 in .243 shooting 100 gr Nosler Partitions..

Last rifle I purchased (here off the classifieds) is a mostly NIB (box and paperwork included) 1982 model 700 BDL deluxe in .300 Win Mag. I haven’t killed a deer with it yet but I’m sure I will. It will kill elk and moose dead though!

Todd

My first deer was downed with a borrowed Winchester back in 1971. One shot through the chest organs at a distance of approximately 75 yards did the job. I'm still a huge fan of 30-30 lever guns. - Sherwood

1st .... 760 Carbine in 308

Current .... faux Rigby Stalker in 275Rigby but haven't shot a deer with it yet. One moose is all.

Likes 120gr NBTs.

Rem BDL 25-06 first deer

Ruger #1 25-06 AI last deer.

First deer; 99R Savage, .300 Savage, tang peep sight, 150 gr Hornady FB, BallC2 powder,

Last deer; Savage 220 20 gauge rifled bore, 3-9 Leupold, 3" Accutips

Last deer with a rifle; M70 Winchester "All-Terrain", .30-06, 2.5-8 Leupold, 180 gr Nosler Partition.

First deer in 1982 with a Browning BLR in 308 Win. and my last deer (last year) Remington 700 Classic in 7x57

Ruger M77 30-06 and then Tikka CTR 308, in that order. Dropped a big doe at a lasered 366 yards like she was standing on a trap door.

First deer taken with a borrowed (from my uncle) Marlin 336 in 30-30. Last deer with a Rem 700 in 308 WIN last week on my farm.

First deer was with a single shot h&r 12 gauge. First deer with a rifle, after cutting many many lawns, was with a used Rem 700 30/06... Back when the 06' was cool. These days my favorite squeeze is a stainless contender carbine, 16" barrel in 7-30 waters. Crazy light, 4#3oz without scope and perfectly suited to the terrain I hunt. All shots are within 60 yards, no need for a belted magnum here.

First deer was with a Marlin 336 .30-30 Win.

Most recent a suppressed AR15 parts gun I put together in 5.56mm shooting 77gr TMKs.

1986 Browning BAR IN .30-06. Last few deer have been with a Ruger GSR in .308 Win.

My Dad's 1927 manufactured '94 in .30WCF. (30-30)

Killed my first deer with it in 1966. Have yet to kill anything else with it, but it's my walk-about rifle up here, for the most part.

I killed my first moose with a Marlin 336, now sleeping with the fishes.

Growing up in the shotgun zone of Michigan my first deer gun was a Rem 870 12ga. That single gun has put more meat in the freezer then probally all of my other firearms combined.

My 1st real centerfire that continues to be a regular workhorse is a Ruger M77 MK II stainless in 30-06. It has accounted for my best elk, mule deer and 2nd best whitetail.

My current go-to deer buster is a Kimber Montana in .308. Love the handiness of these rifles.

My first deer: whitetail doe Marlin 336 30-30

Last deer: mule deer Christensen Arms .308 Ridgeline FFT.

My first deer was a whitetail doe, shot on the run at about 120 meters with a #1 .303 British SMLE in a "cut down" sporter configuration, shooting CIL Imperial 180 grain Sabre tip ammunition. That was in 1973.
My latest was actually two years ago, a whitetail buck shot offhand at approx 200M, with a Krieghoff Hubertus single shot .30R Blaser and RWS 184 Gr. Evo bullet.
So far in 2023 the closest I've come to shooting a "deer" was a Zimbabwe Impala shot with a .416 Remington Win. M70 Safari, at about 120 M, using a Barnes 400 gr. TSX.

My first was with my dad's 94 .32 spl. I now own it. My last was a 7mm RM, my late wife's favorite rifle.

First deer rifle was a No.4 Mk1 Lee Enfield .303 British that my Grandfather "sporterized" with a handsaw, a wood rasp, and some linseed oil. First two were killed in 1971, right after I turned 16. Killed seven bucks with that rifle, and I still have it. Loaded my own ammo using Hornady 150gr Spire Pts and IMR-4895 powder. That rifle will shoot 1.5 to 2 MOA with the factory irons (aperture rear sight).

Most recent is a Browning BAR II Safari Grade in .26-06 with the nicest wood I've ever seen on one of the Safari Grades. Hopefully, I'll blood it this season.

First one was traded off long again. Model 70 30-03. Most recent Bergera .243.

First was an Winchester M1 carbine my great uncle sent home when he got out of the Navy in 1946. The last one I bought was a 1936 Winchester model 71 . Using the model 71 this year for the first time. First deer rifle I personally bought was a Remington 788 carbine in .243 which I still have and hunt with 50 years later.

Most recent

First deer was a borrowed Remington 742 in 243.

Most recent deer was 4 days ago with a 1907 model 94 Winchester in 25-35.

First rifle is a Ruger M77 7x57 given to me by my father 40 years ago and still have it.

Most recent purchase is a Weatherby Mark V Accumark 257 Weatherby.

Last updated to Seekins Element 6.5 CM.

1st deer Marlin 336 in 30-30
Last deer Tikka T3 in 308

First was a 700 BDL in 270. The last was a Savage 99C in 308.

Last updated to Defiance anTi, 22" Lilja #1, 7-08.

First: Marlin 336 .30-30 circa 1971 purchased used in 1974 for $50. Added sight through mounts for $8 and Bushnell Banner 1.5-4X scope for $30. Shot a spike, my first WT with it.

Last: PSA PA-10 .308 Gen 3 with Bushnell Elite 3200 SA 3-10x 40mm scope (already had it) and Leupold rings. Probably $1000 in the rifle. I shot my biggest WT (8 pt) with it two years ago.

First Deer = Neighbor boys and I were hunting snowshoe rabbits. One of the boys kicked out a yearling doe that ran about 20 yards from me and turned facing me. Now what's a boy to do? My new Mossberg .22LR wabbled the sights onto that white spot under her chin. * I was 11 or 12 yr old, so that was 1949 or 1950. When I brought that little doe home Dad used words I hadn't heard him use before. I survived his wrath and eventually got my 22 back. Still have it.

First Deer Rifle = 1955 new Winchester Model 64 in 32 Special.

Latest Deer Rifle = Kimber Hunter 6.5 CM

i killed a doe Saturday with my TC Encore in a 23" MGM barrel in 444 Marlin with a 280gr WFN GC and Reloder 7 going 1947fps.

First was a model 94 long Tom, 30 cal. Great grandfathers, purchased 1895.

Latest… I’m looking into having a 30 cal nosler built. I need more input from current owners of these guns from members here.

Osky

First deer was with buckshot. My first deer killed with a rifle was a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington. The last deer I shot with a rifle was a Steyr-Mannlicher M Professional .30-06 Springfield and the last deer gun I purchased is a Winchester 71 .348 Winchester

First: Savage Stevens 30-06 with a wood stock and Nikon scope
Last: Bergara B14 in 300PRC using a Vortex Razor (overkill but...)

rem 700 bdl 30-06
sako 90 peak 308

Welp, here's my story. That's me on the right with my first buck back in 1966. Got the 7 pointer on the first day opener on our dairy farm here in Pa. with my (borrowed) uncles 30-30 pre 64 Winchester model 94 carbine. The deal was being rifles were in short supply in the family, some were stuck using their shotguns with slugs, so as soon as I got my buck, the rifle went back to my uncle. So, that's me with my first buck but holding my dad's Remington 760 Gamemaster 270. My buddy Bob (left) is holding his M-94 in 32 Special. He'd walk 2 miles over the hill from his house just to hunt with us on our farm. My latest deer rifle is an 8mm Mauser Husky purchased on here from luv2safari.

Great picture!

My first deer was taken with a Marlin 336 in 30-30, Tasco 3-9 scope

My current hunting rifle is an MRC X2 .260rem 20" threaded barrel with a Deadair Nomad30 ti suppressor, Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10 x 44 scope in Tally lightweight rings. It's the most enjoyable rifle to carry and shoot.

My first was a Lee Enfield No. 5 Jungle Carbine in .303 British. My latest is my dad's old Remington 721 30/06. He passed in April. I was with him when he killed his last deer with that rifle. It hadn't been shot since then. I traded the old Weaver for a Leupold and sighted it in. Hope to get a deer or elk with it next year.

Updated: Sako Hi-Power chambered in 270 for the most recent.

My first was a German 98 Mauser in 8mm, a surplus rifle that was 29.99, my dad sporterized it for me from PO Ackley book.
My latest was a Tikka T3x in .30-06.

First a Marlin 1894 44 mag.
Killed the most with a 98 Mauser Douglas 243.
Current Encore Prohunter 260 EABCO

the last deer i killed was a doe with my Husqvarna m46 in 9.3x57 with 275gr WFN GC and IMR4895 going approx 1800-1900fps (i have to chrony it).

First was a lever action .243 in eastern Oregon. Sadly I cannot remember the make, it was my uncle’s.

Most recent Win Mod 70 7MM RM.

First was, you'll be surprised to hear, an open-sighted Marlin 336 CS in .30/.30. Maywood, NE area circa 1989.

Got half of my bucks with a bow in recent years, half with a Marlin XS-7 in .308 with 3-9x40 VX-1. Good bargain rig.

First two bucks with a 1955 Remington 760 in 244. My last two bucks last month fell to my 1955 M70 Featherweight 30/06.

I like the span of vintages!

First was with my uncles 30-30 lever action that my dad inherited. He had the local shop mount and bore sight a scope and off we went. One shot was all it took!
Latest was with a savage .300wsm.

First buck was in Carbon County, PA. Used a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington I bought when I came home from the war in 1970.
Purchased at Leslie Edelman's in Horsham, PA for $74.95. Ad was in the Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer. Last rifle was a Ruger RSI .243.
Semper Fidelis
Soup

It was not a rifle. Winchester model 12 loaded with double ought buckshot. Latest is .270 in Remington 700.

We are opposites! My first was a Marlin 30/30. My last is a Browning Bar MK3 Stalker 300WSM. In the middle of all of that were several other 300 wsm's, 30.06's, 300 utra mags and a 45/70. And at least a handful of other calibers. My go to hunting rifles right now are, Reminton 700 VTR 223, Tika t-3 Ultralite 6.5 CM, Kimber Mountain Ascent 300 WSM, Browning Bar MK3 Stalker 300 WSM and a Henry 45/70. Just depends on the hunt!

My first deer was taken with a Remington M760 in .270 Winchester.
The last was with a Sako M85 in 30/06 shooting a loaded down 170 grain 30/30 bullet.

Jim

first a marlin 30 30 last 6.5 cm

First: Rem Model 7 - 6mm Rem
Last: Tang Safety Ruger M77 - 270 Win

Remington 722, 257 Roberts with handloaded 100 grain Sierra GameKing. Took first buck in 1981 coastal Oregon, fat forked horn blacktail. Used a Winchester pre 64 M70 fwt 30-06 with factory Federal 150 SP to take a nice 8 pt whitetail this year 2023.

1st 30 30 MOD 94 WIN LAST 223 1:8 TIKKA

First Winchester model 100 in 243.

Last was a Remington Model 700 CDL Stainless

First deer with a rifle was a Marlin 30-30, vintage 1951.

Most recent deer was a 6.5 PRC in an ER Shaw.

The .30-30 is my favorite and most often used deer rifle.

I bought a Mossberg 695 from the Classifieds for if I ever hunt a shotgun only zone again.

my first deer rifle was a ruger 30-06 with a leupold 3-9 forget the model scope my wife bought me for Christmas in 1977, I wish I still had it.

First was a Remington 700ADL in .270…..last, this year, was a Howa Mini in 6.5 Grendel.

PennDog

First: Marlin 30-30

Current: CZ 550 Premium in .270 Win

First was a Rem 660 in 6mm, last is a NULA 308

First: WBY Varmintmaster, .22-250
Last: Ruger Guide, .375R

Remington 700 30-06

1st was a custom 25-06 built by my grandfather. That was passed down to my son.

Just picked up a Winchester XPR yesterday in 6.8 Westerner. The stock on this one is extremely unique. I couldn’t leave it on the shelf

1st was a winchester mod 88 .308, 2nd was a Marlin 1895 45-70 3rd was a Savage Axis .270 4th wil be a traditions 50 cal nitrofire inline in a couple of days..

First - REM Model 788 .243
Last - Browning A-Bolt .280

Remington Mohawk 308 first deer one shot
Most recent deer 10mm glock one shot

Last updated to Tikka Stainless Superlite, 6.5 CM.

Latest is a Winchester 70 in 2506 Remington, the plan is the kill a Alabama Whitetail this month

First- Remington 788, 243 Win with 100gr Federal Red Box
Last- Winchester 70 Classic, 1:8 twist with Barnes 155gr LRX

1st that I bought for myself was a 99E in 308. Last is a Winchester M70 classic FWT in 7mm-08. Don't have that one in my hands yet.

Those little 7-08 FWTs are peaches man. Can’t wait till you get yours.

First and most recent...Rem 700 BDL in .243 70s vintage

First: 20 gauge H&R single shot with round ball ( Rifled slugs were not invented yet) Then in 1964 I was able to by a Win 88 in .308
Last: Mod 70 FWT, 30-06 ( my 6.5 Swede's scope went bad)

First deer was with a Mossberg 800A in .308 Winchester in 1964
Last was with a Browning X-Bolt Hunter in 6.5x55 Swede last year
Next year hopefully with a 1976 Remington BDL in 25-06 Rem. that I just acquired

First, 1970's Rem700 ADL 25-06 4× Reupold.

Last, Ruger Hawkeye stainless 270win.

Pre81 BLR 308
Steyr Manlicher Luxus L 308

First Sako Finnbear '06
Last BLR lightweight 300 wsm

First Marlin 336 30-30.this year mark v weatherby 6.5 RPM.

First was with a post 64 Winchester Model 94 30-30 with factory irons, given to me by my grandfather in 1990.

Ironically, the last was with the same grandfather’s Browning BAR 270, Bushnell 1-4x24 scope that was present that faithful December day in 1990.

Lots of memories with him, he taught me most everything I know about the outdoors. He would have been proud of the 15” 8 point this year, day after Christmas.

First was a .243 Win Rem M700 ADL Synthetic w/ 3-9x40 Weaver Classic in Weaver Rings. Last is a .30-06 Springfield Ruger M77 MKIII w/ 4x40 Nikon Monarch UCC in Ruger Rings.

First:



Latest:



Mossberg ATR100 in .270 on top, wearing a Weaver Grand Slam fixed 4.75x scope. TC Contender with SSK 30-30 barrel on bottom, wearing a Trijicon 1-4x.

1 Ruger M77 Ultralight .30-06 1984 Tang
2. Howa Mini Carbon Stalker .350 L

Mod 88 Winchester .308 and Traditions 50 cal Nitrofire muzzleloadetr.

First Remington 700 BDL 270


Last Bergara Wilderness Terrain 6.5 PRC

First was a Savage 7mm Rem Mag

Most recent is a Browning Bar 308win

Remington 600 Mohawk in 243Win.

Remington 700SS MTN in 7mm-08Rem

First Remington 742 Woodsmaster 30 06

Most recent Tikka T3X Lite 308

My first rifle was a Remington Model 722 in 257 Roberts used to kill my first buck back in 1981. My last buck taken last year was with a well used Winchester Pre 64 Model 70 featherweight 30-06.

1st - Marlin 336 30-30

Most recent purchased deer rifle- 1949 Rem 722 257 Roberts

Last one in actual use - 1906 Win 25-35

First that was actually mine was an early 700 mountain rifle in 30-06. Still own it and use it for the majority of my hunting. Most recent was a couple weeks ago. Marlin 336 in 35 Remington

First was a 99 Savage in 30-30. Last was Pre-war Savage 99 in .303 Savage. I much preferred the latter.

First deer was with the first rifle I ever bought - a sporterized 1917 Enfield in 30-06.

Last deer was this year with my Kimber in 6.5CM - aka: The easy button!

First was a Savage 340 chambered in .30-30 WCF.
Most recent was a Marlin 336 chambered in .307 Winchester.

Poached a Yearling with an M1 Carbine, first legal was my prized Mod 94 Classic Carbine I bought on time at 16! My so-called "last" (lol) is a pristine 80's Mod 70 FWT with a 25" Shilen barrel in 7x57.

JM marked Marlin 30-30, now an unsuccessful 300BO subsonic. Will connect one day when I get closer. RZ.

First one was a Savage 99E in .308 my parents got me for my 14th birthday. I never actually killed a deer with that rifle, but did kill two elk.

In 2012 I had a custom 7 LRM built. It wasn't up to snuff, so the builder took it apart and rebuilt it to 28 Nosler. That is all I have used since then.

My first was a sporterized 30/06 I don't recall if it was a Springfiels or Enfield back then I didn't know the difference. My latest is a Safari Grade Browning 243 but it hasen't arrived yet. The one befor that is another Browning a B78 in 6MM Remington

First deer / deer rifle is a 1966 mfg Remington 700 ADL .308 Win back when they still put nice walnut n an ADL. Still have it.

Most recent deer killed with my Weatherby Mark V Lightweight .30-06. Anniversary present from my wife 21 years ago. Still have both!🤣

Most recent deer rifle is a Vanguard 6.5-300 Weatherby with Subalpine camo stock and burnt bronze barrel and action. Very accurate but lots of blast. I haven’t killed anything with it yet.

Remington 700 classic in 30-06 was my first and a Custom Winchester 70 pre-64 in 257 Weatherby was my most recent.

First was a .243 win 700 ADL with a walnut stock with pressed checkering. 1975 or 76 I believe. Recent is a Bergara B-14 wilderness hunter in .308.

BLR 243 my dad gave me.Last one is a 270 built on a Remington 1903 Douglas barrel timney boyd stock with a lot removed.

I bought a Kimber BGR about two weeks ago even though I’m thinking about cutting back my rifle group. Dumass. A 270

Hanco I have had the same thought....several times.....and failed each time. This year has seen 2 B78's and a Browning Safari grade.
How dumb is this, one of the B78's is a 6MM the Safari Grade is a 243

First deer killed in 1978 with an early production Weatherby Mauser Action 257 Wby Mag in Wisconsin. Last deer taken just before Christmas with my HS Precision SA2000 260 Rem and was a nice 8 point SC deer.

One of my hunting club members asked me why I don’t have a 6.5 CM…. I said I use a 260 Rem and he wanted to know how that differs from the 6.5 CM……Ha ha…

1st Ruger M77 Mkii '06
Last Wby MKv 257 roy

Savage Bolt action 30-30

Remington 7400 in 270

Current
Browning BAR 7mm

1st Model 700 243
Last Weatherby Vanguard 30-06

First was a Ruger 44 mag carbine (tube fed)
Latest Was a Winchester M70 300 win

First 270 Win Fwt, now 44/40Miroku Win 92.

First; 1983 Marlin 336cs, .30-30
Last; 2023 Kimber Montana, 6.5 Creedmoor

Savage 340 .30-30
Remington 760 .35 Remington

First was a 98 Mauser Sporter in 250 sav.
Last was taken with a TVA 50 cal flintlock Lancaster rifle.

Rem 78 30 06. Browning Xbolt Speed Long Range 280AI.

M1917 Enfield in 30-06 and Weatherby Vanguard WeatherGuard in .308 Winchester

I need AAA for rifles

I just added another 243 a Kimber Super America. Once again the 12 step program has failed me

50's Winchester 94 in .32 Special
Sako 75 in .260 Remington

First was a Winchester 94AE .30-30, most recent is a Swedish Mauser 6.5x55 in a full length stock.

First was a Savage 116 in 25-06, it worked but was a POS. Most recently a Springfield Waypoint in 6.5CM, love this rifle!

My first was a wonderful 7MM Model 95 Mauser. The last was a Model 94 Win. 30-30. Those sure do multiply but i promise no more.

Well....now my "last" is a Model 700 BDL SS in 264WM, 26" barrel. For slipping around in the woods, either of my Mountain rifles (Mark V ULWT/Kimber 8400) are as snappy as my old Mod 94 Classic with its octagon barrel.

I haven't found my "last" one yet, still looking

Everyone knows killing a deer with a 244 is impossible because it’s got a slow twist.

If it was my bullet that killed this one, then it was a $5 Mauser 98 7.92x57. with issue sights - Norma ammo. This was the first deer I ever shot at. It ran 50 yards all down hill.




The next one would have been with a '03 Springfield with a K4 scope, either with cast bullets or 180 grain core lokts.

I hope I’ve not shot my last one.

While my first deer fell to my dad's Winchester Model 94 30-30 (which I still have).

My first deer rifle was a 1975 Remington Model 700 BDL 30-06 that I bought new (my dad did the paperwork).

My latest was picked up today, one of the Lipsey Ruger M77 Hawkeye "African" in 35 Whelen. I'm going to mount a Zeiss Conquest 2.5-8X32mm with a plex reticle and call it good.

StarchedCover

Marlin 336 30-30. Tikka T3 lite 6.5...its for sale in the classifieds because I found out they make the same rifle with a shorter barrel

First deer fell to my old ‘94 .30 WCF. given to me by my Grandma in 1965.
My most recent by the up-dated more modern equivalent; a Rem. Model 7 in 7mm-08.
Both are real handy.

First rifle was a sporterized US Model 1917 Enfield (Eddystone) 30-06, which I still have. It was my dad's.

The last rifle I acquired was a Kimber Mountain Ascent 308 Win.

First rifle was Winchester Model 94 30-30 from my mother when she passed (I was 15). Now, at 85, have a custom Remington 7mm-08.

First deer was with a 788 carbine in 7mm-08 that I still have . Latest deer rifle was picked up from my smith on Thursday and is a custom 7mm-08ai

I just picked up a Winchester Classic Featherweight 308 at a gun show. It has decent wood for a factory rifle and it came with sights and Leopold QD rings and bases. I haven't seen one of these with sights before

First was a Weatherby Vanguard in 270. Most recent was a Tikka 30-06.

My most recent (as of Saturday) is a M70 classic featherweight in 308. It kept whispering softly "take me home, take me home" so after coming back to it 3 times I brought her home.

First was a Remington 742 30-06 that I received for my 15th Christmas in '71. Killed a boxcar full of deer with it.....and no, it never jambed. But, boy was it heavy....

The latest for deer, and everything else for the last 5 years, has been a Montana in 7-08. There have been a few in between, but this Montana is so sweet to carry all day long.

My first in 1967 was a 7mm Spanish Mauser my Old Man paid $15 for, and it was worth about $10. Geez, what a worthless POS - it soured me greatly on all Spanish Mausers for the next 57 years and counting. First real rifle, bought with my own money for $40 the next year, was a M1896 Krag Cavalry Carbine, a genuine one not a cut-down rifle. That gun was in my hands when I whacked my first deer. No pics exist of either gun.

The last couple seasons I've alternated about equally between three, unable to pick one over the other - they all serve me well and will likely be my deer hunting battery until the end of my days. I'm not as gung-ho about it as I used to be. In no particular order of preference:





Original Springfield M1903 NRA Sporter, 1929, one of around 4400 made between 1922 and 1933.
Krag sporter I built.
Ruger #1A 6.5x55.

Ok. I’ll play.

Myself like gnoahhh, first deer rifle was an old Spanish Ovideo M1916 7x57, mom bought me for Christmas 1969 for $19.95. The following Christmas I got an old Weaver K4 to put on it. Over the past 50+ years had a lot done to it. The old Austin gunsmith, Buster Kreuz, D&T’ed it. And bent the bolt. I got after it with a saw and did all the "fancy" stock work. Old hunting pard and gunsmith the late Joe Sherrod of Llano Tx. Had a decent 7x57 barrel so he rebarreled it for me about 25-30 years ago. Kids have hunted with it too!

And today I just picked up one of my grail rifles. I always wanted since I first spotted one in a 1953 Shooter’s Bible. A Model 1950 Mannlicher Schoenauer in 7.62x63 (🤣). I doubt it will kill anything any deader than that old Spanish Mauser! 😉

Pretty obvious the Krag would take it on style points where I hunt.