What are you guys and gals gonna be shooting this year? cartridges and bullets too please.

I plan to carry:

50-90 Sharps 715 gr paper patch bullets
45-110 Sharps 530 gr paper patch bullets
1886 45-70 505 gr flat nosed greasers
1886 40-65 250 gr flat nosed greasers
40-65 Sharps 400 gr paper patch bullets
58 cal Hawken patched round ball
Stainless syn rifles in Ruger Hawkeye 358 Win with 200 gr TTSX's or Kimber Montana 280 AI with 175 NPT's for rainy day hunting.

It's been a long summer, I'm ready to go hunting.

AR-15 .450BUSHMASTER.
Mossberg 500 Sabot shotgun
CVA Steghorn .50 muzzleloader, and my cast bullets.

Ruger #1 300H&H, 250-3000 savage 99, 40cal. TC

1. Siamese Mauser. 45-70
2. Tikka CTR 6.5
3. Encore .30-06
4. Ruger. 35 Whelen boat paddle
5. Remington 760 .358 Win
6. S&W 629 Mountain gun. 44
7. Encore 209×50
8. Lyman Deer Stalker

Oh, forgot one. 7-08 CVA single shot. Gonna take one deer with it then hang it up till my son born 9/21 Is ready for it.

Sounds like a bunch of dead deer on the way, I'll load all but the 358 and 280 AI with Black Powder, gonna carry these big smokers for deer for an upcoming Bison hunt next year, can't practice on small enough, makes big, easy.

Savage Axis 6.5 credmoor.

Remington 700ti in .260 Rem. with a handload topped with 100gr. Partitions.

RS

.300 H & H w/ 165 gr. Sierra HPBT Ruger #1..
.375 H & H 300 gr. WW Silvertips
.300 Savage model 700 150 WW Silvertips
.25-06 700 27 “ custom barrel 100 grain Sierra FB
7mm RM 168Berger

A hell of a hobby we have here men, soo many guns and loads, yet so little time to hunt.

.300 H & H w/ 165 gr. Sierra HPBT Ruger #1..
.375 H & H 300 gr. WW Silvertips
.300 Savage model 700 150 WW Silvertips
.25-06 700 27 “ custom barrel 100 grain Sierra FB
7mm RM 168Berger

I love to deer hunt with both H&H's, gonna build a 400 H&H next year.

There are many but primarily a newly acquired Ruger M77 MKII Ultra Light .308 obtained here on the Fire.

Read a piece about the 400 H & H not long ago, cool round enjoy!!

ruger American predator in 6.5 creedmoor 129 gr interlock in factory whitetail ammo
also have a box of the 143 gr eldx ammo
knight wolverine 50 cal, with 240 gr 44 cal bullets and genuine goex black powder.

Thanks, gonna build it on a spare G series model 70 Classic action, 400 gr A-Frames and Woodleigh Weldcores at an easy 2400 fps.

-Thompson Center Contender Muzzleloader with Hornady Sabots
-Remington 1100 with fully rifled barrel shooting Remington Solid Copper Sabot slugs
-Remington 700 in 260 bedded in a McSwirly 130 NAB Handloads
-Tikka T3 in 260 Bedded in a B&C shooting 125 NPT handloads
-Remington 700 243 bedded in a Boyds shooting 100 Sierra handloads
-Remington 700 Mtn Rifle 7mm-08 shooting 140 NAB handloads
Model 29 44 mag shooting 240 XTP handloads

Might tote a Marlin 30/30 or a Winchester Featherweight 270 some. Might grab the Kimber Montana if I decide to climb.

Nothing new for me this year.........a ULA/NULA slam; .243 or 7mm-08 for centerfire and ULA 209 smokeless.

Only thing that could change would be if I decided to take my Goodling built Remington .260 on a odd day.

Ruger 77 7x57, 154 gr Hornady InterLock

Ruger 77 257 Roberts 115 gr NPT

Savage 99-A 250-3000 100 gr Hornady CUSTOM ammo.

Marlin 336C 30-30 150 gr Hornady American Whitetail ammo

2.7mm kolibri

Color me simple.....

McWhorter 7mm08, 140 Accubond for deer
RAR 243 105 AMAX for hogs, 'yotes

You are going to need a golf cart to carry them all at once.

Wow....thought I was a hodgepodge come deer season. LOL

To choose from?

TC Encore 356/358 Win
TC Encore 357 Max
Marlin 336 ER 356
Marlin 336 C 35 Rem....maybe
Marlin 336 C 30-30
Savage 16 LWH 243
Savage LWH 6.5CM...maybe
Howa 1500 6.5 CM
Custom AR 6.8 SPC
Custom AR 5.56
Weatherby V2 7-08.... maybe
Browning Auto 5 Mag 12 Stalker

Hope I get to hunt all of them....but I like the ER, the max, and my ARs most times, it seems.

The three heading to deer camp are:

Savage 99 takedown 30/30
Kimber Montana .308
Rem 700 Classic 300 Savage

Kimber select .257 Rob
Kimber Montana 300wsm
Kimber Montana 6.5 creed
Kimber Montana 280AI
Rem 700 LS 260
Sako 85 260

Traditions Accelerator 50 cal. T/C Shockwave Sabot
Marlin 336 .35 Remington Hornady Leverevolution
Marlin 336 .30-30 Hornady Leverevolution
Winchester Model 70 Featherweight .270 WSM 140 grain Accubond

Sako A7: 308 Winchester
Model 70: 300 WSM
S&W Model 29 6.5"

Now to find some Deer.....

M 98, 284 Win, 139 HBTSP, 59 grs Surplus 4831 First & Foremost !

Win 70 Black Shadow 300 W M, 180 gr H S P

Tikka T 3 270 Win, 130 R S P C L

? Maybe ? Win 70, 6.5 X55, 120 N B T

Good luck to everyone !

Jerry

Traditions Pursuit Ultralight

Savage 99's. .284 358, 375, 250-3000, 270 Titus, 22-250, 308.

Remington faux TI in 257 Roberts
Remington MR in 7mm08

Remington 700 Classic in .264 Win Mag with a 125 gr Partition

And Old Faithful, my early 1981 mfg Winchester 70 Featherweight in 7x57 with a 130gr Sierra or 100 gr original Barnes X Bullet

Also plan to try out my new Ruger RAR in 7.62x39 on some night time hog sniping at the Ranch. And my Rem. R-15 in 30 Rem. AR caliber,Using Remington 125 gr Factory Hog Hammer Ammo, which uses the 125 gr Barnes TSX bullet.

Remington Model 7FS 7mm-08
Remington Walnut Mountain Rifle .270
Ruger #1 International 7x57
Browning BAR MK1 Carbine .308
Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine Autoloader
Marlin 336.35 Rem
Marlin 1895G .45-70
90% of the time I'll use the model7 7mm-08. I love that little rig, the Brown stock is close to perfection for me. I have recently put a Leupold VX-R 2-7 on it, my first illuminated reticle scope, and so far so good. Very clear glass.
Hunting in the Adirondacks the Ruger .44 and the Marlin .35, both with Leupold 1.5-5 scopes, will see field time, but the 7mm-08 will be my regular companion.

Those are hard to beat for TX Whitetails & Antelope

Likely headed to camp with me this year is a newly acquired Model 70 Extreme Weather in 243 Win or a Ruger Hawkeye 308 Win and my old Model 94 in 30-30.

Around home it will be a Traditions Vortek Ultralight 50 cal Muzzle Loader.

LH win 70 in 350 rem mag

cva muzloading pistol 4x scope for muzloading season rugar 44mag 4x scope for gun season

Marlin 1895 45-70 with Trapdoor power level loads. And maybe a .223 if I get one.

So true.

Winchester M54 .30-30 bolt gun
Savage 99T .300 Savage
Savage M1899H Takedown .22 High Power
Pre-war Mauser sporter .30-06

Another month and a half to make my final decision for the two states I'll be hunting in.

.243win, 95gr Berger VLD

700-300 Win mag
700-26 Nosler
700-270 Wby
700-257 Wby
700-30 06
700-270 WSM
700- 7 Rem mag
700- 7mm ultra mag
Sako-264 Win
Sako-264. Win
Sako- 7 Rem mag
Pre 64 Win. 264
Kleinguenther 7 Rem mag
Kleinguenther 257 Wby
Kleinguenther 300 Wby
Husqvarna 25-06
Savage. 308
Savage 6.5 Creedmoor
Savage 50 cal

Sako High Power 270 Win. 130 grain
Marlin 336 35 Remington 200 gr. Core-lokt

Maybe

Savage 1899 303 Savage 150 grain round nose.

TC Encore Walnut/Stainless

- 50 cal. Muzzle Loader Stainless with a TC Hawkin Hunter 1.5 - 5 x 32 shooting 3 50-50 Triple 7 295gr HP Powerbelts

- 12ga Rifled Slug Barrel 3" Blued with a Nikon Slug Hunter (5" eye relief ) 3 - 9 x 40 BDC shooting 3" Breneke Magnum Crush 1 1/2" oz. 1500fps

I plan on carrying a few
Remington 740, .30-06 with 150gr horn IL (my grandpas rifle)
Win M70 fwt, 7x57 with 140gr np, fed brass, imr 4350, cci fed primer
RAR .22-250 shooting 60gr np in federal factory loading.
Win M70 extreme weather 30-06, 165gr fed fusion

Savage American Classic 308. 150 grain american whitetail ammo

1972 Win mod 70 270 win 130 grain american whitetail ammo

I've always wanted a .300 H&H

T3 Forest .260
T3 Lite 300wm
S&W 44mag
Rem 1100 slug....that's a fun one

Winchester M 70 Featherweight .270 Win with 130 gr Trophy Bonded Tip.

Dakota M 76 7mm Dakota with 140 gr Trophy Bonded Tip.

kimber montana chopped to 17" in 338 federal
maybe Remington 673 in .308
and maybe...

kimber adirondack in .308

This one is my favorte and is shooting 130 gr TTSX LIGHTS OUT, but I had a little bolt face pitting issue yesterday that I need to check out. It might have to sit this season on the sidelines.

ar15 6.8
savage 11 260rem
savage 110 7mm08
savage 110 308
tikka t3 270
tikka t3 3006

T/C Encore .50 cal muzzleloader
Remington Model 7 .243 Win
Ruger Hawkeye .358 Win
Marlin 336 30/30
Ruger MKII 30/06
Remington LVSF 7mm08

.223 of some flavor with 55gr TTSX

I've got a nice used one on the way from some guy in Florida.

For a stiff nosed Brit, it sure is sexy, recoil and noise are even Gentlemanly.

I need a 300H&H too. Maybe a 280 AI

After reading this thread again I see lots of dead deer and maybe a clean eating sized pig or two, spending time afield each fall becomes more enjoyable the older I get, I have the hope that some of you men are taking your children/grandchildren out too, hunting and the taking of game for food will help them to grow into more understanding and respectable adults, God knows they're gonna need all the help they can get to navigate it all in the coming decades.

I've gt a couple pre-64 300 H&H's, the 280 AI I have is a Montana, that's a rude hard bucking whip weight of a rifle, shoots good if you hang onto it firmly, rifles that light are the hardest for me to shoot accurately, my 16 pound 45-100 Sharps bull gun falls asleep in your hands when you lay it out for a shot.

7mm08 on TX Mulies, right JG?

This year I'll be using a 1915-manufacture 1895 in 303 British for opening weekend. A no. 4 mk 2 is coming along in case the weather turns nasty. Both get fed reloads featuring 180 gr spire points.

Sweet, after MadMooner reminding me about my 303 up in the African forum, I need to add it to the list, mine shoots the little 215 gr Woodleighs really well, don't believe a deer or pig can hold one.

NULA muzzleloader this weekend
6.5 CM Barrett FC will be next in line, I may stick with it for a while to test a scope...may move the scope to something else later in the season if I get bored
Kids will use a .223AI and a 77/357

I had a pre 64 bull in 300H&H. Traded it for a Cooper!

Z-HAT Custom Winchester 1895 405 WCF
Weatherby MKV Custom Shop Outfitter Stainless 270 WBY
Weatherby MKV ULW 30-06
Sako Tecomate 300 WSM
Lipseys Ruger Hawkeye RSI Stainless 30-06

My choice is simple. The only thing I own that is legal to use on this year's tag is a TC Seneca .45 caliber. It will either be firing 245 grain conicals with 70 grains of FFg or .440", 127 grain PRBs with 65 grains of FFg .. my most accurate load with either bullet / ball. Next year I'll be back to contemplating choices.

Tom

suppressed 308 hog hunter that shoots sub MOA with ease. not fancy but it kills

I have a hog hunter and suppressor also. That cheap rifle is amazingly accurate. I think I’m using 11 grains of Trail Boss and a 170 grain partition. It hammers hogs. Fun to shoot those light loads.

Rem 700-7/08 AI with 140 VLD's.

RAR .223 with 62gr SP's topped with Zeiss 3-12x56 (anything under 250 yards)

1942 Model 94 30WCF - walking/scouting rifle

Browning Medallion .270 130gr BT handloads with Swarovski 3-12x56 (longer shots)

I will be using my pre'64 Winchester M/70 Super Grade in .35 Whelen shooting a handload with Sierra 225gr. Game King spitzer over a charge of IMR 4064.

S&W 629 Classic 5inch shooting 245gr cast and 296.
IA changed laws this year and I have yet to obtain an 'IA legal' deer rifle but have access to a Marlin 1894 in 44mag and an 1895 in 45-70 if I want to borrow them.
Contemplating a RAR in 450 Bushmaster as the most likely bolt-action candidate.
I envy you guys who can use any rifle that strikes their fancy to hunt deer.

Winchester Model 70 Sporter 25-06 100 grain NBT
T/C Encore 7mm-08 120 or 140 grain NBT
7mm-08 Winchester action, Broughton Barrel, HS stock, 140 grain NBT
Remington 700 30-06 ( my first bolt action my dad gave me in 1975 ) 150 grain Sierra BTSP

You're going to carry all those? I heard you were a big strong guy, but dang!

Fun thread. I'll be carrying my faithful 25-06 Rem 700 CDL, topped with a 6x Leupold.

Handloaded 115 gr Nosler "Blue Cyclone" Ballistic Tip bullets at 3120 fps, zeroed at 200 yards.

It's a well proven combo, and I surely do love hunting with it. Mostly for mule deer.

Best of luck all!

Guy

Primitive season...CVA Single Shot in 35 Whelen/Federal Fusion/200 gr.

Rifle season...Ruger 77/tang safety/257 Roberts/Nosler Trophy Grade/110 gr. Accubond
Ruger 77 Hawkeye/264 Win. Mag/Undecided
Ruger 77/tang safety/6MM Rem./Undecided

Hope to use all of these for this season, IF I can leave the little Marlin XL7 in 25/06 at home; and that has been very hard to do these last 5 or 6 years.

Gunner I about the H & H in a piece by Boddington.. He had a case that was a 400OKH.. Looked very nice!!

A boring Rem 700 BDL in an even more boring 30-06 shooting boring 180 gr loads topped with a very boring Leupold...

Todd

CLR in 270.
Remington 870 rifled slug shooter in 20 Gauge for hunting in Iowa.
RAR-Predators in 243, 6.5 Creedmoor, and (MAYBE) 25-06.
Ruger Hawkeyes in 6.5 Creedmoor and 338 Federal.
Winchester 100 in 308.

7 rifles and 8 tags for Nebraska plus 1 shotgun and 1 tag for Iowa.

Hunting for antlers x3 and Hunter For The Hungry x6.

God only knows

.280AI Mickey Coleman built 700
.243 Remington Model 7
1984 Swede Carbine 6.5x55
Savage .300 Win Mag.

My son will be hunting with a Sedgley Sporter in .220 Swift with 48 grain Winchesters. I'm interested to see what that combination does.

One or the other 25-06's I have. Both 700's
Model 70 in 6.5 Swede
Model 70 in 264 WM
Weatherby Vanguard 243
Tikka T3 308
Tikka T3 223
Daniel Defense DDM4v7 5.56

Might even take out the 358 Win. in an Interarms action and a pac-nor barrel.

The firearms I will hunt deer with this Fall are
1. Tikka T3x Superlite .300 Win
2. Remington 700 XCR II .300 Win
3. Browning BLR .308 Win
4. Browning BLR .450 Marlin
5. Marlin 1895 45-70 Govt
And will spend a bunch of treestand time with an Excalibur Bulldog crossbow.....Hb

Whitworth full stock Mauser in 7x57, Bergera 6.5 Creedmoor, Ruger 77RSI .250-3000, and my dad’s old marlin 336 .30-30.

Hornady 154 RN over H4350 in the 7,
Nosler 120 Btip over H4350 in the Creedmoor,
Hornady 117 RN over H4831 in the 250,
Speer 150FN over LVR in the Marlin.

+ a bunch of others if I get the urge.

Old70

Savage 10T in 6.5 creedmoor w/ 140 gr VLD Bergers for me
Daughter will be packing a Savage Axis in .243 loaded up with 95 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips

Moose, I killed one several years ago with a Swift and 46 gr. Open Points.. I think WW. Did ok, nothing great.. Typical of .22 cal. Kills.

700 CDL in .30-06 shooting a handloaded 165 grain GameKing in Missouri
Older Savage 110 in 7 Rem Mag firing a handloaded 160 grain GameKing in Texas

It will be like the hand of God strikes them down.

Ruger #1 RSI .243 win w 4X Leupold.
My hunting buddy got another 760 Remington in .35 Rem (has two).
Might use one for antlerless if I don't have a doe down by recurve before gun season.
If nothing down at the end of firearms, then will go MZ season with a TC Hawken Silver Elite.

Heading out for an Arkansas doe hunt today, Colt SAA 45 on the belt, Shiloh 40-65 for the long shots, both loaded with Holy Black.

77 in 250 Savage.117 rn with 4064.
99 e .308Win..Norma 180 oryx.These two for Maine.
Win.12 in 16 ga slugs for Mass.

I've got a new LHR Redemption for next weekend's KY ML season.

For The Rifle Opener? The Savage 99 in 308 Win




For the longer venues? The Ruger Hawkeye in 30-06


I've also got The Mauser From Hell ( see the Gunwriters section for details). It needs to be blooded



The rest of the deer battery is here:

The Shamanic Deer Battery

Thanks.

That's certainly what he's expecting!

Awesome combo!

i just had rotator cuff surgery so i gotta play it by ear. archery and small game is out. may end up handgun hunting with my 44 mountain gun for deer. i have a month and a half so we'll see.

Heading to Wyoming for antelope next week with a Ruger M77MkII 257 Roberts, Hornady 100 Interlock.
For deer, who knows what whim will strike. About a dozen candidates from 308 down to 223.

I have this mental picture of some of y'all carrying a golf bag full of rifles when you go deer hunting. Reminds me of a deer hunter I happened upon many years ago. He was carrying a scoped 30-30 for "long range", a 12 gauge pump with slugs for "brush hunting", and a 44 Mag pistol for "close range." He happened to be bunting on a farm that he didn't have permission to be on, and I ran his ass off before he had a chance to shoot somebody.

Oh well, I confess that I sometimes use more than one rifle during the season myself. But, I only carry one at a time.

It SHOULD be up to the hunter to decide what is the most ethical shot, and what weapon to use. But here in Ohio, they allow only one weapon while deer hunting, even when bow hunting during deer gun, you can have no other weapon. The only exception as the law stands now, is a CCW. (I am trrying to get this stupid law repealed.)

I take a minimum of 3 to camp for the first 9 days. After I take a deer with one, I put it away. After I get home after the first week, I start swapping in and out to suit my tastes. All told, I've got a good dozen deer rifles, and it's all a matter of how I feel what I'm going to pack for the latter part of the season. I never have less than two so I at least have a primary and a backup. I've had to go to the backup rifle 3 times in 15 years. There's also the issue of inclement weather. There are rifles (like the Savage 99) that I just don't want out in the rain.

Had MZ, did belly crawl across big field.........Python acted as a plow.
No more deer sidearm.
Took rifle and shotgun on a long night hunt (several farms, walking loop in decent snow). No more rifle/shotgun ventures.
Backups? Sure. But not in the field at same time.
Too old and cranky for the hassle anymore.

Remington 700 classic in 8x57. Loaded with 180 gr. Nolser ballistic tips over Varget.
CZ-550 American in 6.5x55. Loaded with 140 gr speer hot cor over IMR 4831.
Commercial 98 Mauser in .257 Roberts. That one is Hornady superformance factory load

Hopefully I will get one with each.

I guess since I have a Kimber Classic Select here in 30/06 that hasn't been bloodied yet,that's where we will start. Probably the 150 grain ballistic tip over 59 grains of H4350. The rifle will group them in the same 3/4" group with the 165 over 56 grains of RL 17. 180s land about an inch lower at 100 yards. I was on the fence about playing Kimber roulette,but this turned out to be one of my most consistent rifles. Leopold VX3i 3.5X - 10X in Leupold mounts. Couldn't be happier.

The T3 Hunter 7 Rem mag may see some action as well. 160 Partitions over 66 grains of 7828. Flat ass loves that load.

The 280 AI will likely sit the bench. I shot my buck last season with it. 140 grain TTSX over 60 grains of RL 19 is the recipe. Pac Nor barrel cut to 24". M700 action bedded in an older CDL stock. Almost like cheating.

99f 250-3000
99f 308 win
99g 3030 td

Didn't get to read many posts this morning, was in a hurry to get to the woods.

The little Shiloh 40-65 didn't disappoint, doe#1 62 yards broadsided, punches both shoulders, 10 yard run and crash, doe#2, 200 yards broadsided, bullet struck three inches behind the shoulder crease, 25 yard death run, complete penetration, what a fun way to start the season, had both deer down by 8:40 a.m. CST, they're both at the processor, butcher said I'd be eating them by Tuesday.

Thanks moosemike, the little 40-65 with it's 400 gr paper patch bullet done the deed easily, the old Colt SAA wasn't needed, no pigs tried to root me outta my ground blind this morning ;]

I'll be using a suppressed CZ 527 in 7.62x39.

1) Howa heavy barrel in 6.5 CM with 120 TTSX and back up 140 Gamekings in case I don’t like the TTSX performance. My first time using a mono bullet.
2) 98 mauser sporter in 9.3x62 with 286 hornady sp-rp.
3) Winchester 94 in 30-30 with factory 150 grain core-lokts.
4) S&W Model 29 with either 240 xtp or 255 WFN hardcast.

Gunner has it going. He sent me pictures on my cell phone of the two deer, both had absolutely perfect bullet placement . Barrel sights, no scope, and a 40 caliber Sharps with paper patched bullets and black powder. Both the 62 yard shot and the 200 yard shot showed perfect straight line penetration and complete pass through. This ain't an accident, guys. These guns are the Real Deal when you know how to use them, and Gunner has done his homework and put in the trigger time. Now it is paying off, big time.

Good deal!

Ruger #1 .270

I hope you get one with each of them too, and congratulate you on obviously having the same quirky taste in cartridges as I have had over the years.

Thanks for the flowers Sharpsguy, that hunt, and being fortunate enough to get on two deer so fast, then dispatch them with two clean quick kill hits was a pure blast, as much work as horsing into the brush then horsing them back out to the truck for dressing and icing down put me on a tired high that lasted till bedtime last night, the good feeling is running strong this morning over coffee, hunting is truly an enjoyable and most satisfying sport.

Particularly after mowing, brush hogging, spraying and weed eating damn near eight months this year ;]

Hope the rest of you men will stop back by this thread and share your kills with stories and picks.

glenfield 30-30 with federal 150 grain blue box ammo

Depending on weather and the stand I choose, any of the following:

Savage M 10 rebarreled to 250 Savage using 117 gr Hornady RN over 34.5 gr H414
Savage 99 in 38/55 with factory Winchester 250 gr soft points
Winchester 1910 in 401 WSL using Buffalo Arms
Standard Arms Model G in 35 Rem using factory 150 gr Remington Core-Lots
Savage 930 12 ha with Federal sabot using Barnes slugs

Bad weather gun

Savage M 16 in 7mm/08 with either 154 gr Hornady RN over unremembered powder or 140 gr Federal Fusions

If it becomes necessary to hunt black powder season:

54 cal T/C Renegade using conical bullet and 75 grs FFg

I'm not expecting shots of any great distance which explains the rifle and bullet choices.

Took my WY mule deer with a 6.5x284 and 140 bergers.

Will be after MT mule deer next month, and am undecided. Could be anything with me from .17 Rem to .450 Marlin.

.280AI with 120 Nos Btips or 6.5 Creedmore with 130 grn Accubonds

Both running kinda slow

Marlin 1894C 357mag shooting Speer 158gr. handload and a Remington M700 BDL 243win with a Barnes 80gr, TTSX handload.

Bergara Hunter 6.5 Creed
Tikka Hunter .260
Winchester Model 70 .270 that was my first deer rifle. It was given to me by my parents when I was 9 or 10. I hadn't pulled the trigger on it since I killed a doe with it 20yrs ago due to my affection for new rifles. I gave it a makeover this summer with new B&C stock, cerakote, and a new Vortex Viper. I will carry it on occasion for old times' sake

The sheer differences in weapons and projectiles shows what an adaptable lot we are, geography plays a major roll, yes, but we could get it all done most anywhere under any circumstances.

Should have read, "punched" both shoulders.

Thank you!

Top 99H barrel band in .300 Savage. Bottom, 1899B in 32-40 Win.

Ruger RAR 243 that cost me a whopping $150. And blue box federal 100's. Getting pretty cocky these days...

Gonna put new Leupold scope on my Sendero 7mm ultra mag this afternoon. It’s the only one I don’t have sighted in. I wish rifle season would hurry up and get here

Here first morning of the deer season I will be hunting with a Remington 722 in .300 Savage, made in 1948 according to the barrel code. If the weather is crappy, I will use a coated 700 9 twist Roberts that shoots 110 Accubonds and 117 Hornady RN's into the same small group. After opening morning, who knows....

Out in western South Dakota later in November, I will be using my favorite rifle, an 8 twist custom M70SA .220 Swift spewing 75 grain Berger VLD's or possibly a new 6mm Creedmoor that loves 105 JLK's. Earlier this month I used the Swift in Montana to shoot an antelope buck with the VLD. I parked the VLD in his ribs and the buck turned and fell over.

M70 FWT 257Rob; 120gr Speer Deep Curls

Pre64 m70 6.5-06 for Coues next month. Probably stick with the 123 gr Amax load I used last year.

I nearly always reach for my Glenfield 30-30 carbine featuring 18 inch barrel and 2 - 7X Simmons scope. My shots rarely exceed 100 yards. This outfit has toppled many deer for me across the decades. Typically, I shoot either 150 grain Core-lokts or 170 grain Power Point ammo.

Sherwood

I plan on using this Iver Henriksen 25-06 a lot this year!

Thinking

Ruger #1 in .44 mag, and another #1 in .38-55
Dad's M94 in .44-40 may play as well

Model 70 - 7RM and 150 gr Swift SCII
Model 550 - 338-06 and 210 gr Swift SCII

I will grab the .250 Savage off the rack...again.. I put a Leopold 6X on the rifle this summer so we will see how using a fixed power works out for me.

Have used a Browning X-Bolt .30-06 to take 3 deer so far this year.
Next hunt is a late season Whitetail hunt, where the Wby. Mk. V .257 will get used, for long shots across hay fields.

I got a good report from the Cardiologist and he told me I can handle some recoil. So my Marlin 45-70 with Remington factory loads will get the nod.

Like most everyone else here, I have a whole bunch of guns and deciding which one to hunt with is tough. However, I've decided, I think, that the gun I'd most like to bloody this year is my Lipsey's Ruger M77 African .275 Rigby. After a few different scopes I've mounted, and changed out, it's finally topped with a Swaro Z3 3-10 w/BRH reticle.

Yep, that's the one, but, my Sako needs lovin' too. And then there's the new Cooper...aw, hell, who knows.

Louisiana does a special veterans hunt next weekend. It's only appropriate that I use the 223. This one a Savage LWH firing a 64gr Nosler Bonded. The second weekend is primitive weapons. Here we can use break action single shots. Mine will be a CVA 44 Magnum driving a 240 grain Swift A-Frame. I'll rotate in a Ruger Hawkeye Predator 6.5 CM, a Ruger Hawkeye Ultralight 7-08, a Ruger Mk2 Ultralight 257 Roberts and a Howa 6.5x55.

....and a stainless M7 7-08 just jumped in my safe, also.

Plan on using a Howa Mini Action in 6.5 Grendel with a 123 gr. Bullet. This will be the bolt gun I hunt with. Never hunted deer with an AR so I built a .264 LBC and will also hunt with a 123 gr. Bullet. These are new to me calibers as I have hunted with .300 WM,.308.25/06,30/30 and enjoyed them. Really like a bolt gun but that AR sure is a shooter. Hope this will be the year for a big one.

Remington 870 using Winchester Super X 2 3/4" slugs. Hunting Ohio.

This has been my deer rfile for many years. A No. 1 in .243 that Jack Haugh made in the late 80's. The gun is iin fine shape. We hunt in blinds here in Michigan and our guns do not get beat up. It is very accurate with my handloads.

A "Classic" deer hunting rig I ever seen here on the fire.

Rem Faux TI Mnt rifle .338-06, 2.5X8, 180 AB's
Kimber Montana, 7mm-08, 2.5X8, 145 Speer GS's
Rem Mnt rifle .280, not sure what scope yet, going to try 150 PT's, running out of time for this, maybe next year.
Slim chance, but for back-up - Ruger 77/357mag or Marlin 1894 .357mag.

As usual, a Sharps 1874 shooting lead paper patched bullets over a case full of black powder. This year, the caliber will be a 40-65. After 40 plus years, it never gets old.

Going to start with my Ruger M77 MarkII in 280Rem. It's the first quality rifle I ever owned and I've had it for about 10yrs now. The only animal I've ever seen with that rifle in my hands was a coyote that didn't survive the encounter. I plan to carry it until I get a deer with it. 140gr NBT over IMR4831 at a leisurely 2830fps.

If I can get the first kill with that rifle, I've got a whole safe full of choices for the rest of the season. Really wanting to get a deer with a 243 and a 223.

Cool!

Dick, that's some impressive wood!

Kimber 84M Classic Select .257 Rob

CVA .50 cal front stuffer

Maybe Mauser M1996 Straight Pull 30-06

In Alabama I will be using my MRC X2 in 7mm08. In Ohio I will be using my Marlin 444 levergun. I may take my Ruger 44 Carbine to Ohio as well. Just for the heck of it.

Heading out tomorrow, will be using my Winchester BB 94 custom top eject 356 with factory ammo.

Stiller Predator custom 7mm Mashburn and 160 grain Partition

Winchester M70 Classic Featherweight .270 Win and 110 Barnes TTSX

Marlin 1895 GS .45-70 Govt. and 405 cast

For KY I’ll use my .260 with a 120 grain ETip.
Or the 708 with 120 BT

But for IN will start with my suppressed 243 with 105 hybrid. Someone told me they kill deer most assuredly dead....

Ready for this year:
1954 Remington 760 BDL in 35 Rem. with real nice wood.
Remington 700 Classic in 6.5x55.
Ruger 44 finger grove Carbine
Robert Hart 700 in 338 Federal
Ruger American in 450 BM.
As with most folks the style of hunting and weather will have a large factor in what gets carried each day.
Best of luck to all.

I can’t make up my mind which one to take????

Those 44 finger groove carbines are real bad about jamming ,but I'll take it off your hands.

Muzzleloader is first here and I'll use the trusted TC Omega .50 cal.

For ohio...in line muzzle loader like always...90 grains of powder and a saboted Hornady pistol bullet. For Pennsylvania, 6.5x55. Have not decided but probably a Hornady 129 with imr4350.

The 25-06 Rem 700 CDL, 6x Leupold & 115 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip combo worked well again last weekend:



It's become my favorite deer rifle over the past 12 years.

Guy

We are heading out tomorrow for a whitetail hunt.. Most likely the last deer hunt of the season. Don't travel out of state any more, and with my fine dogs, I would soon chase birds than bucks.. Plus we have a local elk season that runs though the first of the year..

Already got one nice mulie with my #1 in .300 H & H.. 165 gr. Sierra BTHP..

Taking the following with me.. Conditions change on this hunt so here goes..

My adl .22-250 with 63 gr Sierra semi pointed... This is mainly my turkey rifle.. But over the years it has killed a pile of deer when hunting out of state..
My adl .25-06 with 100 gr. Sierra flat base.. Lots of deer and antelope have fallen to this one also.
My custom 7mm Rem, Mag. This is my back up rifle incase a long long shot must be taken.. My wife's favorite the last years she hunted..
The #1 .300 H & H mentioned earlier..
A BDL in .375 H & H with 300 gr. WW Silvertips..Haven't used this one much.. It has taken antelope, moose, and elk.. Sometimes we hunt heavy brush in the bottoms.. Ideal for that..
Have a good save hunt..

In VA, it's ML first, in two weeks, then two weeks later on this side of the Blue Ridge, anything goes through the first week in January.

WV rifle season opens the Monday of Thanksgiving week, runs for two weeks, followed by a week of ML, then odd bits of antlerless season.

It'll be my Knight Ultralight first followed by my as-yet unblooded 1948 FN .270, then anybody's guess after that. I've got a new Ruger 1V .243, a CZ 6.5 Grendel, my trusty Hawkeye Predator .308, and the Remington Model Six .30/06 I traded into yesterday. Kinda leaning towards the Grendel because I've never whacked one with one of those.

Got a .223 Hawkeye in the pipe for next week, in case I want to try my hand at stunt-shooting.

Pappy, have fun, I sure miss hunting those states..

I have a few different ones. However the one I use the most is my Remington 750 Woodsmaster Carbine 30-06. I have a Leupold VX-2 2-7x33 Scope on it. It's my 2 to 200 yard gun. It's nice and handy with it's 18.5" barrel and the scope works good in the woods.

NYH1.

Tikka Stainless T3 30-06 with Hornady 165 Interbonds

Win m70 .270 Win with Nosler 140 BT

1954 Winchester 70 Featherweight 270 at camp
Savage 220F at home
CVA Apex .45 smokeless muzzleloader at home and for muzzleloader season

Using the same rifle I used last year. I built this Kimber Classic from a very early 84M that was a nice shooting 7-08, but I was wanting a 243 and have another Kimber 7-08 so the early one became a donor.
Adam Bentley of Dresdon Gun Company did the rebarrel, action truing and bluing while I did the stock.

Dats a pretty gun!

On the fire, we don't need no stinkin' concensus ...

g33/40 chambered 7x57 with 140g nosler solid base
Model 14 pump in 30 Remington with 170g core lokts
Browning FN 98 mauser, their short lived cut-down small ring, chambered 280 Rem with 150g ELD-X
and maybe for the end of season, if I get motivated...
another Browning FN 98 SR re-bored to 7-08 with 130g Speer

Howa Lightning 6.5 Creedmoor with SS 6x on it.

Or a 16" H&R Handi rifle in 44mag with a Weaver 1-3x on it.

Depends if I'm sitting or stalking.

Changed my mind,instead of the Dakota,going to take my Parker Hale .25/06.

That is a beautiful rifle.

Thompson Center G2 Contender Carbine 23" 30-30 barrel was the first rifle up this year.

Leaving for Colorado Wednesday. Taking Sako A7 in 270 Winchester and Weaherby Mark 5 6 lug in 30/06 backup.

Thank you. My first true custom.

Kimber Longmaster rebarreled 6.5 Creedmoor
Berger 130,s
Back up Rem 700 7mm mag
Berger 180,s
Heading out to NM tomorrow with a big muley in mind

Remington 700 faux Ti 7mm-08 stainless
leupold vx-1 3x9x40
140gr TTSX's
Heading out to WY tomorrow evening- will be hunting by noon North of Cody.

Thanks!

joe

Boring old MKII .243 boat-paddle w/Fusion 95's Nikon Monarch
OR
MKII 270 boat-paddle w/Fusion 125's Leupold VXII
OR
TC Thunderhawk w/Knight .265's and FFG Redfield something or another.

Headed to upstate NY this year.

Tikka T3 Superlite Stainless in .270 Win, with 130 gr Core-Lokts
Tikka T3x Compact in .308 Win, with 150 gr Core-Lokts
T/C Omega .50 cal, with 250 gr Shockwaves

That's a great looking rifle! Did you do the checkering too?

Our deer hunts are over.. Used the #1 .300 H & H and my old adl .25-06!!

One of my four .30-06 bolt rifles.

As much as I would like to claim it, no. A lady who does the checkering for Cooper Firearms did it.

Figure I will use my Ruger American 300BO in the Missouri Timber this year, like last. 110gr Sierra HP did a pretty damned good number.

Here in OK, probably an RAR in 308....although I am tempted to poke one with the .22 Creedmoor.

This old Model 70 30Gov't06 has been working for me for 30 years and my Grandfather since 1937 when he won it in a big buck contest. I still have not been able to live up to the 37-3/4" buck that he won it with but I keep trying.

We still have a month to wait. I like it that way though. It's good and cold in December and that's how I like my hunting to be.

"I still have not been able to live up to the 37-3/4" buck that he won it with but I keep trying."


37 3/4" buck??

Moose, glad you like those December seasons.. Haven’t there for several years.. Used to hunt. Each year in Clearfield Co. but those hunts are pretty much over as the camp sold.. Used a lot of long range rifles in one area.. Guess I miss the hunts, but give me Oct. every time for hunting..

Center, nice buck and rifle.. I bought a book of Idaho’s Greatest Mule Deer.. They killed some monsters in years past..

Well in Wyoming I agree with you as December is way too cold with that wind.

leaving Thursday for Montana, Tikka T3 .270 and a sporterized 8x57 Mauser

Sorry that I was wrong on that 37-3/4", it's actually 38-3/4" or a bit more if you go from outside to outside!

Only two. Remington 7600 Carbine 30-06 or Remington 7600 in 358 Win.

Great buck! thanks for the pic!

Welcome, that rack resides on the wall of my office..........I've shot elk that had smaller racks than that big old mule deer!

It deserves to be in a prominent locale!!

Browning Hell's Canyon

6mm Creedmoor

Ready for long range with the 103 grain ELD-X

Took this buck at 90 feet, should of had my .45 Long Colt carbine....

Wow!.........just wow! I saw that pic on here once before and it's still awe inspiring.

Tried and true:
Remington 742 Woodsmaster.......Rem 150 Core-lok
Marlin 336C........Hornady 150 Whitetail

Taking this 30 06 this weekend

T/C Contender Carbine with MGM 21" bull, chambered in 357 Magnum.. either 158 XTP or 180 Cast WFNGC, or...

T/C Hawken, 50 caliber patched roundball, though I may try the Lee R.E.A.L. bullets this year if I can get them to shoot right quick, or...

Custom Ruger 77 UL, Roberts with the Barnes 100 grain "Blue Meanies", or...

If I can lure one close enough, my Ruger Flattop Blackhawk Lipsey's Stainless 5.5" 357 magnum, shooting an RCBS 38-150 cast from straight wheelweights.

or the old standbys...

Custom Remington 7, 250 Savage with 100 grain Ballistic Tips, or...

Winchester 70, 30-06, with 150 grain Ballistic Tips.

I had high hopes of picking up something else before the season, but even if I do now, I'll never have the time to wring it out. I've been wanting to get back into shooting nothing but cast bullets, vintage levers, and single shots...I miss those days.

A real looker there hanco. Very nice.



Uh, don't scratch it up.

I need to get a better picture, it has eye guards that are an inch wide and 3 inches long. A big old buck for sure. I remember my grandpa complaining about how tough and chewy he was. lol

Well I got my buck on the last day of the season in my area. Tuesday the 31st of Oct. A big bodied 4X4 mule deer. I hunted 8 days and could not find any bucks to shoot. Either there were none, or none I wanted to shoot because they were so small.

At about 45 minutes after shooting light on the 31st I shot a heavy 4X4.

I grabbed the same rifles I used last year as I walked out the door at 5:30 AM. A full-stock M98 Mauser in 8X57 I made for myself.
I used a Hornady SST 170 grain. I hit the buck as it came towards me at the juncture of it's neck and shoulder. Bang-flop.

The bullet went through the neck and both lungs and tore up the liver too, but I lost it in the gut pile. I found shards of copper and lead in the neck so I know it was breaking up a little bit. My load, from my short 18" barrel, is only 2450 FPS and the range was 140 years. In my gun this load shoots a ragged hole at 100 yards.

I killed deer and elk with this load last year, and I think the bullet is a bit too prone to come apart. I am happy with it on deer if the angle is right, but I didn't get much penetration on last years bill elk. I killed it OK, but the best penetration I have seen with this bullet so far is about 20"

Sorry, no pics. I didn't take the camera with me. I bunched the deer about 6 hours ago.
I'll go back out for my elk next week, and I'll try to get one with my 9.3X57 with a 250 gr Nosler Accu-Bond bullet.
If the elk are not in the high brush and trees and I can't get within 300 yards I'll have my old 300H&H along in camp. It's on of my "cheating guns" so if the season get close to the end and I can;'t get a close shot as I like to, I'll break out the 300.

Today is the first day of our regular Modern Gun Deer Season. I took the 284 Win and killed a 138 lb. Doe at 60 yards.
I had a Button Buck at 30 yards, could see bumps thru the scope. I don't shoot dinks. IF he lives he'll be an antlered buck next year and larger each year after that.

To the best of my 'recon-collection' this is the 13th rifle including mzldrs that I have killed a deer with THE FIRST day I hunted it. I was hoping today would work that way but wasn't overly worried about it. I like it when a plan comes together.

I have PIX but since photo-puke it holds my pix hostage, I don't upload pix to them and for the time being I'm just not doing pix.

Jerry

Very Nice centershot!

Jerry

Sweet Guy.

Jerry

Since Saturday I have passed up several Does and a 1 1/2 yo, 5 pt. I have already seen more deer so far this season than ALL of last yr's season combined.

Yesterday AM I had just gotten to where I was going to begin still hunting and I intercepted a buck trailing 1 of 2 Does in front of him. He had his head down and NONE of them had seen me. I said "HEY"! and he raised his head for the last time. I was already on my shooting sticks and when I shot he dropped so fast I didn't see him fall. I then looked and he was laying on the ground 135 yds away.

The 139 HBTSP punched THROUGH his neck and exited. He had a main frame 8 pt rack but his left side was broken off. He measured 16 1/4" across to the break point. He weighed 150 lbs. whole.

It's a very good season so far. I don't know how long I'll hunt the 284 this season, but I'm not thru yet.
This is the first 284 Win I've ever had. It does work!

Jerry

Glock 20 is on the list.

Opener is tomorrow morning here. I'll carry the same rifle as last year, VZ-24 with a Yugo surplus barrel, parkerized, topped with a Weaver 4x38, in a "Coyote Bomber" McMillan with a Bandera "Chisum" sling.

8x57 of course,

200gr Hot-Cor over 53.1gr of CFE223.

Picked a used Savage Creedmoor, hope to try it out this year

Today is the opening of gun here, but I sat it out, gusting to 40mph this morning. Cold front moves in this afternoon and it will be in the 30's tonight.

Tomorrow morning I'll hunt a Winchester 1895 in 30/40 Krag

Went out in light rain this morning with my Alaska proof Model 70 in .458, topped off with Leupy 2-7 and loaded with 300gn Barnes TSX's designed for the .45/70, though mine are loaded to 2600fps or so.

Rain turned to thunder storms then lightening so had to call it quits after about 4 hours. No deer but a good test for the clobber and gear......
John

Got rained on twice............Ruger RSI..............that and the idiot drivers on the road..............had me full rage by the time I got home.
Shoulda bought a cheap CVA Hunter in stainless for the crap weather.
Wet but warm enough, now temps dropping and wind is rippin'.

Creek was up but not bad first trip out. Couple hrs later it was up a foot.

Moisture and wind...........it's gonna be a tough hunt tomorrow.

Had a little 6 come by when in stand 1st trip. Saw 3 does too.
On way to stand 2nd attempt..........bumped a 100" 8 pt. He stopped at 60 and I was on his shoulder.............and said "not today".

Watch that be the best deer I see for the next 2 weeks LOL.

I do not want to hunt late season bow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pre-War Model 70 Carbine in 270 WCF...

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/57269.jpg


Killed this Buck with My 7mm Mag Beretta Mato 140 tsx 6x42 Leupold.
Carried my .223 Faux Ti 700 for the first 5 days of the season and then pulled old Faithful out of the safe. The old Mato always seems to pull in the Deer.

Got several that need breaking in, but I believe I'll start tomorrow with the CZ Grendel. After that, it depends on the weather and my fickle nature.

Remington 700 - 270 WCF
Nosler 140 BT

Up until last week, didn't think I would have the chance to go. Pretty excited to get out into the field.

Left handed MRC in 308, had this one made back in 03 by MRC & Serengeti, took a nice 8pt. this AM.

I forgot about this thread but I killed another buck with my 284. He was walking straight away from me and didn't know I was anywhere around.
Again OFF the shooting sticks I shot him in the back of the neck. 1 shot DRT (drop right there) He was a middlin 6 pt BUT weighed 175 #.

I'm after a cull buck now. iF I get him I know someone who will post pix for me.

Jerry

I've carried a bunch, but have killed with:

.257 Roberts - Remington 722B, Winchester 117gr PP
.300 Savage - Remington 700 BDL, Winchester 180gr PP
8mm-06 - Remington 78 Custom, 170gr SST

Toted those in bold so far. Taken deer with the 700 in 260 and the Muzzleloader.

All deer,

Tikka T3 stainless 30-06, Fed. Fusion 165
Wthby Vang. HB-ST 308, Fed. Fusion 180
TC Icon Hogue synthetic 308, Fed. Fusion 150.
TC Icon Weathershield 30-06, Fed Fusion 165

When the weather's nice...........maybe the Ruger Hawkeye std. 30-06, Fed. Fusion 165.

Thompson Center Contender Carbine, MGM 35 Rem 20" barrel, Leupold 4X compac

I primarily hunted deer this year with my 1942 Longbranch Enfield SMLE 303. I didn't take a deer this year, I had my Elk early and didn't really need the meat. I didn't get a good opportunity at a nice buck, so I let the rest walk.

Nice rig.....you think hunting with a .35 rem you would see a visible hole in your deer.

Kimber Montana in 308 win. 165 grain Sierra bullet

late season will be a RMC Accusporter 50 cal flintlock!

No killing yet. I have come to really enjoy lightweight rifles with 20 inch barrels. They fit in between the shooting rails of my 2 person ladder stand. I leave them resting on my lap most of the time. Ruger UL 7mm-08, Savage LWH 6.5 Creedmoor, Ruger UL 257 Roberts and Savage LWH 223. The savage rifles are appreciably more accurate than the Rugers, but it matters not where we hunt. A 100 yard shot would be long. Leupold Glass on all of them. Sorry I can't figure out how to post pics, but here's a link.

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/se...dia/33457296126/large/1509745712/enhance

Paul, I understand. I got a Ruger 77 UL 308 shortly after they came out. I thoroughly enjoyed hunting it in close quarters.

I honestly can't remember which I got first. Ruger UL or Win 70 XTR FTWT ? ? THOSE 2 are the reason I've been hooked on 'light' rifles since @1981.


Jerry

Just got a Savage 99 in 308. I’m eager to sight it in. Hope to hunt with it this season.

so far

2 bucks and a doe with muzzleloader
1 doe with 260 rem
1doe with 6.5 grendal

I was above the deer and shot it through the spine angling down into the chest. DRT Bullet did not exit.

308 Winchester
300 WSM

270 this year, though usually a 308. However, truth is I don’t often shoot deer.

Brad, that's a beautiful whitetail buck. The symmetry looks perfect and the tall brow tines are awesome.

That is a beautiful buck Brad!

This year I used these rifles:

250-3000 custom on a Sako action
25 WSSM Winchester 70 SS ultimate shadow
25-06 Remington 700 Custom Shop (walnut stock from the 70’s)
25-264 improved custom Remington Model 700 (HS Precidion stocked)
6.5x257 custom Arisaka
260 Remington Model 7 SS
350 Remington Mag Ruger 77 SS Hawkeye
25-35 Winchester 1894 Eastern Carbine
25 Souper Custom Winchester Model 88
35 Remington Model 760 Remington
223 T/C Contender with 16” SSK Barrel and rifle stock
6X45 custom Remington 788

Only shot deer with the first two but hunted at least one day with each of the others.

PennDog

I'm changing things up here at the end of my season.

I have 3 days after Christmas and I broke out my 70 Black Shadow 300 WM last night. I put a new scope on it before season and I like the rifle/stock/scope/cartridge. During these 3 days Does & Bucks are legal.

I'm really focused on a particular FREAK buck.

Jerry

Well done men, a lot of good hunting this year, I took six deer this year, five with a 40-65 Sharps rifle with 400 gr paper patch bullets and one with a 45-110 Sharps and 530 gr paper patch bullets.

It was a hell of a year.

Nice buck Brad. Looks cold!

Brad I was waiting for a picture from this year, thought you took the year off. That is a beautiful deer!

Congrats Brad, that's a niceun !!

If you don't shoot deer often..... what other game do you chase?


Jerry

1st doe was during archery season with a Mission MXB320 crossbow.
Rifle season I took a nice buck with the ol 270, early 70s M700BDL, PacNor barrel, B&C Alaskan II stock, VXII 3-9x42. 140 gr Hornady Interlock sp.
hope to get a doe in the late doe season with a 1979 Marlin 336, rebored to 38-55, shooting homecast 250 gr bullets at around 1600 fps

I shot deer with...

Stevens 200 in .270 shooting 130grain corelokt. 5 point in PA.
Marling 1895g in .45-70 shooting winchester super x 300 grain hollow points. Doe in Ohio

-Jake

700 TI 06' in a mountain rifle mcswirley, shooting 168 X's at 2925 and a TC. 50 cal. muzzleloader.

That's a whole doggone herd of deer! And with a couple of real interesting rifles.

Congrats.

Thanks Guy, I rattled up two of the bucks and caught the other four deer slipping around, once I bit the Sharps Rifle bait I was hooked hard, nothing like hunting with them, the blackpowder BOOM and plumes of smoke only add to the excitement of the hunt, not to mention hearing the very audible KAWHUMPPP at 200 yards of a 4 to 500+ grain chunk of lead leaving the bore at pedestrian speeds of 1300 to 1400 fps.

Taking my Backpowder powered 50-90 Sharps to Africa and smacking a giant Cape Eland and a big old blue/black Sable bull with 750 gr bullets I cast myself put a damn good cap on a fine year in the game woods, fields and thickets.

Thanks gents... a pretty deer for sure. A couple more years and he'd have really been something. But I haven't shot a whitetail in 20 years and had it in my mind to take the first decent buck I saw, so there it is

I mostly only hunt elk, with an occasional antelope thrown in. Antelope are my favorite eating animal.

Swede, I hunted the elk opener, then my wife had surgery so I sat out a couple weeks. Spent six nights in a tent, hunted nine total days in the highcountry, saw 12 bulls, passed on a middlin-sized 6pt I tracked to his bed, but didn't get on the two actual shooters I saw. Also went to a friends ranch for a morning and watched about 75 elk, but all there was in the group were a few ragheads, small 5 pt's and 4 pt's.

I'm happy to eat tag soup if I can't find the animal I want!

Thanks Brad.

I might get that focused IF I had those opportunities.

I've never eaten Antelope but have had Elk. I found it a little dry compared to WT but I do like the taste and flavor.

When WT are properly treated from death to freezer, WT are some good eating. Most people I know freeze the meat too soon. They don't give it time to AGE before freezing. I did the same until I stumbled onto 'aging' from a processor.

Thnx Again

Jerry

Jerry, I let this buck hang for eight days before I cut it up.

I currently use a Kimber Montana 270WSM with 110gr Barnes TSX hand loads, TC Venture 30-06 with 110gr Barnes TSX hand loads, and an AR in 6.8 SPC with 95gr Barnes hand loads. All work very well in Central Texas on Axis, hogs, and WT.

I hunted deer with lots of tools this year and could go again since season is still on but likely won’t as we have three in the freezer.

Archery, 50# Martin X200 I bought when I was 15. Carbon Express 400s with 5” sheild cut feathers and Magnus broadheads.

Muzzleloader, .50 caliber Lyman trade rifle flintlock with 70gr of FFFg Goex real black under a roundball in a pillowcase patch greased with bear lard.

Rifle season I hunted with my M70 XTR I rebarreled to 257WBY and put in an Extreme Weather takeoff, using 100gr Nosler Solid bases over 73gr of 7828. My AR using 53gr TSX over CFE223. My Remington Model 30 Express 30/06 shooting S&B 150gr SPCEs. And my wife used her FN Mauser I barreled and stocked for her in 270 with a shilen blank I contoured at about a 1 1/2 and a Claro blank I had Ed Shulin turn before he passed.

I shot a doe with the 257, 100yds quartered away, souped the lungs and shredded the heart, 20 yard run. Shot a middling sized 8 point with the AR, 100 or so yards right in the throat patch, he died. And the wife shot a big one horn buck with the 257 at about 40 yards, found the bullet under the hide when I was cutting him up, 43% retained weight and pretty easy on meat considering the impact speed. I shot a big hog at 12 yards with the 06 right smack in the shoulder, no exit but he only made it about 25 yards before he crashed and burned, he stunk to high heaven so no butchering took place, quick picture and left him for the buzzards.

There ya go !

With our POPCORN temps it's not often we have 40*ish temps that many days in a row. In years with cold WX I like to leave 'gutted-rinsed'
deer hanging a week. Usually 3-5 days is more the norm.

Jerry

Marlin 1895G 45-70 with factory Hornady 325 FTX. First time I hunted with factory ammo since my slug gun days but I didn’t have time to work up loads on a new rifle. Whitetail doe at 60 yards and 4x4 buck at about 40. I have a late anterless tag that is muzzleloader or handgun only and will probably try the S&W 629 with 245gr cast handloads. Perfect aging weather so they both hung 7 days and the buck was then quartered in a cooler for a few more while we rearranged freezer space.

Care to share your load particulars?

This afternoon I went to my target backstop, a big pile of dirt. I found 4 small rocks & placed them far enuff apart that shooting each one would not mess up the other. I was +/- 100 yds away and 'took my time' between shots.

I watched each one turn into a 'SMOKE'.
This is the first time I've shot this gun since sighting the new scope in. Yes it's more than I need, Yes it does kick, Yes it makes me smile.

Incidentally, we had several hrs. of continuous rain Friday into Fri. PM. I had 3 1/2" in less than 24 hrs. About 4 PM yesterday I noticed deer feeding. I got my scope to check them out closer. NO AMMO in the gun. At one time I had TWELVE (12) deer in my scope AT THE SAME TIME.

I'm looking forward to these last 3 days of M G deer season.

Jerry

Follow Up !

Yesterday I saw only 1 Fawn, about 1/2 grown in the AM. At 4:30-4:45 I saw 5 and only 1 was a grown Doe. The problem was the grown one was on a plane (level) that was NOT safe to shoot. So Tues. total of 6.

This AM - nada, zip, nothing. I heard 4 different hunters shoot in 4 different directions. All were between 7:00-7:30 AM.

This PM I only had 2 to come in visibility. 1 Grown Doe and 1 smaller. I saw them thru limbs with NO clear shot.

We are below average temps but no precip. When I got to where I could see the moon at 5:30 PM it was directly overhead.
Tonight we're supposed to be 18-20* with N E winds. Tomorrow is the LAST of 3 days after Christmas.

Immediately following - Fri, Sat, Sun, we have Muzldr season. I haven't shot my Mzld in a long time. I may have to break it out.

Good Luck Guys,


Jerry

LAST Follow Up.

NO, nothing, NADA, Zip - dern.

For the last day of M G season, I saw nothing in the AM, then one 1/2 pint.

I've hunted Mzld and saw NOTHING w/in range. Yesterday AM I had a Doe @ 300 yds out. My barrel ain't that LOOOOONG.
Today I saw 2 fawns between 4:10- 5:00 PM

I DON'T shoot DINKS. No apology!

BaDuh, BaDuh, That's ALL folks for this year.

I gave it my best shot. I saw MORE deer this year than all last year. It was much more interesting and had a good time.

Hope all y'all had great seasons.

Jerry

TTT so maybe Dirtfarmer can post a couple pics of two really big "Deer" I got with my 50-90 Sharps.

Very nice!

Great buck Brad!

Skin on or off?

gunner's "deer"...

Look good. Wonder if he knows the difference...?

Maybe sniffing all that BP smoke has messed with his noodle...

DF

LOL, many Thanks DF, I guess technically they are venison.

I wanted to post these pics because the mighty 50-90 Sharps was in my cartridge lineup at the beginning of this thread.

Guess it depends on how you look at it...

Give us some details, like how you got wifey to participate in such debauchery...

DF

, Wifey had a blast on this trip, she was a bit hesitant on going at first, but after day two she was hooked forever, BTW, as tough as she was, she got invited by my PH to a camp for my next Safari in Mozambique that has historically been off limits to women, I'm very proud of her.

The Eland bull was shot bedded at 60 yards, I hit him in the right hip, the skinners found the 750 gr bullet from the 50-90 Sharps in his left shoulder, he dropped his head at the shot, I ran up and put another one in his last rib on the left side, you can see that half inch hole in the pic, it exited the offside behind the shoulder like he was made of cardboard.

The Sable bull was shot at 97 yards off sticks, I hit the set trigger and began pressing the front trigger, an instant before the explosion of 110 grains of OE FFG powder the bull took a step forward, the 750 gr bullet from the 50-90 clipped the liver, we were instantly on the blood trail at dusk, the PH notified us there were lions and buffalo in the area and that we should come back in the morning, I didn't sleep well that night, we found the bull at first light, he had just died, rigor hadn't set in and he was still warm, a very bittersweet deal with him.

Not Brad -

If temp is below 50*, I leave the hide on. The external surface of the meat does NOT dry out. It won't ruin as many think. I've been doing this since 1985 at least.


Jerry

So far this year I"ve been really impressed with glock 20 in 10mm wiht 180 xtp reloads on deer. FWIW

gunner, them 'deer' ain't legal here. Must have 3 pt. on 1 side.....GRIN

Gorgeous ! !


Jerry

Now don't go confusing him with the facts...

DF

Thinking about one with reflex sight.

I like low sitting reflex with co-witness irons.

What’s the best set up?

DF

Not sure, but I researched and came back to the RMR LED non adjustable. Slide is off to be milled right now.

I'm probably past the point of being confident at 50-75 yards with irons any more. When I was shooting for my distiguished pistol badge and you shot irons only and offhand one handed at 50.... I was better with irons

I"m fairly sure i"m going to end up with a match have to fit on my own 6 inch threaded bar sto barrel too eventually... so that once I"m good with the RMR I can make the glock a 100 yard deer pistol. Lol I have a contender with scope for that but this is more fun...

I"m not sure I"ll co witness the sights right off the bat, but I'd LOVE to have an aperture rear and taller front, and probably need them later for a can anyway... damn bought an expensive sight too for the glock rear and it won't work with aperture rear like ghost ring.. but i may be able to find someone to mill and make work.....

All I know so far is that 4 deer down and I don't think any have made it more than 40 steps. I've yet to not see one fall. Most run a bit, then stand there until weak and maybe make a tiny lunge or dash.

Jeff

HadsDad, I just saw your post. Sorry it took me so long.
My load is a PPU case, Winchester LR Primer 46.5 grains of IMR4895 and a Hornady SST 170 grain bullet.

Good load for deer, but not quite up to snuff for elk. I know.....I killed a nice 5X5 bull last year with it and the bullets didn't penetrate as deep as I like.

I killed the bull, but I will not use 170 gr SST again on elk. I am going to stay with 180 grain GMX or Barnes X, and go back to 200 grain Nosler partitions for elk.
Here is a long winded report I posted on Midway's site.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/8...meter-170-grain-sst-boat-tail-box-of-100
Copy and paste the link and click on the icon for "reviews" then read the reports from the bottom up.

Here is a picture of the 2 recovered bullets from last years bull and one of the same bullets split in half lengthwise so you can see how well they did, and how the bullet is constructed.
PA110001 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr

Yeah, I shot pistol matches at LSU when I was but a youth.

Many years and a few eye surgeries, I'm past pistol irons.

So many good products, I'm trying to figure what's best for what I want to do.

Sounds like you're pretty close to having what I'm looking for.

DF

Great news Rost, I had my 1911 10mm on my belt a few times this year, it's loaded with 200 gr XTP's, glad to know they'll work too, ordered 300 sticks of Starline 10mm brass on Midway this morning, it's on clearance sale, iirc it was 17 bucks for a bag of 100.

LMAO JWall, you remind me of my BIL over in Ar, he's told me "NO SPIKES AND FORKED HORNS" a dozen times over the years.

And Thanks for the compliment.

Hey, I wuz deer huntin daymit!

First thing that come to my mind....two dammed spikes. Gotta let em walk sometimes.


But otherwise, congrats on whateverthehelltheyis

Thanks Raeford, I'll be shootin for forked horns next year ;]

My health issues have me wanting to start working on getting some decent guns to hand down to my son and daughter. Ellie has shown some recent interest in hunting, so it looks like a bolt action .223 or .243 with one of those Muddy Girl stocks on it. She'd love it-unless I could find something with a zebra striped stock. She'd love that even more.

Eric's little babe will need a gun too. Hoping to find a nice 99 chambered for .243 for her.

Eric will be getting a 99 and he's a big fan of .308, so I'll be looking for one of those too.

I'll also pick up each of the kids a 10/22. Every kid ought to have a 10/22.

If Ellie continues to show more interest in shooting she'll need a shotgun. Something in a 20 gauge.

Decisions, decisions!

Wishing you good health GG, send me a PM when you start buying guns for your Children.

PIX Update for my Season:

This is my M 98 (Faux R 77 :D) 284 Win. It's in a Boyd's Walnut stock, Timney Trigger, & ? Douglas Light Sporter Bll.? not sure about that. 21"
My load is Surplus 4831 - 139 HBTSP - 3000 fps (2986 avg.)



Opening Day, Doe, First time hunted the rifle.




First Week, this buck was trailing 2 Does, shot him off my sticks. Main frame 8 pt but broken.






Then 3rd Week of Season, I was sick & not hunting BUT this Buck was w/a Doe at back of my pasture. He was walking straight away and I shot him in back of the neck -- off sticks. He is only a middlin 6 pt but weighed 175 # whole. The bullet hit at the top of neck/base of his head.
It literally KNOCKED his NOSE in the DIRT.




I may be making a mistake by NOT getting a 'new to me rifle'. For more years than I can remember I've always 'done good' hunting a new rifle.


Jerry

NICE, full freezer too.

Update: toted those in bold.
Took deer with the TC muzzleloader, 700 in 260 and today a doe with the Tikka 260.

Season is over now. Time to clean clothes, clean rifles, and put stuff away until next Fall. It's been a pretty good deer season.

Congrats, Nut.

It's always fun to have a good season. Last year That Super Moon surely put our deer to Nocturnal. I wound up killin a few but spent many days NOT seeing deer. This year was much better. I know the feeling.

Jerry

jwall,

Thanks. Definitely had a better year this year. Saw a bunch today, but was looking for a mature doe to round out the freezer stock. Shot this girl right at sundown. Will turn her into steaks and summer sausage to go with the other game taken this Fall.

Good looking bucks !!

That’s 1 of my FAV stocks too. I don’t remember the correct name for the other one but it’s
marbled blue & little white.

Jerry