My favorite deer rifle has become a Finnish M39 (7.62x54). I mounted a 6 x 42 scope and I have complete confidence that if I do my part, it will do it's part. I know this may be getting off of the subject, but, does anyone watch the hunting shows on TNN. I have yet to see a deer drop in it's tracks when it is shot. Are these guys hunting Android deer or should someone tell them where the heart is at?
Favorite Deer Rifle
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700PSS Shooter
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My last deer did not drop in its tracks. My fault, bullet went through shoulder blade. A hunting friend hit a deer with his .30-30 that just laid down without a step. It did not fall over, just laid down like it was tired. The bullet shock had exploded the heart and lungs.
It does happen in "real" hunting. All I know was if we whispered as much as they do on the shows, we would see nothing.
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It does happen in "real" hunting. All I know was if we whispered as much as they do on the shows, we would see nothing.
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Daryl Waldron
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My Marlin 36A 30-30 with open sights has always done the job for me.. I have used other guns but I always go back to the 30-30.
It is my turck/hunting rifle.
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TOUJOURS PRET
Swamprat
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It is my turck/hunting rifle.
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TOUJOURS PRET
Swamprat
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I have deer hunted with a lot of different rifles. The last few years I have grown to appreciate the NEF Handi-Rifle chambered in .243, for Whitetail deer. The reason is because they are short, easy to maneuver and very accurate. I also like the single shot concept. I know I have to make one shot count. I believe that makes me a more patient hunter because I have to wait for the high percentage shots.
I have a 3x9x40 Redfied Tracker on my NEF.
Jim Hall
I have a 3x9x40 Redfied Tracker on my NEF.
Jim Hall
Mine is a Rem Model 721, in .270. 2 years ago I stopped by my Dad's on the way home from work to shoot the breeze & plan for opening weekend. While there he mentioned some old shotguns he'd inherited from his Great-Uncle. Uncle Clarence was a great fishing buddy to me, but he didn't hunt when I knew him due to poor health. Well, Dad mentioning he has guns I hadn't seen just meant he had to drag 'em out. We opened the first case, and there was an old LC Smith shotgun that I'd heard a lot about - mostly how he worked himself to the bone to buy it. We had no idea what was in the other case, and when we opened it, there was the .270. Not an hour earlier I had told my Dad I had about $200 saved towards a .270, and here was one no one was using. I snatched it up, and took that $200 and put a Leupold 3x9 on her the next day. My brother was a little miffed, but since he's a lefty it wouldn't have worked for him anyway . I now own all of Uncle Clarences guns, the rifle, shotgun, and a .410/.22 that I'd bet anything has killed more squirrel than most have seen (Uncle C's favorite). So far I've taken 4 bucks, and 4 does (my limit for the last 2 yrs) a couple of turkeys, and 3 coons with her. Love that rifle, and couldn't BUY a better one. There's something special about going afield with a rifle that belonged to someone you sorely miss.
(My Brother bought a left handed Ruger a few months later, on credit, and I made the payments for his B-day, Christmas, when his son was born, and the last one for Father's Day - also smoothed it out with his wife for him - by telling her that Dad & I would pay at least 1/2 of it - which we did. Her step-dad even pitched in some too)
. I now own all of Uncle Clarences guns, the rifle, shotgun, and a .410/.22 that I'd bet anything has killed more squirrel than most have seen (Uncle C's favorite). So far I've taken 4 bucks, and 4 does (my limit for the last 2 yrs) a couple of turkeys, and 3 coons with her. Love that rifle, and couldn't BUY a better one. There's something special about going afield with a rifle that belonged to someone you sorely miss.(My Brother bought a left handed Ruger a few months later, on credit, and I made the payments for his B-day, Christmas, when his son was born, and the last one for Father's Day - also smoothed it out with his wife for him - by telling her that Dad & I would pay at least 1/2 of it - which we did. Her step-dad even pitched in some too)
My favorite deer rifle is a 1910-vintage Cogswell & Harrison boxlock double chambered for the excellent (although, alas, obsolete) 375 Nitro Express.
Its advantages? It never has to be sighed in, because it throws 270-gr bullets at exactly 2,000 f/s at point of aim; ditto for load-tinkering and experimenting (to which activity I am unfortunately and hopelessly addicted). The cartridge is splendid for all North American work, provided distances are kept moderate - which encourages stalking as opposed to hazarding long shots.
The rifle is compact, light and it comes up like the best-balanced shotgun; I always know that a quick second shot is readily available.
I love it!!
In lack of that, I like my .375 Ruger 77MKII Magnum.
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Its advantages? It never has to be sighed in, because it throws 270-gr bullets at exactly 2,000 f/s at point of aim; ditto for load-tinkering and experimenting (to which activity I am unfortunately and hopelessly addicted). The cartridge is splendid for all North American work, provided distances are kept moderate - which encourages stalking as opposed to hazarding long shots.
The rifle is compact, light and it comes up like the best-balanced shotgun; I always know that a quick second shot is readily available.
I love it!!
In lack of that, I like my .375 Ruger 77MKII Magnum.
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Nevada Fitch
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I can't stand to hunt with the same gun all of the time, always have to be fooling around with something new.But I do have an old standby that has never let me down as long as I did my part.It is a Browning BLR in 308Win. with a Leupold 2x7 scope on it.On top of that it will give most of my bolt actions a run for their money in the accuracy dept too.
Ruger M77 .25-06, Simmons 3X9 scope. I use either Winchester or Remington 120 grain "Powerpoints" or "Core Locked" or whatever you call them. My shots are close, generally 80-200 yards in sparse dry Texas Hill Country. There's some scrub mesquite, oak, and prickly pear, but most blinds are on the edge of a clearing or a sendero.
I take feral hogs with the same rifle and load.
I take feral hogs with the same rifle and load.