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Gun with the most wildlife kills . . .
- Thread starter Prof Young
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For pounds of meat, 30-06 Remington 760. For number of kills, Remington Semi Auto 22lr.
Kinda same here: My .270WIN would be the hands down winner by sheer poundage ...... sheer numbers would probalby be one of the Marlin 60's I've owned, either the one I had from age 10 to 18 or the one I have now, bought almost 20 years ago, though I have not shot much with it in a decade...... though if you count the number the gun was used on by all users ..... that would be the 270....... it's been used on everything from ground squirrels to elk since 1958, ten years before I was even born .....
Prof Young
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Geez ma neez. . .
Well, I intended this post with some humor in mind but the serious bent it has taken is truly interesting. If I had to pub a finger not he single gun I've actually made the most hunting kills with it would be my mossberg 500 410 and the game should be squirrels.
Live well, be safe
Prof Young
Well, I intended this post with some humor in mind but the serious bent it has taken is truly interesting. If I had to pub a finger not he single gun I've actually made the most hunting kills with it would be my mossberg 500 410 and the game should be squirrels.
Live well, be safe
Prof Young
FrankenMauser
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The most kills (including pests, nuisance animals, moths, and lizards):
Rossi 62SAC .22 S/L/LR (using .22 LR almost exclusively).
The same rifle would be the 'small game' champion.
Most big game kills:
Ruger 77 Mk II, .270 Win.
Rossi 62SAC .22 S/L/LR (using .22 LR almost exclusively).
The same rifle would be the 'small game' champion.
Most big game kills:
Ruger 77 Mk II, .270 Win.
Sure Shot Mc Gee
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Over the years I come to realize its not always the most spendy or new weaponry that make the hunt. Case in point my Citori Lightning's and Sig Sauer 202 Supreme are definitely not my preference's in the field for the game I harvest these days.
Over the years (55 of the 70 I've enjoyed) nothing has ever sneaked away from my 300 Savage once centered in its open barrel sights. Old 1920 cartridge. But still one of the (best) for deer size game. There are reason why I prefer the 300 Sav over the 308 & 30-06. But that discussion is best left to another time.
As for upland game. My preference for that effort is a Iver Johnson single shot 12 ga. Light to carry quick to point and with 3" slid into its tube. It's Full choke pellets pattern is outstanding for those high flyers. Although I hardly ever use 3" anymore as I seldom hunt Canadian's, Snow Geese or Mallards these days due to a pair of old worn-out knees. I actually find it easier to walk and pursue those little tasty woodsy one's now. Partridge Grouse and of course Mr. Snow Shoe {when opportunity knocks.} Home loaded light charges of Hodgdon in 2-3/4" hulls pushing #6 gets the job done most of the time on those three critters.
Over the years (55 of the 70 I've enjoyed) nothing has ever sneaked away from my 300 Savage once centered in its open barrel sights. Old 1920 cartridge. But still one of the (best) for deer size game. There are reason why I prefer the 300 Sav over the 308 & 30-06. But that discussion is best left to another time.
As for upland game. My preference for that effort is a Iver Johnson single shot 12 ga. Light to carry quick to point and with 3" slid into its tube. It's Full choke pellets pattern is outstanding for those high flyers. Although I hardly ever use 3" anymore as I seldom hunt Canadian's, Snow Geese or Mallards these days due to a pair of old worn-out knees. I actually find it easier to walk and pursue those little tasty woodsy one's now. Partridge Grouse and of course Mr. Snow Shoe {when opportunity knocks.} Home loaded light charges of Hodgdon in 2-3/4" hulls pushing #6 gets the job done most of the time on those three critters.
Numbers wise, I've killed more game with a double barrel shotgun than anything else. That would be ducks and upland birds from when I started hunting back in the early 1960s. Not any one shotgun, because I've owned a lot of them, mostly Parkers. I've killed more big game with a Model 70 .257 Roberts than any other gun, somewhere between 75 -100 animals.