Been getting an odd deer hunting craze the last little bit and if I can hunt deer at the moment may be I can talk about it!
What I would like to know is what rifle have you used the most for deer hunting? Why do you use that rifle?
For me it was a Marlin Lever action in 357 magnum. The reason I used it the most is because I got the gun the Christmas after my 10th birthday. Earlier that year I had taken my first deer with a 30-06 with down loaded ammo and the recoil was still too much for me (I was small and thin). So my dad bought a marlin in some caliber other than 357 and had my grandfather (he was a gun smith is his earlier years) cut the barrel to 16.5 inches and trim the stock to be my sized and rebore the barrel to 357 magnum.
As I grew up I still used this gun a great deal for both plinking and hunting. I got so I was better with it than any other gun I owned. That is why I used it up until last hunting season. My son graduated from high school and all he wanted for a gift was the marlin. It made me sad and proud at the same time. Its good to know that it will be in the family for another generation. My grandfather has passed but a piece of him lives on in that little Marlin. About 12 years ago I even discovered where he scratched his name on the inside of the receiver.
All of my children used this Marlin as there first center fire rifle, when learning to shoot or hunt.
Now I have a bolt action Ruger 77/357. I recently got it glass bedded, re crowned. I got the barrel cut to 16.25 inches and threaded. I also got the stock trimmed to match my marlin. I did then put a 2-7 power scope on it (my marlin never had a scope). I hope this gun will prove as fun as the Marlin was.
So what gun is your "deer" gun?
What I would like to know is what rifle have you used the most for deer hunting? Why do you use that rifle?
For me it was a Marlin Lever action in 357 magnum. The reason I used it the most is because I got the gun the Christmas after my 10th birthday. Earlier that year I had taken my first deer with a 30-06 with down loaded ammo and the recoil was still too much for me (I was small and thin). So my dad bought a marlin in some caliber other than 357 and had my grandfather (he was a gun smith is his earlier years) cut the barrel to 16.5 inches and trim the stock to be my sized and rebore the barrel to 357 magnum.
As I grew up I still used this gun a great deal for both plinking and hunting. I got so I was better with it than any other gun I owned. That is why I used it up until last hunting season. My son graduated from high school and all he wanted for a gift was the marlin. It made me sad and proud at the same time. Its good to know that it will be in the family for another generation. My grandfather has passed but a piece of him lives on in that little Marlin. About 12 years ago I even discovered where he scratched his name on the inside of the receiver.
All of my children used this Marlin as there first center fire rifle, when learning to shoot or hunt.
Now I have a bolt action Ruger 77/357. I recently got it glass bedded, re crowned. I got the barrel cut to 16.25 inches and threaded. I also got the stock trimmed to match my marlin. I did then put a 2-7 power scope on it (my marlin never had a scope). I hope this gun will prove as fun as the Marlin was.
So what gun is your "deer" gun?