What will you use for deer season this year??

After flirting with the M1A a few years back, I've returned to the ole' faithful swede.
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I said last year was my last time deer hunting, however my brother and my oldest grandson are on me about going one more time.
So if I decide to go I'll take my tried and true 280 for opening weekend just in case that once in a lifetime buck appears.
If I don't get the buck opening weekend I may choose to use a handgun the rest of the week.
My oldest grandson has been wanting me to kill a deer with my old Springfield 1873 trapdoor so I might just get that old smokepole down and use it.
Good luck to all and stay safe.
Regards
Bob Hunter
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Won't be deer this year, but for elk I'll use the one that never lets me down, Remington 78 Sportsman in .270 with a 2.5 x 8 Leupold.
 
Already started with the hoyt for this year, got a nice doe opening day, Been in a stand almost every night this year, had 2 runons with big daddy but just wasnt happy with the shot offerd. I dont gun hunt much anymore due to the bow keeping the freezer full the last several years, but my old trusty vanguard 270 that was my fathers has been my goto gun for deer hunting, I however would like to shoot one with a shotgun, never done that before. I have taken a deer with my win 94 in 357 and also my smith 686.
 
No deer this year, just Speed Goats and Elk.

The Speed Goats are already in the freezer. I "unreliabled" Old Reliable with a trigger adjustment... so things didn't work out there (Ruger M77 MkII, .270 Win, Leupold 3.5-10x50mm).

I carried a Krag carbine and my SKS a bit (I don't truck-hunt antelope, I stalk), but never quite got to a comfortable range with them. The Goats both got popped with last year's Christmas present from my wife: Marlin XL7 in .30-06, with a Bushnell 4200 Elite 3-9x40mm. (I highly recommend the Marlin, but strongly suggest getting a Leupold over the Bushnell.)

One was a ~100 yard spine shot. One was a ~200 yard head shot.


The Elk hunt will probably see the XL7, Krag (.30-40, iron sights, 220gr Hornady RN handloads), and Mosin M38 (7.62x54R, iron sights, 215gr Woodleigh RN handloads). If Old Reliable is fixed by that time, it will go along as the scoped-rifle backup (Norma 150gr Oryx factory loads, or 140gr Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claws, that were both picked up on clearance);).
 
I will be using my buddies old Remington 870 Wingmaster with a short slug barrel and 3X9 scope. We are limited to shotgun only in my area of the state.
 
Man what a real outpouring of replies, I have been working in a little town west of me called Ft. Riley Kansas, so I haven't been able to respond each and every one of your replies, So Good Luck And Happy Shootin Dudes!!!:) PS, BE CAREFUL!!!
 
Well lets see... Gonna be hunting in two different states this year:

Kentucky: Russian 7.62x54R Rifle Iron sights in November

Georgia: SKS 7.62x39 with cheapo 9x something scope.
 

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I will use this Ruger M77 MK2 Frontier .308, that my wife bought me this Leupold for.
Its also got a 1 inch Spacer and Packmyer on it, to adjust for leingth of pull.
This is a very acurate carbine.:)


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Changing bullets,

for my Win M70 Classic in .270 WSM.

Bought the rifle in 2006, about the time Winchester quit making M 70's, but have used only 130 grain "standard" soft point ammo, such as Rem Core Loct.

But this year I am going to shoot the 110 grain Barnes Tippped Triple Shock (TTSX), a lead free Barnes X bullet with a polycarbonate tip to initiate quicker upset. Loaded by Federal.

Being lighter weight, it achieves higher velocity than 130 grain loads (3
,500 fps vs. 3,250 fps) which in turn results in a flatter trajectory.

Being, basically, a Barnes "X" bullet, this bullet will not shed hardly any of its initial weight, other than the weight of the polycarbonate tip.

I expect the small bodied Texas deer I will be hunting will react to this bullet as though being hit by a lightening bolt, especially at less than 200 yards, while most of the muzzle velocity is still present.

Did I mention the rifle is a left handed Featherweight? With a Pentax Lightseeker scope, 3 to 11 power, Adjustable Objective? Sweet!!!
 
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