Guess I am becoming an "equal opportunity" hunter. It just depends on which rifle I focused on tweaking that year. Two years ago it was the 270 with 130 Fed Premiums (long spike, DRT). Last year it was the 6.5x55 with 120 grain Barnes TTSX (120 pound sow,DRT). This year it's the 7mm 08 with 120 grain Barnes TTSX (2 bucks, both DRT). Next year I'll probably dust off the 6mm or the 308.

300 RUM with 180gr hand load or 25-06 with 120 gr hand load. It really depends on where I am hunting.

I agree with another post.... Never to dead!!

I used a 6 MM Rem Mag for years for deer with well over 20 one-shot kills. Five years ago I shot a medium-sized boar and he shrugged a bit and went back to eating corn before I put one in his ear. I now rotate between two different .300s. My favorite is my .300 win mag because I can shoot one-inch groups between the Remington Managed Recoil 150g and the Hornady Superformance 180g SST (I tried the Superformance 165 GMX but they rifle didn't "like" them). I keep it loaded with the 150s for deer, but it a pig steps out a quick change of the clip and I am shooting the 180s!! I also have a .300 AAC Blackout that is awaiting its suppressor and it will probably become the favorite deer/pig slayer.

6.8 SPC backed up by 270

I have been using a Mauser 7mm mag with Win Super X 150grain Power Point.

Have been hunting mainly around Comanche County, now hunting more in East Texas and thinking I should get a 30-30 for the Piney Woods.

Lets see, 30-06 165 No.BT, 6.5 x55, 7x 57, 7.65 x 53, 243 win, 12 ga. slug, but my favorite gun in a custom 280 rem on a 09 arg. action scoped with 6x fixed IOR Valdada scope, Hogue over mold rubber stock, stuffed with 150 gr. swift scirroco II, best combination I have every used.

Remington 722 .257 Roberts 100-117gr
Winchester pre-64 Model 70 .270 130gr
Marlin 30-30 open sight 150gr corlok for the short distant bow stands

Weatherby Vanguard SII .257 Weatherby Magnum and PSE X-Force.

Old J.C.Higgins with Husky Swedish action in 270 with 130 grain hand loaded Hornady Partition. 130 grain groups better than 150 grain.

Remington 700 BDL 270
Remington 700 CDL SF 257 Weatherby
Browning Silver 12
Browning A5 12

The Partition is a Nosler product.

6.8 here Iif it's inside about 400, farther than that I drag out the bolt gun in .308.

Ruger 270 w/ hornandy 130gr superperformance

bushmaster 223 with 55 gr cheap soft points

Depends on my mood and the weather. This year it was mostly my Nosler 35 Whelen shooting 250 grain partitions:



If it is really wet out I switch to my Sako .270 (top) or my X-bolt 7-08 (bottom) shooting 150 grain partitions or 140 grain accubonds respectively:



I prefer the 35 Whelen as bear season is open at the same time as deer so I always have a bear tag when deer hunting and the 35 is good bear medicine.

Not so fast...

I'm extremely recoil sensitive and my "daily driver" rifle is a .300WM TC Pro Hunter

It's a custom from Mr Brown with a JP Howitzer brake and the gun feels like shooting a .22

at the range, I warn guys to my left and right that my gun is loud and may hurt ya. Most look at me crazy and laugh and say WHATEVER dude. My first shot normally has them grabbing their chest then ears. The old timers say ok then once I pull it out they smile and back off or go down a few spots.

It will clear out a busy range in .005sec

Been shooting Rem 700 in .308 the last couple of years.
Grew up shooting a Win model 70 in 30.06. Used a browning .270 for a cupel of years as well.

None of them really sexy but all were good shooting, put the meat on the table guns.

Howa 308, 30.06 remmy second choice.

What am I shooting? What day is it?

I've got an old Savage 99CD in .308 that says "take me, take me" every time I open the safe, but the .06 is always around. Most used the last few years was a Marlin in 35 rem.....