What rifle do you hunt with and carry to the stand?

just wondering whats everyones choice of gun is in deer hunting? Anyone haves varmints around to where you carry an entra gun just in case something comes across you on the walk to the blind the the morning.

I use a 243 for deer, turkey, hogs, and carry a 20 gauge with me in case a cat or coyote run across me.

I have been using my 257 wby this year and I think I am in love.

I have several but I am hunting with a Tikka T3 Lite in .308 lately.

.243 for hill country deer with within 100 yard shots. 7mm Magnum for everything else . Them yotes like that mag. Let's the air out of them REAL good !

Alternate between a Marlin 308 express levergun and a Remmy 798 30-06.

My pistol is either a 1911 or XD-40

250-3000 for close, or for thickets, .270 w/scope for over 100 yards.

Weatherby Vanguard .30-06.

The last three years I've mostly used a remington 700 ss/dm in 260,with a winchester model 70 in 308 for a change.

Winchester model 70 in .270

Marlin 30-30

I have many and sometimes it is hard to choose. They are all jealous girls!! I mainly switch between my Ruger #1a .243 and my custom built 25-06.

I use my S&W Model 1500 270 or my Remmy 7400 in 270.

I love my Savage model 11 .243

Out of all that I have I carry the Rem 700 VLS 7MM-08, or the Rem 700 BDL 25-06. Whichever one I have enough ammo loaded for. I am partial to the 7MM-08.

Depends on which feeder I hunt.

The one with mostly just deer, it's a Ruger M77 MKII . 243 which I got for my wife but have stolen! Oh that's so sweet!

Feeder set up over a pig pipe and wallow, it's a Remington (DPMS) R25 in .308

I carried a Rem 700VLS in 7-08 for about the last ten years. I bought an Encore this year in 280imp, and I've not left the house without it so far. The new might wear off eventually. But I sure do like it. Several other poor rifles I own never get touched anymore other than the occasional wiping down with oil.


Jay

Mini 14 (223) w/ open sights for the short range stands. 6.5 x 55 Sweedish mouser or 300 Savage for long range ones. The mouser is my favorite by far.

264 Winchester Mag. for anything from whitetail to elk. You don have to worry about range. Hold on and fire.

7mm mag all the way.

Alternate between 243,7mm-08 and my 30'06 in Texas out of state i like my 7 mag or 300mag.

Remington CDL SF in 260 Remington.

Ruger M77 280....I always threaten to get something else, but this gun kills em dead....my wife brought a M77 243 into the marriage, i like that gun

Thompson Arms 25-06 w/ 4x12x50 leupold..sweet set up

encore .243

Rem 700 adl .30-06, kids use a mini 14 .223, and my wife just a got a marlin xs7y 7mm08. My two favs got stolen, rem model 7 7mm08 and ruger m77mkII .25-06. Damn thieves!

to the stand, Browing Eclipse A Bolt in 270, with hornady 130 gr. Interbonds.

When on foot, Rem model 7 SS in 260. with Federal 120 gr. Nosler ballistic tips.

#4 shilen barreled M77 MKII in 7x57 for me. Heavy but I like it.

I've killed most of my deer with a sporterized Arisaka in .308.
And for those of you who know what that is, it still has the "mum" on the action.

I now use a Rem model 700 .243.

T/C 270 most of the time.
150g Federal Premiums Nosler Partions

300 weatherby does the job for me. Everyone gives me the ole 'that's too much rifle' but to each his own I say I shoot does in the head and if I shoot a buck - let's just say i don't have to worry about him getting away. My wife shoots a 7mm-08 which is a very nice caliber IMO as well. Low recoil, good energy and shoots relatively flat. I have my 300 zero'd at 250 yards, as well as the 7mm. Both will do the job.

788 in a 22-250....

kampfeld custom in 308 next year hope to be hunting with a kemfeld in 300 wsm

tikka t-3 hunter,270 wsm with sightron 3x9x42. also a nef 223 with 3x9x40 leupold.

Only one I got...Stevens 200 in .308. I figure a yote, pig, or a cat aren't going to mind much.

REMINGTON SENDERO 270 FEDERAL BALISTIC TIP 130 GR TO THE STAND, REMINGTON CDL SS FLUTED 270 ON FOOT, OR SAKO 22-250

Most of the places I hunt I stick with my 700 ADL 3006 165gr balistics. But if Iam hunting where I might be takeing a long shot my 300 weatherby mag.

.257 Wby Vanguard Sporter.
It is the sweetest shooting rifle I have ever had. Smoked a bobcat and a 9pt this weekend in Mississippi. ...and it's what I'll have with me when I visit Telegraph in a couple of weeks.

It is pretty much about to become the only rifle I'll bother taking out of safe...

Been using my 6BR ever since I got it..... One of the best rifles I've owned.

Remington 700 7mm mag OR Winchester 300 WSM.

I ( mitch32's dad ) have been hunting whitetail for the last 18 plus years with my Tang safety Ruger 25-06 .. love the gun .. just got a T/C pro hunter 7mm-08 have not yet took a deer with it but it did a number on a coyote yesterday..

Since 05 I have only taken a knife. Joshua, my 11 year old son, uses my Rem 700 243 w/3X9 Leupold or his Ruger 77 308 w/3X9 Burris. Im just there to do the gutting.

Looking to adopt? I'm really low maintenance.

Winchester '94 in 30-30.

Not worried about anything not dying
when shot with this gun.

I mostly bow hunt but when I decide to hunt with a rifle I take my Ruger bolt action .270.

Sure, Im a gutting fool.

Took the .30-30 this past week.

Kiddo doesn't want any pics, until she draws blood. Do you want a pic of the rifle sitting in the closet with the light coat of oil I had to put on it, do to the rain?

Winchester pre 64 in 308

Remington SPS Buckmasters edition in 243 cal.

300 Weatherby

remington 5R 308 just in case

308.... either a Remington 750 for under 200/close in/brushy or a savage 10FP for longer ranges/open country

Depending on where I am hunting brush or open area. My Marlin 336 30/30 or my Marlin XL7 30.06. never had to go mere than 50 yards to find a deer shot.

Remington SPS stainless 270 barrelled action sitting in an HS Precision stock.

Ruger M77 270, Browning A-Bolt 270.

This year I used the 7mag instead of my .270 and my .308.

Guess im the only one on here shooting an H&R Handi Rifle. Mines a .270 w/ a 4-12X50 Nikon Buckmaster on top.

I hunt with a Ruger #1 in 25-06. I am shooting re-loads in 90 Gr. HPBT Game Kings. Best gun I have ever shot.

I've got an old FN Browning, 30-06. I've been using this rifle for about 15 years now.

Model 70 in .300wsm

Tikka T3 lite 270wsm

Ruger model77 Hawkeye in 338 Federal topped w/ 2.5-16x40 Bushnell 6500 shooting Federal 180 grn Accubonds

OR

Benelli R1 in 30.06 topped w/ Trijicon 2.5-10x56 amber dot shooting Hornady 150grn SST's.

Custom Remington Model 1903 chambered in 30-06. I love them old thirty ought sixes.

Kimber 8400 .270 WIN with a Weaver Scope. I shoot Fusion cartidges.

This season my three boys and I have taken 7 nice bucks between my land in East Texas (Gregg County) and my lease in Sterling County - all with this gun. Out of the 7 bucks shot, we have used 8 bullets (One son had to shoot twice to keep a deer down).

The Kimber with the Fusions make a good combination.

One more for the 257 Weatherby. Mine is an Accumark with a 6-20 Leupold Tactical on it. Not much on the light weight side, but solid to shoot off hand, and the bomb out of a blind. I have run lots of ammo through it, and it sure shoots sweet. Thinking about a new trigger this off season if anyone has any suggestions. Wanting a double set trigger.

Not quite the only one. I like this one in 45-70. It has 2 Nilgai bulls and 2 whitetails to its credit so far. Winchester 94 in 45lc is what I carry most of the time, anymore. 1 doe and 1 pig so far. Thru and thru on the doe thru the shoulders and in the face and out the peepee on the pig. Guess it'll do.

Tikka T3 Lite .270 w/ Meopta 3-10x50 Meostar R1 30mm scope on top.

Just depends on where I am hunting, could be a 270, Ruger 280, or a custom 7-08. I like all of them but have had the tang safety Ruger the longest and it has put down the most (pigs & deer). Just got the custom 7-08 so it will get a chance the rest of this year and probably next year.

tikka t3 hunter in 30-06 shootin 165gr cor lokts ,havnt tracked anything this year its knocked down 2 bucks 3 does and a pig furthest one went 30 feet the rest fell over

got a 243 thats been beggin to get out of the safe but cant pt the tikka down

I have been using a Remington 700 Classic 25-06 and 257, but I am retiring them to put away before I completely scar them for life. I got me a Remington 700 SPS Stainless 7-08 that I will be hunting with from now on.

if in my deer stand i take my remmy 7400 .270. if in the hog stand I take the S&W AR in .223....wanna make sure i have plenty of ammo for the follow up shots on the rest of the group!!!

Winchester Model 70 270 (for deer) and my AR in a 6.8spc for the pigs

.308 model 70 and often a .44 mag pistol for shooting close range weird angles or if I jump one on the way to my stand.

Remington model 660 6mm

For the last 10 years, it's been my pre 64 Win Model 70 / 257 Roberts loaded with 117grn BTSP Hornady's topped with a cheap Simmons scope. Shot a yote at 360 yards this past season but now it's going to put up in favor of a new Rem XCR in 7mm 08.

I carry a30-06 and glock 22.

25wssm or 30.06

Remington 700 LTR (light tactical rifle) in 308

Winchester Model 70 in 270 Win

or...

Thompson Center ICON in 30 TC. This is my newest rifle and it is sweeeeet.

Hmmmm lets see where do I start. The newest weapon is a Remmy Model 7 in .260 rem with a Nikon 3x9 scope, shootin Remmy 140 gr core-lokts, only taken one deer with it so far but love the light weight and short barrell (especially while in the stand). Next up would be a Winchester Model 88 in .243 win (for those who don't know what that is, its a lever gun, but the actual action is a rotating bolt)with a weaver 2x8 scope, shootin Remmy 100 gr Core-lokts, used it a good while growing up, it never didnt kill what I shot with it. Then there's the Remmy Model 700 BDL in .300 win mag. with a Leupold Vari-x II 3x9, shootin remmy 150 gr core-lokts, its never had a problem killing anything. Hmmmm what next.....I'll go with the remmy model 700 VSF in .308 win, with a Leupold Mark 4 2.5x10 illuminated Mil-dot reticle, shootin a handload I've cooked up. Also have carried an old Mark 4 British Enfield with a weaver fixed 4 power scope shootin 303. British 180 gr core-lokts of course, its taken many a hog in its day. And finally a Ruger super balckhawk with a fixed 4 power leupold scope shootin .44 mag 300gr Buffalo Bore ammo.

As you can tell i'm partrial to the Core-Lokts, as far as i'm concerned for the price, performance and availiblity they are hard to beat.

The wife thinks I have to many weapons (I didnt even get into the tactical stuff or the shot guns on this thread), but I think she has to many pairs of jeans, shoes, clothes in general, and she drives a really nice car so I guess it balance's out.

TC Pro Hunter 25.06 with a Nikon Buckmaster scope. SWEEEETT!!! Benched my 30.06 automatic, it wasn't consistent and jammed alot.

Browning BAR Longtrac will fix that.

Browning abolt hunter with a boss 7mm. Leoupold 50mm vrx3 does the trick especially on coyotes. The bigger the hole the bigger the smile.


M C Hammer said it best, <U CAN'T TOUCH THIS>

Remington R-25 .308 with a 4-14X42mm Nikon Laser Scope. Took 3 does and a 8 point Buck with it this year.

SAVAGE FPLE in 308. I have several but all except 3 are 308's.

Remington 700 / .30-06 most of the time. I have others, but I use this one more. Have shot two Elk with it, antelope, pigs and on and on the last 15 years.

whatever I feel like when I wake up....usually its a 300wm, on this day, the 300wsm.

BROWNING A BOLT 7MM MAG

Marlin 336 30/30 or Marlin XL7 30.06 for rifle and Sig. 226 40 cal. for pistol.

Old faithful. Savage .270, bolt action with a plain old Bushnell 3x9 scope. Basic as you can get but I've taken a lot of deer with it!

I usually take either 243 or the 308. Both are in Savage Mod 12 and are tack drivers. Once in a while I'll take 22-250 or the 270 WSM and those are both Mod 12 FV SS Fluted - also will drive tacks at 200 yards!

i use a 270. for deer, hogs, turkey, exotics, and big varmints.

Custom Built 6mm Bad to the BONE.

Our .243 is what I shot my first hog with, about 80 yards. Since I'm short, I was carring .410 but I still love the .17HMR! We really wanted to get some yotes but, next time maybe we can relieve some air pressure too.

I use a mossberg 100 atr in .270 winchester for all my deer hunting adventures.

For stand hunting in dry weather or if my shoulder & neck disc problems are acting up at all on under 300 lb exotics or Texas sized WTails out to 250-300+ yards, I'll use a Tikka T3 Hunter grade 6.5x55 using 120 gr SGK ProHunters or a 129/130 gr pill. If the disc problems are not an issue &/or bigger critters are on the menu the CZ American's 9.3x62 Mauser with 270 gr Speers or 250gr Nosler BT or AB's make a nice quarter sized exit "stamp" leaving only soupy jelly inside even on 100lb WTails. Looking forward to using some better Barnes/Nosler styled 250/286gr boolitz on nilgi, a full growed bison or mebbe even a rampaging 2000lb eland LOL!
In bad weather or at longer ranges while strolling thru anything from the Sulpher River bottoms to the Rockies the Tikka T3 270 & 130-150 gr'ers for Texas sized exotics & WT's up to black bear & elk or a M70 300Wmg in SGK 165gr HPBT for "out there a ways" mulies and speed goats or SGK BTSP 180gr'ers for bigger critters for their SS/synthetic weather wise features.
Ron

Rem 722 in .257 Roberts
pre 64 Model 70 in .270
Marlin 30/30

Depends on the potential distance of the shot.