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What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 03:21 AM
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Riverrat33
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Iam looking for a new deer rifle. What do you hunt deer with?
Thanks
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 04:16 AM
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Pitchfork Predator
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270. Easy to get ammo. Great knock down all the way up to Elk size animals
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 04:35 AM
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kmon11
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I prefer short action rifles and in 31 years of use the 7mm-08 IMO is about as good as it gets for deer, have used close to 30 different rounds for deer over the years and none have performed any better than the 7-08. In the rifles available today a Tikka T3 in 7mm-08 is a hard combo to beat, but there are lots of good options these days. For years though the Remington 788 in 7-08 is the go to rifle for deer.
Last edited by kmon1; 04/03/13 04:39 AM.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 05:13 AM
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Hamourkiller
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270 or 30-06
Remington 700 BDL
3x9 Leupold
Good to go for what ever needs shooting.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 05:20 AM
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Redneck Messiah
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Originally Posted By: cody ...give it to a homeless guy...he won't mind the stiffness
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 05:50 AM
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nuprofessor
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I use a 30-06. Because I can load it down with 55gr for varmints or load up with 220gr for bear (use 150 or 165 for deer)
CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE FOR TOMORROW. INVEST IN TOMORROW BY TAKING A CHILD HUNTING OR FISHING TODAY.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 06:33 AM
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rifleman
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Over the past cpl years I've started shooting the mess out of the Rem 700 XCR 270WSMs
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 10:38 AM
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splash556
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.308 last year. i'll stick with it this year.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 11:09 AM
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texasdude28
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sako 7mm mag, yes it is a lot of gun, but it goes with me everywhere, super accurate.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 11:27 AM
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Hoytman
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Was my 25-06 but now use my 6.8 ar
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 12:10 PM
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Branden
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7mm or 280 is my fav. Deer in the panhandle are not little bodied
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 12:20 PM
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Remington 700 in .30-06 or Browning A-Bolt in .270
Zeiss 3x9-40's on both.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 12:44 PM
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Monster_Raxx
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300 win mag, been using it for since I got it as a kid 17 years ago, and nothing has ever gotten away
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 12:45 PM
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 01:17 PM
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unclebubba
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Savage 110 in 270, or marlin in 45-70
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 01:24 PM
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SingleShot85
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whatever is by the door when I'm headed out
That could include in no particular order 300wsm 22-250 308 6mm Creedmoor .223
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 01:34 PM
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Whatever I feel like for that day.
.243 .270 7mm
James
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger" Friedrich Nietzsche
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 01:36 PM
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I use a 270 and 22-250 most of the time.
My 270 still can reach out 500 yards and knock something down.
I also use my 300wby sometimes if I get to shoot long range.
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Re: What gun do you use?
[Re: Riverrat33]
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04/03/13 02:06 PM
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TxDiver
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Depends on where I’m hunting and my mood. Usually it’s a Rem 700 30-06 or savage 99 in 308 WIN or 300 Savage. Recently I’ve become quite fond of my Marlin 308ME and it’s seeing more and more field time.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 02:10 PM
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I have used a .270 with a 130 grain for a very long time on all game in Texas. I have started using a .280 for Mule Deer for the last 2 seasons. I have also used a .223 for management on doe numbers mainly for the last 4 yrs now.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 02:14 PM
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 03:03 PM
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unclebubba
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What? You waiting for someone to start arguing about caliber for deer?
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 03:19 PM
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Hunt n Fish
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What? You waiting for someone to start arguing about caliber for deer? You be velly smart person!  Always does doesn't it?
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 03:33 PM
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I prefer a .243 for WT, but anything mentioned above works just as good. It's all personal preference.
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Re: What gun do you use?
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04/03/13 03:36 PM
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Barcelona Rick
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Remington 700 BDL 30-06 with Burris 4X....wife bought as a present when I graduated from college. I just bought a Winchester 70 XTR Sporter (used) in 25-06....gonna put a 3X9 or 4X12 scope on it....if I am lucky enough to get another invite to a friends place south of Sonora I am gonna try the 25-06.....I am disabled and the 25-06 should be easier on my shoulder....
rick
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