I'm just hunting deer on my land in East Texas which is mostly mature timber. My longest shot is 140 yards but last year I saw most the action much closer as I set up a pop up blind close to a game game trail in the timber.

Probably go with the same set up. Most likely won't get my suppressor in time for the season so I think I'm going to hunt with my 6.8 SPC Ranch Rifle. I replaced the gas block with an adjustable one made of aluminum and it's shooting much tighter. I may even chop to 16" and thread it after the season once I have my suppressor. It's shooting the factory Hornady 120 SSTs pretty good.

Makes a good little woods rifle with the Weaver tactical 1-5x.

The only pic I have handy. Tikka 6.5x55 Hunter in left hand wearing Talley LW rings and a VX-6 HD 3-18. Last year it took deer from 70-510 yards. It may not shoot long strings accurately but that first shot is a killer. This will be the first time that I recall using the same rifle two seasons in a row.

IF I get to hunt this fall, I'll use my .300 AAC (with a 10-rd mag).

6.5x55 is a great round. I shot 2 deer with the 155 Lapua Mega. Not a great long distance bullet but it expands easy and penetrates like crazy.

This has become my favorite Texas Hill Country rifle. 115gr Speer Gold Dots perform great on WT's!

nice rigs boyeez. I may try to kill a deer with the new .22 Creed. Main gun will be the 6.5 Creed
.22

6.5

This will be my elk rifle but with different scope..... 2.5x10 NF IHR reticle
300 WSM 20 inch Proof barrel running the TLR 175�s at 2920fps

I'm gonna hunt with my lowly 308 and handloaded Nosler 168 BTs at 2730 fps.

If that's your "lowly" I'd love to see the "highly"!...

308? You are nothing but a primitive savage. You might was well be hunting with stick.

Hell idk. Do I need to post a pic of all my deer guns?

Recently converted my AR to 6.5 Grendel and am looking forward to seeing how it does for deer this season. Will be shooting the Hornady 123 SST

-Aero Precision Receiver set
-Faxon 18� Fluted Match Series 5R Barrel
-Larue MBT Trigger
-Leupold Mark AR 6-18x40 scope

Wow, I'd be embarrassed to post a pic of my blued, walnut stocked, M70 in 257 Roberts. I feel like a neanderthal!

Post it. Here is my 257 Roberts with a fixed 6X. Maybe I will use this one instead with 120 Hot Cors for 115 NBTs.

Some really excellent rifles in this thread! I know the synthetic stocks are superior, but I'm glad to see a few like me still like a nice piece of wood under the barrel!

I love that #1 in 6.8 SPC. Such a good combo for Texas whitetail and hogs at average ranges.

After dragging a 14lb 26" bull-barreled 6.5 Creedmoor around for a couple years, I decided to put my hunting rifle on a diet. I had this rifle last year and have been very happy with the setup so far.

Tikka T3x lite stainless, 7-08, Leupold VX-6HD 3-18x44 illuminated TMOA reticle, Seekins precision rings, Vertical grip, mountain tactical bottom metal. Clean & simple, gets the job done!

I'll start with this, Remington 700 5R Milspec in .308 with a Timney trigger, Leupold VX6, 3-18.

I get a good buck, I'll go to the bull pen:


Tikka 6.5 Creedmoor, Leupold VX3i, 3-10
Tikka CTR in .308, Leupold VX5-HD 3-15

I like it!

Provided I get a load worked up it will be my 7mm08.

This will be my main go-to. Rem700 in 6.5 creed. Factory barrel (for now) chopped to 16.25�. PST Gen2 ffp 3-15 ebr7c mrad, shooting factory 143 ELD-X


For the one stand I can stretch my legs a bit will be my 7WSM. Rem700 1:8 twist 24� brux, atacr f1 5-25 mil-r, shooting 180gr VLDs

338 Sherman... summer project was a major rework on my tang safety Ruger M77 (originally chambered in .270)

Beautiful rifle, sir. I saw Horizon post some pics of it a while back and that interrupted fluting looks awesome.

1916 Newton 1st model in 256 Newton



It'll be wearing a Minox ZX-5 2-10 this fall.