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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/03/20 10:47 PM
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crankbait745
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/03/20 10:51 PM
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Hudbone
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Ol Thumper]
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11/04/20 12:32 AM
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LeonCarr
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375 H&H for me and 6.5 PRC for the wife .375 H&H...now I know why your handle is Ol Thumper . It'll work. Just my .02, LeonCarr
"Whitetail Deer are extinct because of rifles with telescopes mounted on them." - My 11th Grade English Teacher
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/04/20 12:40 AM
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It's only Tuesday...why on earth would I have made this decision this early?
Glad to see that Ol Thumper will be afield with a .375...clearly a man who understands and appreciates the worth of Holland's marvelous medium bore! I'll have my own warhorse .375 afield this season again as well!
Mark
"I always take care to fire into the nearest hillside and, lacking that, into darkness". - the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: LeonCarr]
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11/04/20 12:49 AM
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Ol Thumper
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375 H&H for me and 6.5 PRC for the wife .375 H&H...now I know why your handle is Ol Thumper . It'll work. Just my .02, LeonCarr You can never get a pig dead enough so hit em hard is my way
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/04/20 01:44 AM
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.280 Remington, but I don't think many others will.
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/04/20 03:58 AM
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dlrz71
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Probably my 6.8 or my Marlin 336ER in 356 win.
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/04/20 05:03 AM
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mbavo
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
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11/04/20 01:19 PM
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Woj
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ill be carrying my Mathews ...This
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 12:09 AM
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CharlieCTx
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Old reliable, Remy 700 30.06
Charlie
Kel-Tec RFB + Griffin Sportsman Ultra Light 300 + Pulsar Apex XQ-50 M&P-10 + AAC Cyclone Remy 700 + Leupold VX3 3.5x10x50 CDS
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 12:34 AM
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.308 Win (savage axis), and a 7x57mm for hogs.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 01:14 AM
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My favorite "killing machine" 6.8. This rifle has killed everything I have aimed at with one shot including paper targets. (they don't taste very good though)
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 03:45 AM
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Stump_jumper
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30-06, I own 4 of them. I have always wanted a .257 Weatherby mag after shooting one but my 06s do the job.
2017 Tundra 5.7 CM 4x4 2006 Champion 2200 Bay Boat
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 04:18 AM
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thedoveshooter
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9.3x62mm and maybe my 8x57mm the second day.
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 04:39 AM
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TexFlip
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308 Marlin Express for opening morning.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 10:43 AM
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Drop Tine
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6.5 PRC with Chad's 139 gr Lapua Scenar's
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 04:37 PM
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.243... All that is required and just a darn sweetheart!
Ruger No. 1S 30-06 Ruger M77 308 Ruger M77 243 Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley Hunter 41 mag Leupold Optics Hornady
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: postoak]
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11/05/20 05:34 PM
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28 Nosler
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I’ll have my 280 in hand, started carrying here 30 years ago when I was 12. Might have to break out my new 28 Nosler from Alamo, loaded with Chads 195’s. I know it’s overkill, but it shoots lights out!
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 07:31 PM
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exoticbob
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good ol 270 for me, wife 243 and kids 6.5 creedmoor. Good luck all
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/05/20 09:01 PM
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pine knott
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/06/20 01:29 AM
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QMC SW/EXW
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7mm Rem Mag loaded with a handloaded 160 gr Nosler Accubond.
Retired Navy Chief NJROTC Instructor for Tascosa High School
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/06/20 01:49 AM
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scalebuster
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One boy will have the 22-250 shooting 45gr TSX. The other will have the 7-08 shooting 120gr NBT. My buddy’s son will be shooting 243 with 85gr HPBT. All under supervision. I’m supervising the back porch with the youngest on the 250.
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/06/20 02:24 AM
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I originally got a 7mm-08 to teach my kids to shoot and deer hunt while I stuck with my .280 (which I still love). But guess which rifle leaves the safe for hunting season now ? Yep, I grab the 7mm-08 and go... .light package, easy to handle and so easy to reload for...
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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11/06/20 03:27 AM
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AAJ
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264 win mag will be my tool of choice. 243 that is nick named "The Grocery Getter" will be on standby.
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Re: What rifle caliber will you be carrying on Opening Day?
[Re: Texas Dan]
#8040113
11/06/20 03:34 AM
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I sold my trusty .270 and .308 this year which I used almost exclusively for the past 15
It’ll be the new 300 BO or .450 Bushmaster, neither have spilled blood
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