What' s your gun

Deer_Slayer_10 · 05-19-2003, 06:40 PM

I would like to know what kind of gun the general hunter uses as an all around big gamer gun. I would just like to get you ideas.

uncle matt · 05-19-2003, 06:53 PM

ALL AROUND " GAMER" GUN? Not that terribly difficult as for " all around" you' re gonna have to go with a shotgun. Your choice, pump or auto. Your choice again, 20, 16 or 12 gauge. With two barrels, a rifled one with a cantilever mounted scope and a smoothbore one with screw in chokes.

Right?

Can' t be a rifle now can it, cause your gonna have a real tough time with a rifle on those flying game birds!

Uncle Matt (in IL)

stubblejumper · 05-19-2003, 09:31 PM

Where I hunt the 7mmrem mag is becoming the most popular cartridge.Most hunters here hunt elk ,moose and bear as well as deer and the 7mmmag is a great all purpose rifle for these species.It shoots flatter than the 30-06 and carries more downrange energy as well.I myself use the 7mmstw for deer,pronghorn and bighorn and use the 300ultramag for elk,moose and bear.

Nomercy · 05-19-2003, 10:28 PM

My primary: Ruger Mark II M-77 standard in .30-06 with a 4-16x32mm glass

My favorite: Marlin 1894 .44mag with iron sights, but it was the old man' s, so it doesn' t leave the safe much.

Between these two, and my new .45-70, Marlin 1895 Guide Gun with iron sights, I could pretty much equally well take any north american game (the .44mag lacks a little, but the way I load it, it would only lack in range, it' ll do the job on anything under 100yrds off---2238# sick bull buffalo at 40-50yrds, behind the ear, one shot and he hit the dirt).

skeeter 7MM · 05-19-2003, 11:06 PM

I would say that still the most common all arounder is the 3006. Now I personally use a 7 Rem Mag and as stated prior it will shoot faster and flatter than the 06 and carries enough punch to bring down the game I hunt (Deer (WT & Mules), Lopers, Moose and Elk).

Allen Denton · 05-20-2003, 11:38 AM

I am shotgun only here in Southhampton VA. My gun is the 870 Express Super Mag. 3 1/2 inch OO Buck.

hntngirl · 05-20-2003, 12:46 PM

I use .243 and/or 12ga for blacktails and 30-06 for elk.

LPD17 · 05-20-2003, 01:09 PM

I use a 7mm-08 for all big game hunting in PA

DamBigBuck · 05-20-2003, 03:30 PM

I have used my Remington 700 BDL in .30-06 for pretty much everything. Antelope in Wyoming, mule deer and elk in Colorado, and whitetails in Missouri. It' s truely an all-around good cartridge & gun combo.

It' s not the perfect gun for everything (I really enjoyed hunting antelope better with my .243) but a good choice none-the-less.

jred · 05-20-2003, 05:28 PM

In my opinion the 30-06 is great all round gun. Yes, there are other that are good but my pick would be the 06.

Good for deer and still capable of taking down some of the larger game.