Best caliber for lever action Whitetail rifle?
08-10-2003 | 06:20 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Moccasin, Montana
RE: Best caliber for lever action Whitetail rifle?
I would agree on the Mdl 99s they are fast sweet handling guns.I used a 243 on white-tail one time and I was hooked.I passed up a 7-08 in the feath-weight on the used gun rack last year,and I regret it now.I didn' t have $550 to spare.
08-10-2003 | 07:28 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: roulette,pa usa
RE: Best caliber for lever action Whitetail rifle?
clattin ,the 35 rem in a marlin would be a great choice. Two of the guys i hunt with use this gun and cartridge for deer here in Pa. I use the marlin lever guns in 357 magnum and 444. I also use the savage 99 in 250-3000 and 284 win.My favorite is the 250- 3000.
08-11-2003 | 07:41 AM
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From: North Chili NY USA
RE: Best caliber for lever action Whitetail rifle?
The 35rem is such a classic whitetail round and the Marlin is a classic looking hunting tool. I wanted one in the worst way... but then a buddy gave me (yes, I said GAVE) me a Savage 99 in .308 so that is my new " classic" whitetail round and tool. :-)
08-11-2003 | 04:06 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: roulette,pa usa
RE: Best caliber for lever action Whitetail rifle?
bareback jack ,no it' s not for sale it took me a long time to find one. no offenses taken. i know how hard they are to find.besides my son has already put first dibbs on it if i get rid of it.
08-12-2003 | 09:26 AM
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From: North Chili NY USA
RE: Best caliber for lever action Whitetail rifle?
In all fairness, 8mm, somebody gave it to him. He was helping a guy move who had had a bad hunting experience (wounded the deer, I think), put the gun in his closet and never used it again. My buddy discovered it and the guy said, " It' s yours." My buddy never used it and knew I was looking for a lever action (I' m a lefty) and he said the same thing. Shot my first whitetail with it last year on the Tug Hill in NY. I don' t think the .308 (and the scope) were ever more underutilized (the deer ran down a ravine and stopped about 15 yards in front of me. :-)