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03-29-2015, 09:02 PM
#33
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Michigan
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03-30-2015, 11:01 AM
#35
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 1,081
Years ago I did a fair bit of hunting with a Longbranch and a P17. They worked fine, and the 303 was exceptionally accurate. If I knew what the Enfields and the Ross were worth today, I would have kept them. Didn't care for the jungle carbines, as they shot patterns.
03-30-2015, 11:35 AM
#36
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SW Montana
Posts: 550
When I was in college I killed my first bull elk with my Uncle's sporterized .30-40 Krag.
For 35+ years I've hunted with a couple of commercial Mark X mausers, and I recently bought a rebarreled 98 mauser in .308 Win. These mausers are good strong actions, but they are not near as smooth operating as my .300 Weatherby Vanguard.
For 35+ years I've hunted with a couple of commercial Mark X mausers, and I recently bought a rebarreled 98 mauser in .308 Win. These mausers are good strong actions, but they are not near as smooth operating as my .300 Weatherby Vanguard.
03-31-2015, 05:39 AM
#37
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
Posts: 9,520
I finally got one with my Mosin Nagant 7.62X54r. Red tag season here in PA and I hunt for a couple different farmers. Because of this thread I decided I'd carry that until I got one. First hunt out on a new farm and about 35 minutes later had one down. I'll try to get some pictures up this evening.
-Jake
-Jake
03-31-2015, 12:48 PM
#38
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I hunt elk with a Springfield .30-06 that was sporterized by my father. The action and barrel are lifted from a 1903A3 (I assume). He bought a nice walnut wood stock blank and shaped the stock himself. It shoots very well -- under 1 MOA. I love carrying this in the mountains just below treeline in SW Colorado. I have taken three elk and two deer with it. My father never hunted big game with it as he lived in Illinois where deer hunting was shotgun only. I inherited it along with a .25-06 he also made based on a Springfield .30-06 action (with barrel chambered for .25-06 of course). My son is pictured with a pronghorn he took with the .25-06 in 2004. The .25-06 ALSO shoots well. The .25-06 has a medium weight 24" barrel. Both of these rifles have 15.5 length of pull, which I like better than the customary commercial length of pull of 13.5", because I'm 6' 2" tall.
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03-31-2015, 03:40 PM
#39
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
Old sporterized K-98 still shooting the 8mm, An original stocked .303 M4 mark II that still drives tacks at 200 yards with my loads, Haven't hunted with either of them for a few years since I broke down and bought my TC with various barrels. Kind of do miss the old Mauser. It carried well shot fantastic, but was a bit restricted on bullet choice. Same with the Old Enfield. Great shooting rifle just restricted as well in bullet choices. Although of the few choices I had, both rifles were great for whitetail as well as Elk (at appropriate ranges of course).
03-31-2015, 05:06 PM
#40
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
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I walked out the edge of this field right at daybreak. Found a nice spot and got comfortable. Watched six deer work their way up through the woods to the field edge then waited until one I wanted was close enough. Shot right about 90 yards. DRT. Dropped, kicked three times and was done. Wish I would have filmed it. Thats my first Mosin Nagant Deer. I had previously shot a coyote with it.
-Jake
-Jake