Whats Your Deer Gun?
 

In the Waterfowl Forum they have a "Whats Your Duck Guns" forum, so we should have one.
So what gun do you use for deer? I'm shooting a Savage Model 111 in 270.

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I use a Sako 75 in 7mm-08...

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Browning A-Bolt Micro Hunter in 7mm/08 topped with Nikon glass

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I have two,

Remington Model 7400 Woodsmaster .243 Autoloader, old Tasco scope.

Winchester Model 70 Super Shadow .243 WSSM, Sightron 3.5-10x44 Scope.

I prefer to use the Winchester, it's a light easy handling gun and very accurate.

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No rifles where I live so mine are all shotguns or muzzle loaders.

Right now my go to gun would be my H&R Ultra in 12 ga. I also have a Remington 700 ML in line that is very accurate. After that I have an A-5 stalker light (synthetic stocks 22 inch barrel) smooth bore that shoots rifled slugs pretty darn good, and I am toying with the idea of using the Winchester 9410 (.410 lever gun) my dad gave me last year with slugs.

I'm thinking of selling my A-5 though and getting a 243 just for the heck of it. I would have to go up north to use it for deer though. I am thinking more of a woodchuck gun.

Paul

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I use a Remington model 7600 .270 pump with 130 grain tip... Very accurate rifle and wouldnt trade it for anything!

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Gotta a 12 ga 1187 and a 12 ga 870with scope But for the past several years I havebeen using an 1100 20ga with smooth bore and rifle sights. its a tack driver.
Muzzleloader---Traditions pursuit lt

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I use a Savage Model 99 in .308 win. It was my fathers. Purchased in 1959.

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cva optima pro 45 cal.
Winchester model 70 featherweight classic in .280
Remington model 7 in 6mm
Mossberg 500 20ga.
Husquavarna .270
Savage model 314D in .222

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I carry either A Weatherby MK-5 Lightweight in 338-06 A-square, a Remington Mountain Rifle in 7X57mm Mauser, or if I am hunting thick stuff or walking a lot I carry a Remington 760 in 35 Whelen.

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45 year old Rem model 700 in .270 cal topped with a Zeiss Diavari 3x12x56.

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Tikka T3 Lite in '06 with a Bushnell 3200 Elite Firefly

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I have 2 deer rifles...A 1980 Ruger in .243, topped with a Leupold VX-II 3x9x40 scope...I usually kill 5-6 with this each year and then move to my 2nd deer rifle...A .54 caliber flintlock that I made back in the late 80s...I usually take a couple deer a year with this...

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I shoot a browing a-bolt 300 mag with nikon monarch 3.5 to 10x50
And a 300 win short mag Browning medallion same optic as above

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Remington Shotgun
Model 870 Express Pump

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Single shot New England 12 ga. 3" smooth bore with rifle sights.

kicks like amule!

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Remington 1187, rifled cantilever barrel, Bushnell 1.5-4 scope
Remington 870, smooth bore slug barrel, iron sights
Mossberg 500, rifled cantilever barrel, Nikon Pro Staff scope
CVA Wolf 50 cal muzzleloader, Nikon Pro Staff scope


Might add a TC Omega at the end of year sales??

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I have too many to pick from, but will carry any of them depending on the conditions and terrain.
6.5 X 55 short carbine, 3X Weaver
243 Win on a Mauser action 3X9 Leupold
30/06 Savage 110, 2.5-7 Weaver variable
8mm/06 opn Mauser action w/ 2.5-8 Weaver variable
Savage 99 in 300 Savage with peep sights only

Lately I've been toting the 6.5 Swede carbine the most.

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Ruger 6.5mmSwede and BRN A-5 12ga w/Hastings rifled barrel....

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.300 win mag.

and my backup is...

.300 wsm

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NEF Handi Rifle in 270, 243,223, 12 gauge w\ open sights, 20 gauge Ultra Bull Barrel, 50 caliber muzzleloader, Remington\Mohawk carbine 243 all topped with various different types of scopes from Weavers, Simmons, Leupold.

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ruger 270 with a 4x18x50 bushnell firefly,browning 7mm mag with a 4x24x40 ziess,and the most favorite the NEF single shot 270 with a 26inch barrel mounted with a 4x12x40 sworvoski optics.

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20 GA 1187 RIFLE SIGHTS DEADLY!!!!

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Ruger 7mm wsm with leupold vx-L 3.5-10x50

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CVA Optima Pro 50cal all seasons.

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Ihave three deer rifles. I haven't hunted in the "rifle" part of the state in a while.
Remington model 700 Classic 280 Rem. topped off with a Redfield 3-9x40mmTractor Scope, 140 gr.Remington Core Lokt ammo. [/align]Winchester model 88 308 Win. going to get a Nikon 3-9x40mm Prostaff Scope for it. 150 gr. Remington Core Lokt ammo.[/align]Marlin model336CS 35 Rem., going to get Nikon 2-7x32mm Scope, 200 gr. Remington Core Lokt ammo.[/align][/align]Note- I currentlyhave scopes on my 308 and 35. I just want to upgrade to better scopes. I have also shot deer with all three of these rifles. All of them worked great. The area and layout of the land dictates which rifle I use.[/align][/align]When I hunt in the dreaded "shotgun only" part of the state where our hunting camp is located I was going to use my new Remington 11-87 Sportsman Deer 12 ga. topped with a Leupold VX-II 2-7x33mm Shotgun Scope. Unfortunately I had to send my Leupold back to be repaired so I'm not going to be able to use it this season. I don't know which slugs it likes because of the scope problem. Next year I have to start from scratch again. I'm hoping it likes the faster1900 to 2000 fps slugs. Lightfield slugs seem to shoot pretty goodin the slower twist barrels like mine. Gotta wait and see.[/align]I set upmy fathers Remington 11-87 Premier 20 ga. It has a 21" rifled barrel and a Nikon 2-7x32mmProstaff ShotgunScope on it. I'm using Lightfield slugs in it.[/align]I also have a smooth bore Ithaca model 37 Deerslyer 12 ga. I shoot Remington fosterstyle slugs in that.[/align][/align]I haven't shot a deer yet with a shotgun. [/align]

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remington model #7 , 7mm-08 stainless synthetic , leopold silver 3.5-10 x 50 vx3

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Omega 50cal and 11-87sps with a Hastings slug barrel.

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Savage model 11f 30-06 with a leopold X-7 scope

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wooden modle 308

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TC Encore .50 cal. muzzelloader
Nikon Team Realtree 2-7x scope

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Mossberg 835 with Simmons scope shooting 2 3/4" Winchester BRI 1 oz sabot slugs
Thompson Center Black Diamond with Tasco scope shooting 2 50 gr 777 pellets/240 gr Mag Express Sabot.

They are killers.

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Sako 308

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"Old Faithful" 30/06 Remington 700 syn stock, black barrel, $80 BSA scope
New Rifle- 300WSM Remington 700LSS w/alot of work done to it, Leupold VX3 4.4-14x50

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would you guys recomend a .308 weatherby for an elk hunt in colorado?

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For a heart lung shot and keep the yards to 100 or so, you shoulkd be fine. I would rather see someone shoot a lighter caliber accurately and comfortably than a big gun they are scared of.
Flinching = wounded animals.

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i can't use rifles where i am but i use a mossberg model 88 12 ga and a thompson center .50 cal muzzle loader

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Savage 7mm mag.

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Savage 116 SS .270 Win. with a Simmons 8-point 3-9x50 scope. Tackdriver.

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Rem. 760 .30-06

Rossi Single 7.62x39

Saiga .223 carbine

12 ga.

I don't know which one I'll take until I open the locker.