New Rifle
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
Well I can't recommend just one
Getting old and knew hunters who used one of some 15 calibers on deer.
Seems the common denominator was they practiced and knew how to shoot. Not the caliber especially.
Remember getting kidded by a group of young buddies using the newer bolt action guns and I was using an old lever action rifle.
Of course, I was a one gun rifleman then, and I'd drop the deer on the spot. Had a hard time becoming a two rifle deer hunter.
Let's see. $800 X 15 equals ..... That number is just too high for me to compute.
Seems the common denominator was they practiced and knew how to shoot. Not the caliber especially.
Remember getting kidded by a group of young buddies using the newer bolt action guns and I was using an old lever action rifle.
Of course, I was a one gun rifleman then, and I'd drop the deer on the spot. Had a hard time becoming a two rifle deer hunter.
Let's see. $800 X 15 equals ..... That number is just too high for me to compute.
#14
I like the .308! I was just simply rattling off examples. I shot a friend's 94 a few years ago, and the .30-30 has been growing on me ever since. However, if I ever do go on that dream hunt for moose and grizzly, I would want something a little bigger, you know?
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,071
My first high powered rifle was a Remington 700 ADL...I got it at Walmart! I still shoot it and its a good all round rifle! Its plenty of power for deer or even elk...
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Where animals get eaten
Posts: 671
I used my rem 700 bdl in 30-06 as my primary rifle for over 20 years used it on everything from antalope to moose and elk,the 06 can be a very versatile round it can handle heavier bullets a bit better then the 08.
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Buffalo, WY
Posts: 992