What's your main deer rifle??

• Sep 21, 2004

• #1

G

Guy

Senior Member

What will you have in your stand with you opening day?

I will have my Steyr SBS Prohunter Mossy Oak synthetic in .270 shooting a 140 grain Nosler Partition.

Watch Out!!

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #2

huntnnut

GONetwork Member

It was a Browning A-Bolt SS Stalker in 7mm mag until I got a Remington Model 7 in 7mm-08. It does everything I need and it's just to easy to handle to not carry it...

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #3

Handgunner

Senior Member

I'll have my Remington 700 7mm Rem. Mag topped with a Leupold Vari-X III, loaded with 150gr Winchester Ballistic Silvertips... It's what I've used for the past 4 years -- no need in changing now. I love that rifle.

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #4

mikel

Senior Member

me and old man weatherby

and a pocket full of 150gr. partitions

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #5

Randy

Senior Member

This is two different questions for me. "What is my main deer rifle?" Remington Model 7 Custom Shop 7mm-08, who would have guessed?

The second question was "What will you have in the stand with you on opening morning?" That would be my Hoyt Havotec!

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #6

leadoff

GONetwork Member

I have a brand new Browning A-Bolt Medallion in .270.

BUT....

I will be taking old faithful to the woods on opening morning, my Ruger M77 in .270 topped with a Leupold! I have hunted with the same setup for going on 14 years now! Man, I am getting to be an old f@rt!!!

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #7

Jeff Phillips

Senior Member

My old Weatherby .06 with the Leupold

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #8

LongHornHunter

Senior Member

30-06 Remington 700 DM Mountain Rifle

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #9

Kdog

Senior Member

Browning A-bolt Medallion in .270.

I will probably have my S&W .44 Mag with me though.

Kdog

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #10

Keith48

Senior Member

T/C Encore .308

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #11

F

Flint Hunter

Member

Hop on the Rem. Model 7 ss 7mm-08 train.

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #12

G

Guy

Senior Member

What it all the hype about the 7mm-08? I am thinking a model 7 in that caliber would be nice.

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #13

H

HT2

Guest

Mine......

T/C Encore - 7MM.........

Shootin' 140 grain Ballistic Tips from Ga. Arms......

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #14

BROWNING7WSM

GONetwork Member

Ill be holding my Browning A-bolt 7 WSM...

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #15

Buzz

Senior Member

Most likely it will be this one. This is a 7x57mm, which predates the 7mm/08 by nearly 90 years as it that started life in 1892. With modern powders and a strong action it will easily propel 140g bullets 2900+ fps.

This Savage M99 in .308 Winchester is one of my favorites as well

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #16

Dustin Pate

Administrator

Staff member

I'll have my Savage .243. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This is a very sweet shooting gun that has dropped six deer in their tracks.

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #17

Predator56

Senior Member

sako 75 .308 with hornady 150gr SST's topped wit ha schmidt & bender 1.5-6x42

 

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• Sep 21, 2004

• #18

S.Dailey

Senior Member

I'll more than likely be using my Mathews LX still and later in the season I'll whip out my new Ruger 7mm.

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #19

LKennamer

Senior Member

Trusty Winchester

Winchester Model 70 Classic Sporter, topped with a Pentax 3X9, shooting 130 grain Hornady Spitzer handloads in 270 Weatherby Magnum. Best shooting combo I've ever used, hasn't failed me yet. If I mess up, it's my fault, not the gun.

 

• Sep 21, 2004

• #20

Tom Borck

Banned

Never hunted Maine, so I really don't know.

30-06 Ruger Fed. Premiums 165 grain