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Anybody here want to tell me what you're using for a deer rifle. Make, Model, Caliber, Scope, etc. I'm interested in seeing what you guys are using. I'm curious about these things.
Question by Reid Jones. Uploaded on July 29, 2009
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Answers (40)
I shoot a Marlin 30-30...the model is like a 30AW. and i have a cheap old tasco 3-9X40 scope on top. the rifles nice and accurate. but i'm still saving up for the Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 25-06
Remington model 700 .270, with a Simmons .44 mag scope. I also use a Marlin model 336c 30/30 with fiber optic iron sights.
Ruger MkII in .270. Leupold scope, not sure what model it is.
stevens modell 200 25-06 scope 4X12X40 leupold and a rem 700 7mm scope 3.5X12X40 nicon
I use 1894 Marlin chambered in 44 Magnum during regular gun season. I use T/C Encore 50 cal during muzzleloader during black-powder season.
Win. Mod. 70 .270 with 2.5-10x 50mm Nikon Monarch. Once in a great while I'll pick up my old Rem. 700ADL 7mm Rem. Mag with a 3-9X 50mm Nikon Buckmaster scope that I killed a lot of deer with in the past. I have a new Savage 7mm-08 with a 2.5-10 50mm Nikon Monarch that I've only shot at the range so far, but will hunt with this fall.
Savage 110 in .30-06 topped with a Leupold 2.5-8x-40. The set-up is older than me, but very effective.
Win. model 100 in .308 mounted with a leopold
I use a Marlin 30-30 open sights and a Rem. .243 Cant remember what the scope is.
I use a savage model 111 in 30-06, with a nikon buckmasters 3x9x40. I use handloaded 165 grain hornady soft points at about 3100 fps at the muzzle. Is that all you wanted to know?
My primary is a Winchester Model 70 Lightweight Carbine in .250 Savage with a Weaver K3 scope in Warne rings & bases. I bring a back-up in case anything happens to my primary: a Winchester Model 94 lever action with a Williams receiver sight.
Remington 700 ADL sorry to say its getting sold $400 if anyone is interested, im buying a new Remington 700 sps tactical 308 heavy barrel.
Ruger M-77 .257 Roberts, 3-9x 42 Sightron SII and a Weatherby Mark V .30-06 with Leupold 3-9x40 with LRD reticle.
Back-up rifle for either is usually my Rem 700 ADL in .308 Win with a 2-7x Leupold or my Savage 99 in .358 Winchester with Lyman aperture sight. Just depends on where I am hunting
257 roberts remington 722 with burris 2-7
ruger cpompact 308 with nikon buckmaster 3-9
7mm-08 on model 7 with shilen barrel, HS precision stock, timney trigger sporting a baush and Lomb 2,5- 10 elite 4200
Ruger 77 Ultralight in .257 Roberts with a Nikon Pro Staff 3x9, Remington 788 in .308 Win wearing a Bushnell 3x9, or an Interarms Mk X in 7mm Remington Magnum wearing an elderly Redfield 3x9. What I take depends on what I'm doing and the current mood.
E.J.P. Great cartridge. I'm guessing you load them yourself? I would buy one in a second if i came across one. Not too common anymore. Same with the .257 bob. Though they're a bit more common.
My backup is a m94 in .32 win spc. with a 4x fixed. May use it as my primary this year, something different.
Remington Model 870 Express Magnum, open sights. I only shoot Remington Premier Copper Solid slugs, 1oz.
I know it's not a rifle but it is my deer rig. Don't forget about us folks in Illinois who can't be trusted with rifles!!
Savage Model 116 in .270WSM with a 3-9x40 Simmons scope
Mossberg 500. It came with a ok scope but it works for me.
.22-250 Browning Eclipse w/ a Nikon Buckmaster scope for whitetail. I bring out the .270 Browning A-bolt with the same scope type of scope for Muley.
30/06 Remington BDL w/ Simmons Whitetail scope.
Reid I though you were buying a Ruger Hawkeye in 25/06?
Beekeeper. I stated in the final sentence of my comment that i'm still saving up for the rig! And i'm almost there. I'm looking to pay about 450 for the rifle. And i'm now at 370 something. Birhtday's comin up too!
Custom .308 Win
Remingon 700 Action
26" Krieger Barrel
Jewell Trigger
Talley Scope Mounts
HS Precision Stock
Leupold 4.5-14x40mm LR scope
Put together by Truman Wilson
Load
168gr Barnes TSX
43.0 Grs IMR4895
Federal 210M primers
2.820" OAL
Shoots 1/2 MOA
BigBboy25
That seems like a lot of barrel for a .308 Winchester.... I'm not being critical, but the longest I've seen is a 24 inch with 23 inches about optimal for a .308.
Just curious, did the gunsmith recommend that long barrel or did you spec that?
Ruger MKII M77 .270 Winchester. 3-9x40 Leupold VXII Scope, with 140 Grain Winchester Supreme Accubond Bullets.
Stevens Model 200 .25-06 Remington. 3-9x40 Nikon ProStaff Scope with BDC Reticule, with 120 Grain Remington Core-Lokt Bullets.
i am using a remtion 30-06 with no scope because i am hunting in a heavely wooded area. if it wasnt heavly wooded i would have a scope on it.
MtnHunter
It is a long Barrel, the reason we put that long of a barrel on was not for the added velocity, your right, 24" is really all you need, the reason for the long barrel was to balance the rifle better. The stock I had put on is heavy in the butt, and the extra length in the barrel balances the rifle perfectly!
BigBboy25
Thanks for the reply. I was just curious as usual.
Best regards
No Problem Mtnhunter
winchester mod 70. 270 short mag , Nikon 3-9 , winchester 94 big bore . 375 win . Williams peep sight . remington mod 700 243 win. burris 2-7 compact .rem 742 carbine 30-06 Leopold 2-7 compact . ruger #3 375 win. burris 3-9 . and others if i feel the urge to take them out.
a stevens 243
Remington .270 with a Bushnell scope.
I mainly use an old Winchester Mod 70 pre 64 in 30-06 with a Zeiss 3-9. The other that I use alot is a Savage mod 99 in 300 savage with an old simmons scope.
98 Mauser, 25-06, 26" barrel Nikon Monark-4-12x44,
Stag 7 6.8mm
leupold ultimateslam 3-9x
do all evo-pod on 6o'clock handrail
mossberg 500 slug gun
Bsquare 4x
lightfield slugs
hornady SST slugs
Mosin Nagant 7.62x54mm No scope.
Tikka T3 Lite in 338 Federal or Tikka T3 Lite in 300WSM both with Nikon Buckmaster 3x9 x50
Using 200 Grain Hornady softpoints in 338 Federal and 165 Hornady SST in 300 WSM.
Agreed with Sarge01 and + 1 for you sir!!!
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Win. model 100 in .308 mounted with a leopold
Ruger M-77 .257 Roberts, 3-9x 42 Sightron SII and a Weatherby Mark V .30-06 with Leupold 3-9x40 with LRD reticle.
Back-up rifle for either is usually my Rem 700 ADL in .308 Win with a 2-7x Leupold or my Savage 99 in .358 Winchester with Lyman aperture sight. Just depends on where I am hunting
257 roberts remington 722 with burris 2-7
ruger cpompact 308 with nikon buckmaster 3-9
7mm-08 on model 7 with shilen barrel, HS precision stock, timney trigger sporting a baush and Lomb 2,5- 10 elite 4200
Ruger 77 Ultralight in .257 Roberts with a Nikon Pro Staff 3x9, Remington 788 in .308 Win wearing a Bushnell 3x9, or an Interarms Mk X in 7mm Remington Magnum wearing an elderly Redfield 3x9. What I take depends on what I'm doing and the current mood.
Remington Model 870 Express Magnum, open sights. I only shoot Remington Premier Copper Solid slugs, 1oz.
I know it's not a rifle but it is my deer rig. Don't forget about us folks in Illinois who can't be trusted with rifles!!
Savage Model 116 in .270WSM with a 3-9x40 Simmons scope
.22-250 Browning Eclipse w/ a Nikon Buckmaster scope for whitetail. I bring out the .270 Browning A-bolt with the same scope type of scope for Muley.
I shoot a Marlin 30-30...the model is like a 30AW. and i have a cheap old tasco 3-9X40 scope on top. the rifles nice and accurate. but i'm still saving up for the Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 25-06
Remington model 700 .270, with a Simmons .44 mag scope. I also use a Marlin model 336c 30/30 with fiber optic iron sights.
Ruger MkII in .270. Leupold scope, not sure what model it is.
stevens modell 200 25-06 scope 4X12X40 leupold and a rem 700 7mm scope 3.5X12X40 nicon
I use 1894 Marlin chambered in 44 Magnum during regular gun season. I use T/C Encore 50 cal during muzzleloader during black-powder season.
Win. Mod. 70 .270 with 2.5-10x 50mm Nikon Monarch. Once in a great while I'll pick up my old Rem. 700ADL 7mm Rem. Mag with a 3-9X 50mm Nikon Buckmaster scope that I killed a lot of deer with in the past. I have a new Savage 7mm-08 with a 2.5-10 50mm Nikon Monarch that I've only shot at the range so far, but will hunt with this fall.
Savage 110 in .30-06 topped with a Leupold 2.5-8x-40. The set-up is older than me, but very effective.
I use a Marlin 30-30 open sights and a Rem. .243 Cant remember what the scope is.
I use a savage model 111 in 30-06, with a nikon buckmasters 3x9x40. I use handloaded 165 grain hornady soft points at about 3100 fps at the muzzle. Is that all you wanted to know?
My primary is a Winchester Model 70 Lightweight Carbine in .250 Savage with a Weaver K3 scope in Warne rings & bases. I bring a back-up in case anything happens to my primary: a Winchester Model 94 lever action with a Williams receiver sight.
Remington 700 ADL sorry to say its getting sold $400 if anyone is interested, im buying a new Remington 700 sps tactical 308 heavy barrel.
E.J.P. Great cartridge. I'm guessing you load them yourself? I would buy one in a second if i came across one. Not too common anymore. Same with the .257 bob. Though they're a bit more common.
My backup is a m94 in .32 win spc. with a 4x fixed. May use it as my primary this year, something different.
Mossberg 500. It came with a ok scope but it works for me.
MtnHunter
It is a long Barrel, the reason we put that long of a barrel on was not for the added velocity, your right, 24" is really all you need, the reason for the long barrel was to balance the rifle better. The stock I had put on is heavy in the butt, and the extra length in the barrel balances the rifle perfectly!
Mosin Nagant 7.62x54mm No scope.
Tikka T3 Lite in 338 Federal or Tikka T3 Lite in 300WSM both with Nikon Buckmaster 3x9 x50
Using 200 Grain Hornady softpoints in 338 Federal and 165 Hornady SST in 300 WSM.
30/06 Remington BDL w/ Simmons Whitetail scope.
Reid I though you were buying a Ruger Hawkeye in 25/06?
Beekeeper. I stated in the final sentence of my comment that i'm still saving up for the rig! And i'm almost there. I'm looking to pay about 450 for the rifle. And i'm now at 370 something. Birhtday's comin up too!
Custom .308 Win
Remingon 700 Action
26" Krieger Barrel
Jewell Trigger
Talley Scope Mounts
HS Precision Stock
Leupold 4.5-14x40mm LR scope
Put together by Truman Wilson
Load
168gr Barnes TSX
43.0 Grs IMR4895
Federal 210M primers
2.820" OAL
Shoots 1/2 MOA
BigBboy25
That seems like a lot of barrel for a .308 Winchester.... I'm not being critical, but the longest I've seen is a 24 inch with 23 inches about optimal for a .308.
Just curious, did the gunsmith recommend that long barrel or did you spec that?
Ruger MKII M77 .270 Winchester. 3-9x40 Leupold VXII Scope, with 140 Grain Winchester Supreme Accubond Bullets.
Stevens Model 200 .25-06 Remington. 3-9x40 Nikon ProStaff Scope with BDC Reticule, with 120 Grain Remington Core-Lokt Bullets.
i am using a remtion 30-06 with no scope because i am hunting in a heavely wooded area. if it wasnt heavly wooded i would have a scope on it.
BigBboy25
Thanks for the reply. I was just curious as usual.
Best regards
No Problem Mtnhunter
winchester mod 70. 270 short mag , Nikon 3-9 , winchester 94 big bore . 375 win . Williams peep sight . remington mod 700 243 win. burris 2-7 compact .rem 742 carbine 30-06 Leopold 2-7 compact . ruger #3 375 win. burris 3-9 . and others if i feel the urge to take them out.
a stevens 243
Remington .270 with a Bushnell scope.
I mainly use an old Winchester Mod 70 pre 64 in 30-06 with a Zeiss 3-9. The other that I use alot is a Savage mod 99 in 300 savage with an old simmons scope.
98 Mauser, 25-06, 26" barrel Nikon Monark-4-12x44,
Stag 7 6.8mm
leupold ultimateslam 3-9x
do all evo-pod on 6o'clock handrail
mossberg 500 slug gun
Bsquare 4x
lightfield slugs
hornady SST slugs
Agreed with Sarge01 and + 1 for you sir!!!
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