What rifle do you use for deer hunting?

Heads or Tails · Post by **Heads or Tails** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:45 pm

Use my ol' .300 Win Mag for just about everything, and use a 270 WSM for a back-up most of the time. Just picked up a .325 WSM for larger game.

Don Fischer · Post by **Don Fischer** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:43 am

Don't think I'll get to go this year unless I go to the valley after blacktails. Anyway if I was going, it would be my 6.5x55 win featherweight. Bullet is kinda up in the air as it shoot's 129 and 140gr Hornady's very well.

southwind · Post by **southwind** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:57 am

Hey Don,

I love that 6.5 X55 Swede cartridge especially with the 140 grainers. It is an awesome highly under used round at least here in the U.S.

loco4muleys · Post by **loco4muleys** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:04 am

Let's add another option - .280. I use a .280 Remington Model 700 Mountain Rifle. I mainly use it cause my dad got me started on it, but I like it because it carries it bit more power than the .270 and doesn't add hardly anything in recoil. Doubles as a good elk gun as well.

ridgetop · Post by **ridgetop** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:56 pm

I started out with the Win. 30-30, then moved to the Savage 30-06 but it did not fit me well, it would kick the crap out of me. Now I shoot a weatherby mark 5 7mm mag. and it doesn't kick much at all.

badgersniper · Post by **badgersniper** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:13 pm

my old standby was the 30-06. but my new favorite is the 300wsm. I shoot it in a winchester featherweight with a leupold vari x III and a barnes triple shock 130grains. I have found with a little trigger work and having it bedded it is truly a bonified 500 yard take a dirt nap deer slayer. Not to mention this combo is very proficient in laying elk to rest.

younggun · Post by **younggun** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:58 pm

7mm weatherby ultra light with custom aftermarket kevlar stock, mounted with a leupold scope.

younggun · Post by **younggun** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:31 pm

I know guys that hunt super thick brush, in thickets and downed trees so they use 180 grain partitions in 300 win, to bust through twigs to make clean kills. But it pays off cus they have 3 30" bucks and 4 or 5 bucks that are over 23". Still hunting is all they do.

TuPapito · Post by **TuPapito** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:01 pm

The only deer I've ever killed was with a .50 cal blackpowder rifle.

But if I had my dithers, I would use my Browning BAR II chambered for .243 Winchester.

joesigep · Post by **joesigep** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:40 pm

i started off as a kid with a 7mm, but now use a 30/06

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