[tasunkawitko]

i've got it narrowed down to three -

herter's mj9 in .308

http://www.baitshopboyz.com/forum/uploads/herters_refinished_stock.JPG

OR

marlin m336cs in .30-30

http://www.baitshopboyz.com/forum/pics/mymarlin1.jpg

OR

cz m550 american in ".275 rigby"

http://www.baitshopboyz.com/forum/pics/cz550american.jpg

[Art Eatman]

Odds are I'll be trying out my 7mm08. 700Ti.

Art

[cma g21]

Remington 600 Mohawk - .308

[Jeremae]

Remington 788 308

[mtnbkr]

Winchester Featherweight in 6.5x55.

Chris

[Neal Bloom]

Ruger #1 in 30-06.

[Preacherman]

Steyr Scout in .308.

[GinSlinger]

Savage 111 .270 topped with Burris Fullfield 3-9x40.
GinSlinger

[Keith]

Art,

A 7mm08 700 Ti! I'm drooling with envy! I just love light rifles and that 7mm08 is a damned fine deer cartridge!

What does that thing weigh?

Keith

[JShirley]

Prolly Rem 700 .35 Whelen, when I make it back to GA.

[Schuey2002]

I haven't decided yet, but it will most likely be my Winny 94 in .30-30. ;)

[Newt]

Remington Model 7 .260 - Last year's new one OR
Tikka T3 Lite .243 - This year's new one. :D

Newt

[Poodleshooter]

Ruger KM77MkII in .308 (if I get it back from my father in law)

[one-shot-one]

"cma g21" - gotto love it right
took mine to colorado one year and eveyone was making fun of my "half" a gun till we checked our scope zero and they saw what a small group that short gun could produce.

[WYO]

Remington 700 Ti .308.

Keith, I'm sending a PM regarding weight and weight reduction strategies of lightweight aficionados (aka fanatics).

[cma g21]

one-shot-one: gotto love it right took mine to colorado one year and eveyone was making fun of my "half" a gun till we checked our scope zero and they saw what a small group that short gun could produce.

I knew when I bought the Remington 600 it would be a pleasure to carry, but I was really surprised by how accurate it is. :D

[Jack T.]

Mathews LX. Ohhh, opening day of RIFLE season! Stainless/synth. Winchester 70 7Mag w/BOSS :D

[Lennyjoe]

Winchester 1300 12 guage.

DOVE season starts in 11 days.

Oh, is this opening day of deer season? Sorry, got birds on my mind:neener:

[r_p_bayly]

I am with Lennyjoe------
"Opening day" is the NEXT opening day.
For us- that is September 6, at NOON.
Wingshooting for doves - here I come - can't wait.
Anyone know where the sale is in 12 ga, 1-1/8 oz, no 8 ?

[JeepDriver]

Reflex 'Prowler' 75# draw weight with Carbon Monster Buck 30" arrows and 125gr Muzzy's

Oh yea and come firearms season in November I'll have my Mossy 500 'Trophy' loaded with Remington Copper Solids topped with a 2.5X Simmons

But Bow season is only 3 weeks away!!!

[Gordon]

.375 H&H Brown Precision custom 700 SS 7.5 lbs with Burris signiture 1.75-5x . I will be shooting 285 hard cast wide flat point gas checked bullets over reloader 22 for about 1850fps for blacktail season . I will shoot a hog too if I see one. Later for Oregon Elk season I will switch load to 250 grain Barnes X bullet over enough Reloader 22 to get 2700+fps and sub moa accuracy.:D

[V-fib]

Remington sportsman 76 pump 30.06

:cool:

[EchoSixMike]

Don't know yet. Probably either the pre-64 Featherweight in 308Win or the Winchester 1886 Takedown in 45-70. S/F...Ken M

[Ol' Badger]

in 140 gr. Corelock. Small Deer here and the season already started in S.C.

[ojibweindian]

Savage 110 in .30-06 with 165 gr Sierra Game King. As the season goes on, I will also use my Yugo M48A and S&B's 198 gr load.

[stevelyn]

Ruger #1 RSI .30-06.
Federal Premium High Energy w/ 180 gr Nosler Partition on Bullwinkle.
Federal Premium w/ 150 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip on Prancer. :D

Sleeping with a Marlin 1895 .45-70 Goobermint.

[SteveS]

Probably a Rem Model 7 in 7mm-08. Otherwise a Sako 75 in .338 win mag if I can ever find a Sako extended base. :(

[Kcustom45]

I will be using my PSE Fireflight 33 for bow season, and then I will switch to my Remington 870 with copper solids (maybe) for gun season. I might even buy a muzzleloader this year so that I can extend my season even more.

[Mike Irwin]

I haven't hunted big game in years.

If I were to go out, I'd be carrying my Savage 99 EG in .300 Savage.

[4Truck]

Browning A-Bolt in 300WSM, and a S&W Model 19

[Joe Demko]

Which opening day? Assuming you mean deer season w/ modern firearms... no question that it will be the Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage.

[Lennyjoe]

Anyone know where the sale is in 12 ga, 1-1/8 oz, no 8 ?

Wal-Mart has Federal for $3.96 per box. Picked up a case earlier this week>

[nygunguy]

I'll be using my Martin Magnum at 60lbs. with Thunderhead 125GR broadheads. Opening day for me is October 15th!

If you're talking firearms - Whenever that starts, I'll probably be carrying my SRH in .44 Mag (when I'm actually walking around). If its a nice day I may pull the lounge chair out back of camp and sit there with a book and my Knight Disc Extreme in .50 Cal, sighted in at 150 yards, with the scope set at 9x. I'll take the first half way decent 4-legged brown thing that walks by if I don't fill my doe tags in archery.

[JerryN]

Opening day will find me sitting in my favorite opening day blind on the Connecticut River, near Hanover, NH. I'll be caressing an Ansley H. Fox product, two barrels, side by side, of course, and I'll be launching either of 1 and 1/8th ounces of Hevi-shot or Bismuth, probably 2's.

[Smoke]

Browning Citori.

Graham, TX on the 1st.
Monahans, TX on the 5th.
Pearsall, TX for whitewings on Oct 2nd.
Bosque County every chance in between.

Why would I want to shoot a deer?:D

[Lennyjoe]

JerryN, I envy you. I havent shot ducks in at least 20 years. Not alot of em down here in Tucson. But after I retire Im heading back east and you can bet your bottom dollar that It will be somewhere where I can shoot ducks.

[TNT]

11/87 for deer huntin.:)

[JerryN]

Geez, Lenny. I didn't know a human could survive that long with shooting ducks! I know I couldn't!

Are you going to the mighty Chesapeak Bay area upon retirement? Thats the motherland of American waterfowling...

[r_p_bayly]

just found
*******************
Anyone know where the sale is in 12 ga, 1-1/8 oz, no 8 ?
********************
these at Academy for 3.49 a box
set up - ready to go
come on 9/6

[Oracle]

I'm going to use .45 Colt this year for deer. 260 grain Speer JHP over 22 grains of Winchester 296, in a Winchester Model 92 replica. Should be fun.

[meathammer]

Remington 700 in 7mm mag.

[Dr.Rob]

That CZ looks pretty.

Me? I'm taking a Savage 116 fsack weather warrior. She will be loaded up with reloads aproximating federal premium (Sierra165 game kings in once fired brass). She sports a GI leather sling, her bases are Burris and her scope is tasco. She's killed more game than any other rifle I own.

I usually take a back-up long gun with me, a Remington sportsman 12 pumpgun in 12 ga. with a deer barrel and rifled tube. I shoot Winchester 2&3/4 inch 1 oz. slugs at max dram. The 336 usually comes to camp too, but that's the "camp" gun. (and we've had to 'issue' it when somebody breaks a scope.)

Side arm is a 7.5 inch Vaquero .44 filled up with 240 Winchester soft points. Haven't killed anything with it, but don't doubt it can do the job.

[NRA4LIFE]

October 23rd (although not opening day) Ruger Mini-14 in .223 hunting high speed beef (pronghorn) on the plains of Eastern Montana.

October 26th Opening day of Muley Season, same location, Browning A-bolt in .243

November 15th Opening day of Missouri whitetail season, Browning BAR in .270, lounging in my condo (deer stand).

I guess one of these days I should really start considering hunting in the state I live in a little bit more.

[MeekandMild]

Which opening day?

1) 85/55 pound compound bow with razor insert broadheads.
2) 54 caliber hawkin shooting round balls.
3) 243 savage 110 shooting 85 gr Winchester super x.

It just depends on which day you are talking about.

[Grayrock]

I'm with Lennyjoe, too: 9-1-03 I'm in the field at sunrise with my Huglu S2 20 side by side. Behind the counter at Walmart they have Winchester Super-X's for 3.47 a box (if you can find them in stock). Their value packs of 100 rounds are 14.88 which works out to be 3.73 a box. I bet you can't tell I'm shopping.

[Turk]

For Whitetail I'll be shooting a Ruger Bisley 45 Colt load is a cast 255 SWCGC (Redding mould) infront of a healthy load of H-110.

If my Elk hunt works out ok I'll be carrying my CZ 550 FS 9.3x63mm for up to 300 yards. If I can get a shot under 150 yards I'll be also carrying a handgun Ruger Super RedHawk 454 Casull load is a cast 325 gr. LFNGC (Ballisti-cast mould) infront of a healthy load of H-110.

Have a good day and remember to pray for our troops.

Turk

[Lennyjoe]

I'm with Lennyjoe, too: 9-1-03 I'm in the field at sunrise

Only 4 days and a wakeup and we'll be knocking down them "Northern Blue Streaks":D

[Johnny Guest]

1 SEP Hopkins County, mourning dove - - My old Rem 1100 with IC barrel and #8 shot.

Deer season: DEC in NE Georgia, Marlin 1895 GS .45-70 with 400 gr. SP handloads.

Back in Texas, Savage Scout .308, 165 Sierra GameKing handloads.

In case something wanders up close, .45 Colt Mountain Gun, 276 gr. handloads.

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL! - --
Johnny

[H&Hhunter]

Co deer.
Matthews Q-2, Carbon express 6575 tipped with a 125gr G-5 montech

Texas deer,
Styer Scout .308 150gr Rem corelokt.

Co Elk
Winchester mod 70 .375H&H using 270gr x bullets.

NM elk
Winchester Mod 70 .375 or maybe a mod70 in 300wsm shooting a 200gr accubond.

NM Bear
Guiding I use a SW29 4" .44mag or a blackhawk .45colt

NM Lion
Ditto

NM Barbary Sheep
Mod 70 .300WSM or Styer Scout .308

That outta just about get me to spring time for some African action:D

opening day is such a general term!!;)

[Brian Williams]

Either Taurus Tracker 4" in 45 lc with a bunch of 2400 pushing a 255 LSWC.

or a S&W 586 4" with a lesser bunch of 2400 pushing a 158 grLSWC with a Marlin 1894c 18.5 with Marbles tang sight and same load.


If I am not woods walkin' I will carry my Win Mod70 Compact classic in 7mm-08

My Son and Daughter each have similar NEF superlight Handi Rifles in 243

My Mod 70 and 1894c
http://thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=466304

[lycanthrope]

Model 70, 7mm STW, Jewell trigger.

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~jefwolfe/7STWSMALL.JPG

[243_shooter]

Early bear will find me trodding around with the trusty '03 springfield. The bears are big and fat this year, summer has been good to them this year.

For deer season it'll be the Winchester model 88 in .243, been in service with various family members for 40+ years, tough to argue with what works!..

One slight change from the norm is I'll be leaving it at camp when we are out pushing the swamps, gonna give the .357 wheel gun a try.

Leo

[SunBear]

Marlin M1895 Guide Gun 45-70 w/ Winchester 300gr Partitions and 45LC Bisley modified SS Blackhawk 4 5/8 " and CorBon 300gr JSP. Happy (game) trails.

[Coltdriver]

On opening day I will be out with my Savage in 17 HMR for some small game.

However, come third rifle season (November in Colorado) I will be out with my Model 70 in 30 06 to harvest one antlerless elk. I am thinking 165 grain partition since I will probably snag a spike.

[Bigjake]

winchester 70 in .270

[Futo Inu]

Hey Newt, since you have that beautiful new Tikka and all, you shouldn't be needing that Model 7 in .260 anymore right? Care to sell it then? :) That's my idea of the perfect deer rifle. Which stock does yours have?

[Slow]

.45 Colt from a SRH

[BluRidgDav]

First "Opening Day" - 50# Longbow

Second "Opening Day" - 1861 Musket

Hope to have the freezer full before the Third "Opening Day" -
but if I'm still huntin' by then, it'll probably be with my .30-30 Marlin.

Good Huntin'

[P95Carry]

Early muzzle-loader ... hope to use my el cheapo ''New Frontier'' .50 cal in-line. No pic currently ..

Later on tho .. first day of Buck and onwards ... usual is Rem 760 Gamemaster .. a very nice rifle to tote around ... in .308.

My second deer rifle tho not used for such much is a sporterized Enfield mkIV ... shoots like a beaut.

Savage .99C .243 would still do the job too!!
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Rem 760

http://www.patriotnetwork.net/cb_gun2/760_s.jpg


Enfield

http://www.patriotnetwork.net/cb_gun2/no1_mkiv_s.jpg


Savage 99C

http://www.patriotnetwork.net/cb_gun2/99c_s.jpg