hunting rifle survey

[J Scott]

.257 Roy Magnum and a Remington Model Seven SS in 7mm-08.

Both get = time.

J Scott

 

[LifeNRA]

I killed my first deer, an 8 pointer , with a .35 Marlin lever action at 30 feet. I was still hunting at the time. Then I thought I had outgrown the gun and hunted with a Remington 700 30-06 for many years. I would do the usual every year and climb into a tree stand and wait. Then I grew tired of climbing trees and setting in a stand. Just didnt seem much of a challenge anymore. The .35 Marlin belongs to my brother now so I went and bought a Marlin 30-30 last year and put a set of ghost ring sights on it. This year I still hunted for the first time in many years. I killed a buck with the 30-30 walking straight to me at 25 feet. And yes I measured the distance I am a surveyor and distances are important to me . It was just a spike but I needed some meat in the freezer. Anyway it was the best rush I had gotten from deer hunting in a long time. I saw another buck a week later while standing in the same spot at about 80 feet but didnt shoot it. If I had known that I was going to get the flu the last week of deer season I would have pulled the trigger on him but oh well. I have rediscovered the excitement of deer hunting with a little Marlin 30-30 lever action .

Edit: Sorry for the long post. I know see that it has little to do with what the original question was about. It is late and I was getting ready to go to bed. Goodnight.

 

[smokemaker]

Until last year , I used my trusty Ithaca 87 deerslayer for bambi. Then I started muzzleloading heavily. But my T/C Omega has a black plastic stock, so it's evil just for that. Rem 572 pump .22 is fav walking/ bunny/ squirrel/plinker. Favorite varmint gun is an old (steel butt plate old) Rem 700 varmint special in .243, wearing equally old leupold 24X glass. Maybe the best shooting rifle I've ever seen in real life, at least when someone else shoots it. (Shooting heavy kickers has taken a toll on my marksmanship) I don't think I own anything affected by the ban, except my S&W Sigma (10 rds only BS)

 

[H&Hhunter]

A gun.. A big black gun that shoots black talon bullets.

 

[txgolfer45]

That's easy! I only own one. Remington 700 ADL Synthetic in .270

Scott

 

[ojibweindian]

I am currently using a Winchester Model 70 and a Yugo M48A. I'll grab one or the other, depending on my mood as I walk out the door.

 

[pdh]

I have and use a Rem 700 Stainless in 30-06 with 3-9x Leupold VXII.It is bedded in a H-S Pression(sp)Stock.I also have a use a Ruger M77(tang safety)in 30-06 with 3-9x Redfield.

Use the Rem 700 more often.

 

[pdh]

Oh....for varmint hunting.....I use a Rem 700VS in 22-250 with a Leupold VXII 6-18x.

 

[Guyon]

Bolt action (Rem 700, Win 70) or Marlin lever action .30-30.

 

[scotjute]

Bolt-action Mauser in 6.5x55 sporterized and scoped. Actually carrying it hunting about 1-2 weeks out of year.

.22 lr semi-auto. Actually carrying it about 2 weeks out of year. Plan to replace w/.22 mag. bolt-action scoped.

12 gage semi-auto shotgun. Actually carry about 2-4 days a year.

 

[Dave R]

Rem 700 and an old Martini-Cadet custom job. Neither would be affected by the ban.

However, I know several people who hunt coyotes with AR's.

 

[MeekandMild]

I don't think that pistol grip is ideal for deer hunting unless a person were to hunt primarily from a stand with a rifle rest. I may get a 7.62x39 DPMS upper one day but at present I hunt primarily with my Savage .243, my Marlin .35 rem and my T/C black powder rifle. For those rainy miserable days running up deer in the swamps I carry a shotgun with buckshot, figuring I won't get a shot over 50 feet away.

For small game the only rifle I use is a Marlin .17 cal rimfire!

critter, with a .300 win magnum you won't have to field dress the deer. Just scrape up the pink spot on the ground with a spatula and put it in a plastic bag.

 

[T.F.H]

For deer I use my M 77 in 270 win

For squarl I use my 10-22

For wabbit my 94-22

My win. 94.30-30 stays in the truck for backup

 

[Legionnaire]

Deer: Remington Model 7 in .308
Varmints: CZ 527 American in .223
Squirrel: Remington 541T

 

[Byron Quick]

Several configurations of bolt guns and one semi-auto sans pistol grip and detachable magazine.

tyme, maybe you should ask a different question: How many of you hunters own rifles with pistol grips and detachable magazines.

I own several. I just do little hunting with them.

 

[Northwest Cajun]

Thanks for asking,...
I use a sporterized 03 Springfield Mk1 in 30-06 with a 6X fixed scope, A Marlin Guide Gun in 45-70 with fixed 2.75X scout scope and I'm building a .338-06 on a 1917 Enfield action which will also have a 2.75X scout scope. If I were to varmit hunt I'd use my .223 Bushmaster target rifle with fixed 10X mil dot. If you havent figure it out I like the fixed scope
I also reload all my own ammo.

Cajun

 

[Pumpkinheaver]

I hunt with every type of action available including military style semi autos.

 

[WT]

Winchester Model 94 in .30-30 for deer.

 

[alfajim]

Model 88 winchester in 308 since I was 14 has served me well over the last 30 years.

 

[stevelyn]

For critters larger than wolves Ruger #1 RSI in .30-06. There are only two loads I shoot in it. Keeps sight adjustment simple.
Wolves and other larger predators my Daewoo K2.
Everthing else up to foxes I use a .22 or shotgun where appropriate.
Although I have a new .54 Lyman GPR that is going to get used eventually.

 

[Sunray]

Depends on where you are if it's even legal to hunt with a pistol gripped magazine rifle. No semi's at all in PA. However, the main reason a lot of shooters don't hunt with them is because they are heavy and don't take to telescopic sights easily. There's also the preception that they aren't accurate enough.

 

[cdbeaver]

For prairie dogs and varmints: Ruger No. 1 in .22-250, Savage 340C in .222 or NEF .22 Hornet.

For deer: My longtime (50 years) favorite Remington 721 in .30-06 or the current fad, NEF in .45-70.

Turkey, upland game: Beretta Silver Snipe 12-gauge.

 

[Greybeard]

Depends on which type of critter expected in crosshairs. Various actions of 22s for crows up to Model 700 in '06 for serious work.

The only semi-politically-incorrect long gun I have just now is Mini-14, which a student shot last weekend and said he wants to buy next paycheck.

Coincidently, I was just surfing this morning to see where I might want to reinvest the $600 or so I'd get for the Ruger and all its mags. ' Might just have to take the step up to full political incorrectness with a Russian VEPR as a "replacement" for the Mini-14. I'm leaning toward carbine model in 7.62 X 39.

 

[cratz2]

As I can't technically big game hunt with a centerfire rifle in Indiana, my Marlin 22 Magnum has taken the most game of any rifle I own. Racoons and crow have been it's two most popular adversary.

My CZ452 is catching up pretty quickly though... just birds and squirrels. I've drawn on several chipmunks, but they're just too darn cute to take the shot. In fact, I've never taken a chipmunk.

 

[Mannlicher]

Lets see.....
Recently, meaning the past 5 years, I have taken deer with my Marlin 1894S, in .44 Mag, Weaver 2.5 20mm scope. I like the CCI GDSP 270grain
Remington 742 in .30/06, Bushnell 3 X 9 scope, 150 grain Remington SP
FN Mauser, in 7x57 Ackley, 2 X 7 Pentax, 140gr Sierra Game King
M1A, with Federal Classic 150 grain SP, .308 with iron sights
Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle in .270, Leupold 2 X 8 scope, 130 grain Federal


The M1A with iron sights seems as good as anything else for taking deer under 100 yards.