scythefwd
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.50 muzzle loader
20 ga
.308 out to 200... im not good enough of a shot to stretch it to 500.
20 ga
.308 out to 200... im not good enough of a shot to stretch it to 500.
Hunting on horse back must be awesome! We used to be able to use our ATV's but in 1996 they made it illegal to use them one state land. You can use them on your own land. The liberals from New York City that never lever the city were worried about the damage ATV's will do to logging roads that huge skidsters and bulldozer made, that will be there for ever. There really isn't much open space to use horses. It'd be cool though!All good choices.
My go-to rifle is a pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .30-06. On horseback, I carry a Winchester Model 94 in .30-30 with a Williams 5D peep sight.
In addition to those two, I occasionally use a 6.5X55 Swedish Mauser with a 3X9 scope (mine was sporterized by Kimber) and a .30-40 Krag with a cocking piece sight.
We had 3500 acres, mostly wooded, rugged Ozark hills and hollers. I killed many a deer while riding out looking for cattle and other chores.Hunting on horse back must be awesome! We used to be able to use our ATV's but in 1996 they made it illegal to use them one state land. You can use them on your own land. The liberals from New York City that never lever the city were worried about the damage ATV's will do to logging roads that huge skidsters and bulldozer made, that will be there for ever. There really isn't much open space to use horses. It'd be cool though!
Three excellent choices, comrade. You have commendable taste in firearms. Great looking rifle.1- My main gun for 2 to 200 yard hunting is a Bushmater BAR-10
2- My gun for thick brush, deep woods and still hunting where my shots will most likely be 75/100 yards max is a Bushmaster BAR-10
3- My long range gun for watching fields or where my shots may be longer then 200 yards is a Bushmaster BAR-10
I guess I'm on the "Two Gun Plan" then, because my choices would be:I'm on the three gun plan for deer, hogs and black bear.
My friend has a model 70 SS Coyote in 300 WSM. He bought it in '02 or '03 to go on a moose hunt in British Columbia. Shot his moose at about 280 yards. He also shot a 300 lbs. hog at 100 yards or so. Nice rifle.GreyCoupe said:Win Model 70 SS Coyote in .243
SA M1 Garand in .308
Those will make a great "Two Gun Plan"!mdauben said:I guess I'm on the "Two Gun Plan" then, because my choices would be:
Close range/heavy cover - Marlin 336A in .30-30 w/peep sights.
Long range/open terrain - Savage 114 in .270 or Savage 111 in .30-06 w/scope.
I don't actually have the second one currently, having until relativly recently lived in an area that did not allow rifles for deer hunting (shotguns, muzzle loaders, and bows only).
I like to think so. Of course there's a number of other guns I would love to add, but until I hit the lotto and can buy them all I think these two will do for now.Those will make a great "Two Gun Plan"!
Probably leaning towards the .270 for its slightly flatter trajectory. The .30-06 has the advantage of handling heavier bullets, but I think for any game I'm likely to shoot in the southeast, a good 130gr load in the .270 should be plenty.You leaning towards the 270 or 30-06?