what will you be using on opening day?

[tasunkawitko]

i've got it narrowed down to three -

herter's mj9 in .308



OR

marlin m336cs in .30-30



OR

cz m550 american in ".275 rigby"

 

[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.

Newt

 

[Poodleshooter]

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

 

[one-shot-one]

Remington 600 Mohawk - .308

"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.

 

[Jack T.]

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

 

[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

 

[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.

 

[V-fib]

Remington sportsman 76 pump 30.06

 

[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]

6.5 x 55 Swedish

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.