What's your deer hunting rifle

[txcookie]

Most of us have plenty, or multi species rifles. If you only had one from your safe which would it be. Rem 700 cdl in 270.

 

[onelastshot]

For the past thirty years my Ruger No. 1 in 7mm Mauser has been my go to gun for whitetail. However I just finished building an ultra light in 6.5 - 284 so I think that will be the first choice this year.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Stainless Ruger Hawkeye with a Zeiss 3x9x36 scope in .30-06

Sadly neither is no longer made.

 

[EIB0879]

Marlin 336 in 30-30 or Mossberg 270 in the Pine woods. If I'm looking at 300 yards plus I go with my Sako. L691 in 300 Wby.

 

[Ash]

My main deer rifle is a Pederson Custom 3500 in .30-06 mounting a redfield base and rings, and a Nikon Monarch scope. The backup to that is a Western Field 740 in 7mm Mag with the same optics.

 

[longknife12]

1953 Win M70 in 30-06......backup is a 53 M70 in 270. Both are user rifles, not safe queens! Both are topped with Leupolds.
Dan

 

[flc]

my everything rifle - "Thumper" .358 Frontier rifle w/Nikon 1-4x.

 

[Inebriated]

My go-to is a Savage 111 .30-06.

 

[DM~]

What's your deer hunting rifle

My "go to" gun is my Krieghoff Semper,



I have two scopes for it, a B&L 1.5x6 and a Zeiss 3x9 it's chambered for 8x57jrs. (200NP at 2,550fps)

Anyway, I've taken everything from moose and bear,



on down to all kinds of small game, and over the years, it's put a lot of venison in my freezer....both "meat" does,



To MANY bucks, some big,



some bigger,



and some REALLY big,



AND i've enjoyed every minute I've spent in the bush with it!

DM

 

[BigBore45]

Rem. 700 in .308

 

[stiab]

my everything rifle - "Thumper" .358 Frontier rifle w/Nikon 1-4x.

Man, I like that!! I had two .358's, sold the Savage so down to one now, a Ruger Hawkeye. Have not shot it yet.

 

[newfalguy101]

Don't know about "favorite" but I have taken more deer with a Chinese Norinco SKS than all the others combined, followed by a Savage 99 in .308 Win

 

[Leanwolf]

My oldie but goldie Remington 725 .280 Remington. I bought it new in 1961 and have used it since for deer, Black bear, antelope and one bull elk.

I have never felt the need for more gun for deer.

L.W.

 

[Sovblocgunfan]

An early 50's Remington 721 in 30-06 with a Weaver V8 scope.

 

[zerobarrier]

Mine is a H&R handi rifle in 300blk redfield 2-7x or a rossi ranchhand I SBR'd in 44mag with fiber optic sights. Both suppressed. I like to use both, depending which part I go to, the woods I hunt in are really thick. Rarely a shot more than 75yrds.

 

[gspn]

For the past 20 years the only rifle I've used for deer is a Browning A-Bolt in 7mm Rem Mag.

It has a Pentax 3-9 Lightseeker on top that I purchased at the same time as the rifle.

When I write that down it makes my setup seem really old...but you'd never know by looking at it. I don't have even the slightest need to upgrade it...it just keeps doing everything I ask of it.

 

[Hookeye]

Three possible choices.....

Rem 700 in .243 Win Leupold 4-12X AO
TC Contender carbine in .35 Rem Leupold 2-7X
Ruger .44 semi auto, peep sight


But the little one most times....

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[Sheepdog1968]

My all purpose, I don't care about the weather or banging it up is a Rem 700 XCRII (stainless with a Tennifer type coating in a polymer stock) in 30-06 with a 4X fixed Leupold scope.

The rifle I could write poetry about is my Marlin 336 in 30-30. Has 16.75" barrel, 2.5X Leupold scout scope, and a youth stock on it. I love the way it feels in my hand and carries in my hand and it goes out the most with me. Ok I will stop or I will have a 25 line ode to my 30-30.

I'm not selling either but if the house were on fire and I could grab one, it would be the 30-30 (oops another 30-30 ode line).

Nine weeks till deer season starts.

 

[Andrew Leigh]

If targeting a specific species then one of three.

If I am not too sure if and Eland or an Impala will step into frame then my lightweight Sako .375H&H with 300gr. Accubonds at 2 500fps. Has the same trajectory as my 30-06 with 180gr. Accubonds at 2 620fps so it does make life easy.

 

[jmr40]

The one that actually gets used the most. A Winchester 70 EW 308 in a McMillan Edge stock



But if forced to pick only one rifle the Winchester SS Classic in 30-06 would have to be the one. Both are tack drivers, the 308 is a few oz lighter, but the 30-06 is still pretty light and gives me 150 fps more speed.

 

[DeepSouth]

The rem 788 chambered in .243 I grew up hunting with, that was my dads. It has an old Leupold 3x9x40 from the 70's on it. It has also never had a factory round shot through it, either my dad or me reloaded every round it has ever fired. My sons now hunt with it now.

I also have a rem 700 in 7mm that was my dads, I'd have a very hard time parting with it also. It has a Swarovski 4x14x56 on it, if you can see it, you can kill it.

 

[Skoghund]

Mauser M03 with Schmidt and Bender scope. Or my trusty Heym-Ruger That i bought in 1979.

 

[The Bushmaster]

A 1949 Winchester M94 .30WCF.

 

[Fremmer]

Remington 700 Classic in .308 Winchester.

 

[tomturkey]

model 100 Winchester in 308. I have worn through a military style sling a couple of times from all the miles it has been over my shoulder. I really shold replace the sling but it is so comfortable that I hate to have to break in a new sling at my age.

I picked up a model 100 in 284 from my cousins estate that is in great shape. I need to get the firing pin replaced before I use it.