What are you using for Gun Deer Season this year?

[Rocket Power]

So who's shooting what this year for Deer?

I'm using the CETME I built for a little 7.62 Action:goof

[theavenger333]

30-30 or a 30-06

[Bart H]

I think I will be using my dpms .308 again but will be also bringing a S&W 66-1 .357mag.

My kid will be using a Bushie AR in.450 Bushmaster.

[Josepy]

Mossberg bolt action 12 gauge with my Leopold scope.

[Deggy]

Remmington 270 pump, still haven't got to shoot at a deer with it.

[SilverHorse]

Remington model 700 300 mag

[chargedformula]

benelli R1 in 300 Win Mag, with 3-9 burris scoope. kind of like this one but with a scope on it
https://www.hyattgunstore.com/images/P/main-2186.jpg

[Korndogg]

My trusty 30-30

[Silver350]

I dont deer hunt but..:pics

[Korndogg]

My 30-30 is at my parent's otherwise I would take a pic of it lol.

EDIT: here is pretty much exactly what it looks like.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Images/photo_336A_scope.jpg

[Rocket Power]

Here's a phone pic of my CETME

http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7114&d=1283200102

[hotrod96z28]

Either My 91/30 or my new sks
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/hotrod96z28/2ad01bcb.jpg

[STANMAN]

Marlin Guide Gun in .45-70.

[fivonut]

If I can get on the prairie chicken land I'm thinking about using my M99 and going for some 500+ yard kills. Only concern is population of other hunters, there isn't much that's going to stop that round.

[emptypockets]

Browning A Bolt .375 H&H Mag, I dont like them to move after I shoot them! :stare

[UnderPSI]

.50 BMG Bohica upper on a DPMS lower. Head shot?

[theavenger333]

My 30-30 is at my parent's otherwise I would take a pic of it lol.

EDIT: here is pretty much exactly what it looks like.

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Images/photo_336A_scope.jpg

ditto to that, i love that woolworth special, but i gots the gold trigger edition

[DirtyMax]

Nothing....

I am going to use the remainder of my time off on extended weekends of bowhunting in late October and early November. As a result, I am going to skip gun season for 2010.

[That_Guy]

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q111/nramlow2006/2010-09-04185514_Ashippun_Wisconsin_US.jpg

My ar and my rem 700 30-06

[84hurst]

Winchester model 70 7mm mag Leopold 3x9 :thumbsup

[Reverend Cooper]

hopefully if it shows in time,my AR with a silencer

[SSDude]

Winchester model 100 .308 carbine.
Unless a 6.8 upper is installed on the AR before then.http://picturearchive.auctionarms.com/1364/8541231/fef40bd034ee72b0110d145e447956cf.jpg

[0TransAm0]

my old winchester model 94 lever action 30-30 with iron sites. no scope.

[Old Dog]

Either my Savage 116 in 300 Win Mag or TC contender in 30-30, depending on where I hunt.

[Rocket Power]

I may also get a 6" bbl for my Glock since most shots I have at my stand are 25 yards or less

[animal]

243 win and my raging bull (454 casull) in case one gets in close :)

[Coops Brother]

Since there have been no pics for a while.....;)

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo88/coopthehdrider/IMG_0310.jpg

[SBC-Fox]

Remington 7400 270

[Lash]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/Lash00/Slingshot_weapon.png

[flyin_blue_egg]

I either use a marlin 30-30 or a Rem. 700 series 30-06. That's if i even get to go. We had two family issues this year resulting in lots of lost time at work. One with my dad (who i usually go with) and one my wife (who is still out of work).

[xxtremeteam]

Well IF I get to go this will be my first year just started hunter safety and have a job transfer and vaction in early Dec. but I will use my Mossberg 535 pump shotgun with a scoped rifled 24" slug barrel my father in law leases land to hunt in buffalo county but the lease is written and I was to late so he will take to some land his boss owns heres a pic
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o64/xxtremeteam/shotgun002.jpg

[-stew-]

Thanks. I threw up on my coffee table. Some of you have amazingly terrible taste. I'll be carrying in one of the following: 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser, Winchester Model 70 chambered in .30-'06, or a Marlin 336SC in .35 Marlin. Might just maybe carry an H&R single shot .45-70.

[Rocket Power]

: 6.5x55 Swedish MauserSporterized:( or as issued?:thumbsup

[Taetsch Z-24]

1902 M1898 30-40 NRA Cut down Carbine

Damn thing holds 1.5 MOA with peep sites. love it

[SSDude]

Thanks. 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser.

Nice rifle. I had one and sporterized it. Sold it. Wish I still had it.

[0TransAm0]

Thanks. I threw up on my coffee table. Some of you have amazingly terrible taste.


how so? maybe some of us aren't into guns like the others on BCM and use what we have.. or don't need to have a gun that can kill an elephant to go deer hunting..

[flyin_blue_egg]

how so? maybe some of us aren't into guns like the others on BCM and use what we have.. or don't need to have a gun that can kill an elephant to go deer hunting..

i'm w/ him on this...also some of use don't have the $$ to buy multiple guns. I have a gun for hunting brush/short range (30-30) and a gun for hunting long ranges(30-06)

[Rocket Power]

Better phone= better phone pic:goof


http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7117&d=1284085370

[hotrod96z28]

new pics from the range today
http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/hotrod96z28/94bdc50e.jpg

[-stew-]

how so? maybe some of us aren't into guns like the others on BCM and use what we have.. or don't need to have a gun that can kill an elephant to go deer hunting..

I'm not big into guns, but I do have some strong opinions about them. I don't like military weapons. They are ugly, clunky, cold and utilitarian. They have a place, and it's on the battlefield. Many of them aren't designed to have optics installed on them. I think that with some of the goofy scope mounts that have the shooter craning there neck to look through the scope, the shooter would be better off with a good set of open sights. To me they are like fast fwd cars, they might have the same end result as a fast rwd car, but I just can't wrap my mind around why you would want to do things that way. To me guns should be pretty, elegant, and should have a warmth to them.

I also don't think you need a cabinet full of $2000 rifles to have a good hunt either. While not up on current prices, I'd bet a guy with a $750 budget could build one rifle that would work well on wild boar in Texas, and equally well on grizzly bear in Alaska and EVERYTHING ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT in between.

[Rocket Power]

I prefer ex-military weapons, they have history behind them. I have rifles from the late 1800's on up to the current day. I don't get into fancy Remchesterby's and the like. I hunt with what I have and what I like, whether it a 120year old 1888 Commission rifle, a WWI era Turkish mauser, WWII era Russian Mosin, Pre or post WWII Yugo Mauser,an AK or the CETME I built from a parts kit. The scope mount on my CETME also allows use of it irons. I may eventually may change mounts to a lower one.

To each their own.

[WI_Dave]

Tikka T3 lite 300wsm w/Leupold scope. I still haven't shot anything with it yet.

[Rocket Power]

Well I didn't see anything on my one day I got to go out for the early season, although the next day my father in law saw three doe coming out from by my stand the next day:rolf , unfortunately he was driving past and not hunting .

[Firefighter Z]

I was getting tired of missing so I bought a new gun.
http://www.artillery-mz.com/en/products/01/120/photo.jpg

No actually I am using a Semi auto Remington 30.06 for when I am in the Tower of Power.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs241.snc1/8826_1162008532148_1285872632_30511104_3765132_n.j pg

Then I'm using a Mossberg 500 12GA for driving.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs256.snc1/10334_1176092764245_1285872632_30545670_1152394_n. jpg

[Rocket Power]

Looks like I am switching to the shotgun for when I'm in the ground blind. My 1300 Defender, throwing a red dot on it I already have and going to sight it in on tues or wed.

[That_Guy]

I'm heading out to the cabin Wednesday going to be gone till december! Woot

[Coops Brother]

This is a pic from the web, not the exact one I ordered however. Mine will have a 24" octagon barrel, chambered in .45 Colt. Should be here by Wednesday, I will post better pics then.

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo88/coopthehdrider/rossi45colt.jpg

[fivonut]

Purty!!!


This is a pic from the web, not the exact one I ordered however. Mine will have a 24" octagon barrel, chambered in .45 Colt. Should be here by Wednesday, I will post better pics then.

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo88/coopthehdrider/rossi45colt.jpg

[fivonut]

I don't like military weapons. They are ugly, clunky, cold and utilitarian.

That's what makes them great!! If it's good enough to kill a man it's good enough to kill a deer.

[SSLEVO]

For the first time ever i think i have to agree with stew:stare I built an AR for fun and shoot it at the range every once in a while but i wouldn't take it deer hunting. I think it kind of gives hunters a bad name and would get a lot of nasty looks where i used to hunt. I think it just kind of goes back to tradition, it looks like even here the trusty lever action 30-30 is still the preferred gun of choice.

Oh yeah, the deer gun is a 760 .30-06 pump action with a shitty 3x9 scope, gets the job done.

[Rocket Power]

How the hell would an AR give hunters a bad name?

[WI_Dave]

How the hell would an AR give hunters a bad name?

I think he is refering to the closed minded people that will think " He is hunting with a machine gun".


Back to old military guns, Anybody know anything about a Remington model of 1917 30-06? My buddy has one and wants to find out a little more about it.

[Rocket Power]

I know I'd like one but the list of stuff I like is long :rolf

Try http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/ also http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/index.php?

Both good Surplus gun sites:thumbsup

[Rocket Power]

I think he is refering to the closed minded people that will think " He is hunting with a machine gun".



Those people are almost as bad as anti-gun people for our rights. Those are the "I don't care if they ban those, I don't use them" people.
I'm off to Mcmillers with the shotgun,ak and M&P :)

[Rocket Power]

20 Slugs downrange and the red dot isn't where I want it and I ran out of slugs.:rolf

I hate shooting slugs off the bench in a short shotgun:rolf

[MurphysLaw88GT]

Back to old military guns, Anybody know anything about a Remington model of 1917 30-06? My buddy has one and wants to find out a little more about it.

Very nice rifles. I like them. Is it sportered or in original configuration? For an old bolt action, I appreciate the longer sight radius and the fantastic peep sight as compared to the other offerings from the time. Here is a basic rundown from the CMP.

http://www.odcmp.org/503/rifle.pdf

[Cryptic]

Benelli R1 30-06 w/Leupold VX-L 3.5-10 x 50mm (B&C).
http://www.hyattgunstore.com/images/P/main-2184.jpg
http://www.leupold.com/_images/more_views/vx-3l-3-5-10x50mm-angle.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs087.snc3/15470_189210698390_517443390_3137179_6181029_n.jpg

[HP ADDICT]

Benelli R1 30-06 w/Leupold VX-L 3.5-10 x 50mm (B&C).
Nice setup!

[That_Guy]

Good luck everybody! I'm heading out in a few minutes here.

[Rifleman WI]

i usually hunt with my M1 Garand, but missed the last few years of hunting, due to the army... i miss the woods of northern WI...

[HITMAN]

I don't like military weapons. They are ugly, clunky, cold and utilitarian.

That's funny, considering just about every gun action out there was developed to make it a more efficient man killing machine than the technology that came before it. Matchlock lead to Flintlock, Flintlock to Percussion cap, Percussion cap to a self contained cartridge, which led to trap door Springfield's, rolling blocks, lever actions, bolt actions, pump actions, the Gatling gun, the advent of smokeless powers, then along came auto-loaders and full auto actions.

They ALL have one thing in common. They started out as machines of war.



Many of them aren't designed to have optics installed on them. I think that with some of the goofy scope mounts that have the shooter craning there neck to look through the scope, the shooter would be better off with a good set of open sights.

Optics up until recently haven't been all that reliable in battlefield conditions, so they were sort of an afterthought for most black guns. That has changed. Most modern battle rifles use a flat top receiver now and incorporate some sort of optic with a back-up iron sight. My Eotech on my M4 is awesome and my next purchase for it will be a matching magnifier. But should it fail, I can co-witness my iron sights right through the Eotech's sight window. It's all very fast and I don't have to crane my head way up off of the iron sighting plane.



To me guns should be pretty, elegant, and should have a warmth to them.

Then I suggest you strap a barrel to a Steinway...;)



I also don't think you need a cabinet full of $2000 rifles to have a good hunt either. While not up on current prices, I'd bet a guy with a $750 budget could build one rifle that would work well on wild boar in Texas, and equally well on grizzly bear in Alaska and EVERYTHING ON THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT in between.

Yeah, a bolt action .30-06 or .308 will cover all of that territory. But it would be overkill for some things and MARGINAL for something like a Kodiak or Polar bear. And that price point would be tough. Good rifles aren't all that cheap and neither are good optics. Buying used would boost your buying power, but again, GOOD sighting options aren't cheap.

Now, what if you're hunting some 1000lb+ Kodiak and he surprises you with a charge? My G3 would be ready with a lightning fast action and low recoil, twenty rounds of .308 (negating much of any perceived marginality) in the quick change box magazine and the speed of my co-witness irons as he charges in from close range. Try that with your elegant bolt action... :thumbsup

I bought everything, including the scope and mount, for your price point of $750.00. Plus, I think it looks fucking cool... :shades

[Rifleman WI]

That's funny, considering just about every gun action out there was developed to make it a more efficient man killing machine than the technology that came before it. Matchlock lead to Flintlock, Flintlock to Percussion cap, Percussion cap to a self contained cartridge, which led to trap door Springfield's, rolling blocks, lever actions, bolt actions, pump actions, the Gatling gun, the advent of smokeless powers, then along came auto-loaders and full auto actions.

They ALL have one thing in common. They started out as machines of war.




Optics up until recently haven't been all that reliable in battlefield conditions, so they were sort of an afterthought for most black guns. That has changed. Most modern battle rifles use a flat top receiver now and incorporate some sort of optic with a back-up iron sight. My Eotech on my M4 is awesome and my next purchase for it will be a matching magnifier. But should it fail, I can co-witness my iron sights right through the Eotech's sight window. It's all very fast and I don't have to crane my head way up off of the iron sighting plane.




Then I suggest you strap a barrel to a Steinway...;)




Yeah, a bolt action .30-06 or .308 will cover all of that territory. But it would be overkill for some things and MARGINAL for something like a Kodiak or Polar bear. And that price point would be tough. Good rifles aren't all that cheap and neither are good optics. Buying used would boost your buying power, but again, GOOD sighting options aren't cheap.

Now, what if you're hunting some 1000lb+ Kodiak and he surprises you with a charge? My G3 would be ready with a lightning fast action and low recoil, twenty rounds of .308 (negating much of any perceived marginality) in the quick change box magazine and the speed of my co-witness irons as he charges in from close range. Try that with your elegant bolt action... :thumbsup

I bought everything, including the scope and mount, for your price point of $750.00. Plus, I think it looks fucking cool... :shades
Yes, exactly why my dad uses his M1A..

[STANMAN]

Marlin .45-70 Guide Gun, stainless, but has been treated with Birdsong Black-T finish (same stuff they use on US Submarines), Leupold LPS 2.5X8.

[Rifleman WI]

Bird/Rodent gun on top, Deer gun on the bottom...
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4527/20100807124618.jpg

[Rocket Power]

Opening weekend has been a bust for me. There was definitely less shooting than usual in the areas surrounding us too.

[-stew-]

That's funny, considering just about every gun action out there was developed to make it a more efficient man killing machine than the technology that came before it. Matchlock lead to Flintlock, Flintlock to Percussion cap, Percussion cap to a self contained cartridge, which led to trap door Springfield's, rolling blocks, lever actions, bolt actions, pump actions, the Gatling gun, the advent of smokeless powers, then along came auto-loaders and full auto actions.

They ALL have one thing in common. They started out as machines of war.


That's funny, I never said I gave a shit about the origins of a rifles action.




Then I suggest you strap a barrel to a Steinway...;)



http://fatchance.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Firearms/IMG1660/701173493_vg3mG-M.jpg

Examples of what I think a proper hunting rifle looks like.







Yeah, a bolt action .30-06 or .308 will cover all of that territory. But it would be overkill for some things and MARGINAL for something like a Kodiak or Polar bear. And that price point would be tough. Good rifles aren't all that cheap and neither are good optics. Buying used would boost your buying power, but again, GOOD sighting options aren't cheap.

A .300 winmag would be all that and a bag of chips for medium to large game on this continent. I just kinda pulled that budget out of my ass, like I said, I'm not real up on current rifle values.



Now, what if you're hunting some 1000lb+ Kodiak and he surprises you with a charge? My G3 would be ready with a lightning fast action and low recoil, twenty rounds of .308 (negating much of any perceived marginality) in the quick change box magazine and the speed of my co-witness irons as he charges in from close range. Try that with your elegant bolt action... :thumbsup

I bought everything, including the scope and mount, for your price point of $750.00. Plus, I think it looks fucking cool... :shades

Congratulations, you thought up a scenario where you; with lightning fast reflexes, a snipers eye, and the ability to remain cool under the pressure of a charging griz, slay the angry beast by emptying one whole mag in it and reloading another. You're like the fat Rambo of the Yukon!


Here's a scenario: stopping that charging bear with over three thousand pounds of energy at 100 yards. Oh wait, your cool looking Call of Duty gun can't do that at the muzzle...


:shades

[Force4]

Bird/Rodent gun on top, Deer gun on the bottom...
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4527/20100807124618.jpg

If you ever sell your shotgun, let me know :)

[HITMAN]

That's funny, I never said I gave a shit about the origins of a rifles action.

That's funny, you never said you didn't, either. I never said I gave a shit about what you give a shit about. You put your opinion out on a public forum, the public is liable to respond to it. :thumbsup



http://fatchance.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Firearms/IMG1660/701173493_vg3mG-M.jpg

Examples of what I think a proper hunting rifle looks like.

Fantastic. I didn't realize that hunting for you is more of a fashion show. Very good. I'm quite sure that the game you seek will fairly swoon with the desire to be plugged by your hand-rubbed antiques.



A .300 winmag would be all that and a bag of chips for medium to large game on this continent. I just kinda pulled that budget out of my ass, like I said, I'm not real up on current rifle values.

So would a well placed .308 or .30-06 As for pulling things out of your ass, why should this topic be any different?



Congratulations, you thought up a scenario where you; with lightning fast reflexes, a snipers eye, and the ability to remain cool under the pressure of a charging griz, slay the angry beast by emptying one whole mag in it and reloading another. You're like the fat Rambo of the Yukon!

As opposed to you turning the bear inside out with all of that extra energy available...:rolleyes: Maybe you could just show the fuzzy critter all of your scary tattoos and it would die of fright. :rolf


Here's a scenario: stopping that charging bear with over three thousand pounds of energy at 100 yards. Oh wait, your cool looking Call of Duty gun can't do that at the muzzle...

I'm sure the bear would would pass out if he knew what the ballistic chart said about your fearsome caliber choice.

Here's a scenario. HITTING that charging bear while trying to acquire the target moving through brush @ 35mph with your scoped, heavy recoiling Michaelangelo, maybe missing it and then having to try and reacquire it. There's a reason my back-up sights are called battlefield sights. 3000+ lbs of energy isn't doing shit if you're not hitting your target. That elegant, fear inducing instrument of Kodiak destruction would probably make a nice toothpick for Mr. Griz after he's through chewing on your inked hide. :rolf



:durr
Exactly...

[Rocket Power]

:rolf:rolf:rolf:rolf:rolf