I figured some could use a break from liquids vs solids. It will be the first year I get to hunt on my new land in East Texas. I'll be using my CZ 550 Full Stock in 6.5x55 with a new VRX 1-4x German #4. Loads are 155 Lapua Mega behind a charge of R15 for a modest muzzle velocity of 2450 fps. Due to the trees, shots won't be over 125 yards.

I'm doing a combo deer & cow elk hunt. I'm kind of tossing around the idea of either my .358 Win Savage 99.







Or my .300 H&H built on a 1917 Remmy action.







I'll probably take both to hunting camp and decide there.

Deer/antelope in Montana; 7X57 Ruger M77, factory ammo, Leupold 2-7X.

With a bit of luck it'll be whitetails in OK with a LH Ruger Hawkeye .270, using 130gr Sierra Gamekings.

The Ruger Mark II in 7mm-08 will get the nod this year. Shooting 140 grain Nosler Partitions being pushed with a modest load of RL-15.

For deer here at home, I am using the same outfit you have, Scott, with 130-gr Barnes TSX handloads. About a month ago I picked up a Marlin .30-30 in a pawn shop for $200. I cleaned it up and put XS Ghost ring sights on it, so I want to shoot a deer or a hog with it too. Finally, for my trip to central Texas this year looking for a really big buck, and paying big bucks to do it, I will bring my AHR .30-'06 with 165-gr TSX. Should do the job.

Forgot to add, for "muzzleloader" season here in Mississippi I have my trusty .45-70 Handi-Rifle ready to go with Hornady LeverEvolutions.

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I figured some could use a break from liquids vs solids.

I'll probably be using my M-70 featherweight in .260 Remington.

120 grain bullets to be the top picks!

I greatly enjoy hunting small game and deer with a longbow. But I'm recovering from an injury at the moment which is hindering my use of the bow. If I recover in time, it'll be my bow, if not, I'll probably fall back on my .22 for small game and 30-06 for deer.

This year I'll be using something new, a Weatherby Mark V in .270 Weatherby. Scope is a Leupold VariX3 4.5-14x. I got it for my mule deer/antelope combo hunt in WY, but since I didn't draw for antelope, I guess it'll just be a mulie hunt. I'll also use it for hunting in WV here, as the shots can be 300 yards, not that my .30-06 wasn't do a good job on them, I just wanna play with my new toy!

I will do most of my killin this year with my 30-06 but my 7-08 will get some work too.

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What are you deer hunting with this year?

Scott,

Over the years, I've built or customized several rifles for deer hunting situations. But, there's one that I just happened upon a couple of years ago that I haven't bloodied yet so I'll take it on some more hunts. Really, I'm beginning to wonder if it's jinxed!?

IF I'm healed up enough and have any decent stamina, I'll do a few local hunts and use my .257 Bob. I suspect though that I've done enough damage to my body this year that I'm going to have to take the year off. I have no way of knowing yet if my collar bone is even remotely healing well enough to take recoil. The bone is definitely shortened quite a bit and I'm not certain at all about how much my arm "geometry" has changed.

Yep, 2011 - gonna be an interesting second half of the year.

But, back to the real question: Remington M7MS with a 100gr. TSX at 3,000 fps.

I'm going to use my Rem721 300H&H this year.I've had it for over 40 years and never have used it.

I want to get it worked up and ready for other things so I will be using mostly my new 416 B&M. Either with 325 NF or 335 gr gas check lead cast Beartooth bullets.

SSR

RayO, You have got to take that old girl out and show her some love.

I'll use my 6.5x55 unless my Wife has it, then I'll use the 9.3

Cheers, John

I'll be using the only centerfire rifle I have left, 8X57IS pushing 200gr bullets @ 2700ish fps. MPBR +or- 3" to 270yds when zeroed @ 230yds. It cleaned the clock on a couple of Whitetails last year.

I ran out of Nosler Partitions so I picked up 400 of the 200gr Speer Hotcores. Hopefully they will be as accurate as the Partitions were.

@ 2700-2750 fps the Hotcores should work nicely.

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Originally posted by RayO:
I'm going to use my Rem721 300H&H this year.I've had it for over 40 years and never have used it.

Is it for sale?.....

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Originally posted by RayO:
I'm going to use my Rem721 300H&H this year.I've had it for over 40 years and never have used it.

well get out there and let that classic ramble

I've always wanted(amongst the 100 or so other rifles)a 721. You sure ain't gonna be undergunned.

It depends on where I get to go.
250/3000
250 Ackley
257 Roberts
25/06
The 06 is a Vanguard; the rest are Savages of some discription.
GOOD LUCK and GOOD SHOOTING!!!

like an earlier poster, I'll be using whatever the doctor allows after neck surgery. I believe it will probably be my 257AI. Two years ago after much more radical surgery he restricted me to .223 so I loaded up some 60gr Nosler partitions. I never got to hunt however because I went on an early scouting trip to my property and slipped on a wet rock. This put an early end to the season. I don't expect a repeat so I am alrady anxious for November.

For years been using .243, but in recent years all the success I've seen from several others using .223's I think I'll use my .223.

K31 Schmidt Rubin will likely get the nod this year.

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Originally posted by carpetman1:
For years been using .243, but in recent years all the success I've seen from several others using .223's I think I'll use my .223.

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Here we go again!

If I get drawn for the Coues hunt in Arizona I will be using my 300 Weatherby, For my hunting here in Texas probably my 375 or 35 Whelen or my wife's 257 Robert's or my 38-55 Model 94 Winchester or...............??????????

small stuff? 270 and 7x64 for deer sized critters... most of the time i'll have a .458 or .510 for hogs,,,,

for me, a big bullet in the heart tends to work.. i leave shock to the politicians!

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What are you deer hunting with this year?

The usual, .243, .30-30, .35 Rem and .30-06, depending on conditions.

Savage Sierra carbine in 7mm-08, topped with Burris compact 2x7 with 140 grain Partitions.

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Originally posted by wistrapper:
K31 Schmidt Rubin will likely get the nod this year.

Been there done that! Took mine one time killed a nice doe. I have the St. Pierre scope mount on the one I hunt with but have three of them and an 96/11 Schmidt Rubin.

As for me I hope to have my .257AI back together and also hope to have the new .270WSM out of lay away and a load worked up for it.
However the .308 or .300Winny could get a nod depending how much I get to hunt.

For the ML season it will be my .62 caliber flint rifle.

A Mini-Mauser in .223 for the close ones and a semi-custom Ruger M77MKII in .264WM for the ones far away. I've got a BRNO 21H in 7X57 that use to be my "go to" rifle that I haven't used in a few years. I'll probably take it few times too. That double trigger is pure nostalgia, very effective and a lot of fun.

Terry

I'll be using a open sighted 44 Mag. a Ruger Redhawk with home cast bullets, or an open sighted Win.30-30 with home cast bullets.
Shooting a deer with a scoped high velocity rifle is not enough of challenge any more.

Steyr Model M III Professional .270 Win w/Nikon 3-9x40 scope

I'll be using a custom 300 weatherby, 270 and my 375 Hnh. Always try to get one with each of em.
Okie

A camera I guess. Didn't draw a tag for anything but Barbary next February.

I'll be using my .264 Win Mag in my dreams

I have back-to-back Whitetail trips in Idaho and Nebraska this November, and plan to take a Rifles Inc (Lex Webernick) in 270 WSM. Should do the trick once I get a load set up for it.

Deer hunting I will use my Remington 700xcr in 270wsm with a handload Nosler 140gr. Accubond.

Elk I will use my Remington 721 300 H&H with a handload Nosler 200gr. Partition.

Guess I'll have to settle with choice rib eye and imagine it to be mule deer back strap. Oh well! roger

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Originally posted by bartsche:
Guess I'll have to settle with choice rib eye and imagine it to be mule deer back strap. Oh well! roger

Hey Roger.....get that 6.5 R-Bar in action!

savage 99 300 savage for most part

with a odd and end throun in there

My 500 Jeffery, why have it if you're not going to hunt with it? I'm taking it Hogzilla hunting in late July too ...