For my Wyoming antelope hunt and Montana Mule Deer hunt, my 7 mag FN mauser with 140 grain ballistic tips. It has a 4.5-14 scope with double set triggers, so it's setup nice for long range shots.

For my close in deer lease (less than an hour away and the shots are all close) probably my 8x57 Mauser or my 308 Tikka.

For our big remote annual lease, my 308 Tikka and 300 RUM (there are some long shot opportunities on sheep and elk). I might take the 7 mag instead of the 300 RUM. I'm also itchin' to shoot a hog with my 10mm pistol or in the ear with my 17 HMR bolt action.

For deer in WV will be trying a suppressed AR in 300 WTF if I can get the load workups done in time after the can arrives. Also likely to try a 6.8.

Will use the same rig with a night scope in Texas for piggies as well as a .376 Steyr. For deer, if I can afford the license I will use a 6.8 or a 9,3x62 with normal optics.

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Originally posted by scottfromdallas:
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.

Nice rig.

Interesting tread

On this side of the pond on the smallish critters, I will be using my Kimber Montana in 308 Win, loaded with 150 grn Nosler PT.
Scope is Zeiss Victory 2-10x50.

For red deer and low light hunting, most likely my M77 35 Whelen loaded with 225 grn Sierra GK.
Scope is Zeiss Victory 3-12x56 with ill. reticle.

So exept from the scopes, you´ll se that I´m pretty much "Americanized" in my gun taste

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Originally posted by Clem:

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Originally posted by scottfromdallas:
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.

Nice rig.

Thanks Clem.

My wife and I will mostly be using our Merkel single shots when we go to Texas in December. My K3 in 30-06 and her K1 in 7x57R.

For under 100 yards in good lighting I'll be using the 8x57 with irons with 160gr TTSX. For longer range or low light opportunities it'll be what ever jumps out of the safe. So could be 30-06, 300 RUM or 375H&H. Can't use too much gun for those pesky blacktails!

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

sounds interesting

Steyr M3 Professioal 30-06
Steyr Luxus Mannlicher .270
Tikka T3 lite in 7x57 (rebarreled)
Ruger #1 RSI 7x57

For years now I have had a desire to take a deer with each of my rifles
Tikka M590LH in 6mmBR with 87gn BTHP Hornadys


Sako 75 IV left hand in 6.5x55 with 120gn Sierra PH or 129gn Interlocks



Sako 691L in 7x57 with either 140gn GMKs or 139gn Interlocks.


Haven't managed to do it yet, maybe this is the year to do it...

Best wishes,

Finman

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Originally posted by tin can:

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

sounds interesting

I've really warmed up to this old rifle in the last couple of years and was lucky enough to have a whitetail present itself for a shot last year. Turns out that ol' rifle will stop em just as good as any of the super duper new rifles or shotguns I have used in the past. That K31 is probably my favorite gun in the rack, just something about it puts a smile on my face every time I cycle the action.

it will be my .260 or my 7MM-08 REM.

Ruger Scout rifle in .308 with 2.5X Scout scope. I'll probably be shooting a handload with Nosler's 165gr Accubond as it seems to really like them.

Well this year for Deer and Elk season I will carry my .257 Roberts.
Its a M96 Mauser commercial action with a 3 position safety and a timney trigger 23" Pac Nor Super Match Ultra Light barrel in my own version of a re shaped stock with a schnabel. In the last few years it has accounted for several Antelope and a nice Mule Deer buck. It is pin point accurate with 117 Sierra SPBT's and IMR-4350 going about 2825 FPS.
So far no recovered bullets all pass throughs and just about everything drops on the spot.
Its become one of my favorite rifles.

257 Roberts is a great round. I have a Kimber 84 in that caliber.

Still waiting for it, but a 6.5x47 Lapua and a trusty .270 Win

Dunno what I'll be using. It all depends on whether Arizona will cut loose with a damned deer tag. No elk or antelope tag again and I haven't seen a deer tag in 4 years. No elk ag in 6 years and in the 33 years I've been here I've never drawn for antelope.
Maybe my luck will change as the wife decided she wanted to hunt this year so we're together on the application. If she draws then I get one too.
Paul B.

Here in the NE, shooting meat deer is like clubbing flies...and if you want to, you can shoot 10-20 legally with all the various seasons, gun, bow, black powder, etc. Probably shoot two with a 6.5x55.

Probably go with the new Sako A-7 in .243 Win with Nosler 95 gr Ballistic Tips for Montana deer and (hopefully) antelope. For Washington state, I will probably carry my Model 70 Super Shadow in .270WSM with 140 gr Nosler Accubonds for deer. Both loaded with Accurate Data 86 powder, sort of a cannister 3100.

I probably will have changed my mind a half dozen times before season arrives but, as of now, my .358 M.70 or BLR. It will be loaded with cast bullets of either 200 or 225 grains and muzzle velocity from 1900 to 2000 fps.

Guess I'm with Jeffe and Chuck. My deer hunting this year will be with a .458 Lott Kimber Caprivi and possibly a bit with my old .416 Remington. Getting ready for a buff hunt in Masailand in March.

Ruger m77 .257 Roberts, Leup vxII 3x9.
115grn ballistic tip with either 43.5 grns of RL 19, or an undetermined charge of h100v that hasn't beat the accuracy of the previous load yet.

Either .257 Weatherby Stainless Synthetic, Marlin 336 in 35 Remington or whatever double I next get. (either another 450/400 or 375 Flanged).

Rest of my hunting crew:
Brother will use my Marlin 450 Guide Gun, Dad will use his Rem 700Ti in 300SAUM, Jimmy will use my Rem 700Ti in 260 Rem and Butch will either use his 303 British or 7mm mag.

Browning BLR-81 358 Win, 200 gr Rem PSPCL for Ga Whitetails.

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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.

LOL There must be some serious cobwebs and spiders down that bore! Time to blow them out I think!

And getting back on the subject, I'll be toting my Kimber 8400 in 7mm WSM.

a few weeks back i bought myself a sc-made win model 70 super grade in 270 win. i'll use it for deer, elk, and hogs this year with either 130 or 150 gr partitions.

Win Model 70 Stainless in 300WM for the Adirondacks, Ruger 77 in 308 for the Hudson Valley.

Enfield No1 Mk4 in 303 using 200 grain cast bullets.

Used a Ross rechambered to 30-40 Krag with cast last year and was pleased with the results.

Peep sights rule.

I'll be using my 338-06 this fall for deer...main reason being is that's what I wanna use!!!

Haven't worked up a load as of yet though...

Been using my 257 AI on a Mauser M-98 for the past several years, love that gun. But next time after deer Ill be trying this 260 rem Im building on an M-48 Yugo action. Ill try to get some pics up when its done.

Grandpa's old Winchester M94 30-30. Hunting white tail in the woods of northern Michigan.

I will be using a Blaser R-93 semi-weight in 308, and a R-93 Tracker in 9.3x62, and a custom Encore in 9.3x74R, and a ULA 50 cal muzzleloader, and a BBF97 12 ga over 308.

My problem is that I have too many guns and not enough tags.

My newly Krieger re-barreled 270 Win. in a Win. M-70 classic w/4.5-14X50MM Zeiss Conquest scope - 140gr. Accubonds and my newly (hand-lapped barrel) 7X57 Rem. 700 Mountain Rifle with 3X9 Burris w/ 150 gr. Rem. Corloks for deer in south Texas and my Mule deer hunt in NW New Mexico.

I think this year I will use my 7mm STW or my dads old 270 or my 30-06 or my 257 Roberts or my Wicked Ridge Cross bow, then again I might just use them all between the pigs, turkeys and the deer.

Western Wa. Blacktails: Husqvarna 146 9.3x57 Lapua 285gr. MEGA with irons.
Eastern Wa. Mule Deer: Kimber 8400 .270 WSM, 3x9 Zeiss 150gr Woodleigh.
Eastern Wa. second tag whitetails: Winchester M-70 FWT 25wssm, 80gr. Barnes TSX 3-12 Bushnell 3200.

Remington 700 ADL in 7mm Rem Mag. Remington Model 700 ML in 54 Caliber. H&R Slug Gun in 12 Ga. And, last but not least a 150 lb Barnett Crossbow.

Same caliber that I have been using since 1958. A 270 Winchester.

465H&H

300 win mag with 200 grain bullets. Seems to work every time.

BigB

My new 6.5x55 if it arrives in time. If not, it will be the trusty .308 BLR.

Wrong forum for either, but either a White .410 muzzleloader or a 5-1/2" Redhawk in 45 Colt.