Antelope, elk and deer seasons are here or coming soon. I like to see all the hunters getting set up for their seasons out at the range, and discussing their setup. Let's hear what you're hunting this season, which rifle, caliber and load you chose, and anything interesting about your rifle out have to share. For some of us "collectors," choosing a rifle for the hunt can be a bit difficult. But beware the man (or woman) with one gun!
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Antelope, elk and deer seasons are here or coming soon. I like to see all the hunters getting set up for their seasons out at th
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For deer this November, I'm carrying a M70 winchester with a leupold 2.5-8X if it's dry, and a Tikka t3 stainless with a Zeiss Conquest if it's wet. Both are 30-06s, and I shoot 165grain Hornady SPs through both. Good deer bullets.
Haven't taken any game with the Tikka, but the Winchester has taken four animals so far.
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Next Monday I'll be taking my Parker bow to a date in the cornfield to hopefully get a nice 8 point I've been getting morning pics of. Then I'll be taking my Remington fieldmaster .22lr for some squirrels during the day and coons at night. When pheasant opens up I always take my Harington & Richardson 16 gauge pump for a walk. Pa has a 1 week muzzleloader doe season in mid October and I'll either take my father in law's Flintlock which is about 40 years old. It's a Traditions 50cal. Or I'll be carrying a Traditions 50cal in-line. When deer/rifle opens depending where I'll be hunting I take either a custom made 30-06 or a Remington .243.
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I carried my ERShaw MKVII in .308 with a Leupold VXR 2x7x33 for bear but did not pull the trigger. I had a small bear in my crosshairs for about 5 min but he did not offer a decent shot before leaving. I use 180gr Barnes MRX(now discontinued) for the bears.
I am hoping to break in my Ruger #1 in 7x57 during deer season. It wears a Leupold FX 2.5X. It seems to shoot the 139gr Hornady Superformance GMX just fine on paper. If it's wet out I use a CVA Optima in 45/70 with Leupold's muzzleloader scope in 3x9x40 shooting 300gr Barnes TSX FN.
Ain't guns fun?
Happy hunting to you all.
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For nearly forty years I only used one gun, a 30-06 Springfield and 180 grain spitzer bullets. Shot lots of deer, elk, and moose just fine ... and one antelope (I generally didn't bother with those scrawny stinky things).
Beware the man/woman who drags a bunch of guns into the field. They're usually more interested in fiddling with their tools than actually using them.
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OK, "Cave Canem" then (yes, it's Latin).
Ah'm a big fan of the T/C Encore.
Looks like Ah'm gonna do it again.
Very accurate roffle, user-friendly shotgun with adjustable trigger, vent rib.
Almost enny caliber, 12 and 20 gauge.
Ah like the .257 Weatherby and 12 gauge.
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Elk: .300 Dakota on custom Mauser with 6-24x50 Vortex Viper PST FFP & 210g Berger bullets. Backup and black timber: 30-06 Howa 1500 with Nikon Monarch 2.5-10x50 and 168g Barnes TTSX. You can see them on my profile.
Mule Deer: One of the above. If I get my elk quickly, I'll switch to the 25-06 below.
Antelope: 25-06 Rem Sendero, Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24x50 and 100g Hornady Interbond or Sierra Game Kings depending on conditions.
I like the Leupold scopes too and have always used them but this year I'm using other scopes just to give them a fair try... other scopes are getting better. The Vortex and Bushnell scopes have reticles that let me range and shoot long range shots within seconds. The Viper ranging/holdover is good to 1000 yards and beyond, the Bushnell to 600 yards.
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