Deer Firearms '23 - What's your Gun of Choice

[Doco Overboard]

I'm going to take my 7mm Ruger No 1 in the morning.
Later on in the week when I go in the woods I'm thinking about taking my 35 lever gun.
Been a while since I used that one.

 

[teratos]

Browning A-Bolt in .270 where rifles are permitted.
50 Beo or .45/70 where straight wall is needed.

 

[Speed3]

I'm using a short M700 in .243 with light bullets this time. Hunting sikas in the marsh and want instant results even if I can't get a head shot.

A guy I shoot fclass with swears by the berger 95gr VLDs. How light are you going?

 

[Doco Overboard]

These youngins keep coming by here looking for some rifles.
They prolly wont even see a deer they'll shoot or even see one at all.
When they come back looking for shotguns, I'll know they're getting desperate.

 

[SummitCnty]

Going to use the 30-30 this year. Been a few years since I hunted with it.

 

[Overwatcher]

.450 Bushmaster in a AR platform. Anderson lower, Bear Creek upper , Burris Droptine .

 

[DaemonAssassin]

Suppressed 300BLK SBR. So far it has taken 1 deer this year.

 

[tallen702]

Taking my CVA Cascade in .350 Legend out tomorrow. Hope to actually get to use it this year.

 

[rgramjet]

.450 Bushmaster in a AR platform. Anderson lower, Bear Creek upper , Burris Droptine .

My son just today received a Bear Creek upper in 450. Looks to be well made. How do you like it?

Any bullet suggestions?

 

[Yellowdog]

I have been hunting with my Marlin 336 Octagon 30-30 since the 70's. It works, see earlier post, so why change.

 

[Brickman301]

Out with my main choice at the moment.
Marlin GBL in 45-70 right now. Good luck everyone!

 

[Overwatcher]

My son just today received a Bear Creek upper in 450. Looks to be well made. How do you like it?

Any bullet suggestions?

I like mine. 1/2" moa at 100yds. I did have to modify the mags to get it to run smooth. If you run into a feed problem let me know and I can walk you through the mods.

 

[Cool_Moo5e]

Out with my main choice at the moment.
Marlin GBL in 45-70 right now. Good luck everyone! View attachment 441851

Nice gun

 

[BigCountry14]

Out with my main choice at the moment.
Marlin GBL in 45-70 right now. Good luck everyone! View attachment 441851

Love the rifle! Mine is in .450 Marlin. Really want one in stainless in 45-70

 

[Brickman301]

Nice gun

Thank you! It’s definitely one of my favorites.

 

[Brickman301]

Love the rifle! Mine is in .450 Marlin. Really want one in stainless in 45-70

Thanks. 444 is a great caliber too.
I took 4 deer last season with this rifle using my cast bullet handloads. No luck so far today. Still hopeful for this evening.

 

[Bountied]

Thanks. 444 is a great caliber too.
I took 4 deer last season with this rifle using my cast bullet handloads. No luck so far today. Still hopeful for this evening.

I spooked a deer at 0700. I cleared my throat and it hightailed it out of there. I could have spit on it. I was looking the wrong way, oops. I could hear the squirrels coming from 100yds away but this deer was silent. I had my .50 beo at less than 10yds it would have been interesting to see what the round would do that close.

 

[Bisleyfan44]

The 45 Colt Blackhawk is joining me again this year. Got one last year with this gun and it's 45acp cylinder using 45 Super loads. DRT.

Nothing so far this week. Yet.

 

[Slimster22]

I spooked a deer at 0700. I cleared my throat and it hightailed it out of there. I could have spit on it. I was looking the wrong way, oops. I could hear the squirrels coming from 100yds away but this deer was silent. I had my .50 beo at less than 10yds it would have been interesting to see what the round would do that close.

Same happened to me the other day. It happens. I figure now when I hear something it's probably a squirrel. Deer are like ghosts.

 

[firemn260]

Sorry for your trouble. I was being facetious, as I would love to have a Deerfield to use.

No worries. I’m just a little disgruntled because I have a beautiful mid 80s marlin 444 that shoots lights out with my hand loads, a nice 350 legend with a suppressor I put together on a TC encore that will shoot one inch 5 shot groups with a 125gr load I came up with all just sitting in my safe.

I do like the Deerfield though and I’m hoping to add it to my inventory at some point because the farmer who is letting me borrow it bought it for no other reason than he thought it was cool but never uses it. It’s a handy little rifle and surprisingly pretty accurate with the Hornady ftx leverevolution loads. I did kill a big doe with it last Saturday and it put good wallop on her.