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Offline rickt300

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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2007, 05:47:35 AM »
I hunt the open end of our lease and as far as I can shoot is 250 yards. Most of the time my shots are less than 75 yards. For one rifle my 7x57 mauser pushing 150-160 grain bullets at 2600 fps works fine, for two rifles my 358 winchester and my 7MM Remington magnum cover everything including when I hunt somewhere else.
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #31 on: February 27, 2007, 12:12:01 PM »
This is the current flavor of the day. Model 70 Featherweight, 22" barrel, 1-4x Redfield in 6.5x55. My opinion on this could change tomorrow, or even this evening. But this has been it for a year now!


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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2007, 01:14:07 PM »
Quote from: Don Fischer on February 27, 2007, 12:12:01 PM
This is the current flavor of the day. Model 70 Featherweight, 22" barrel, 1-4x Redfield in 6.5x55. My opinion on this could change tomorrow, or even this evening. But this has been it for a year now!




Well, if your opinion changes.....give me a holler.....I'd give ya 50 yankee dollars for that rig! ;)
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #33 on: February 27, 2007, 01:17:46 PM »
Let the bidding begin!!!  I've got $75 for you........
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #34 on: February 27, 2007, 05:52:03 PM »
Who are you guy's kidding. You got Yankee dollar's?
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #35 on: February 28, 2007, 12:15:47 PM »
Come on Don.....you know I got to save my confederate money........cause the South's gonna rise again! :o
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #36 on: February 28, 2007, 01:56:54 PM »
What do you need in a deer gun?............................... "Confidence"  ;D
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #37 on: May 04, 2007, 05:19:54 PM »
  Eastern woodlands, including Kentucky...

   IMHO...It's pretty hard to beat the Marlin 336 in 30/30...or .35 Rem..
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #38 on: May 13, 2007, 09:26:07 AM »
Any good 270 with 130 grain bullets
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #39 on: May 19, 2007, 01:18:39 AM »
  Of course, since the question was...what do you NEED in a deer gun?. If we put the emphasis on NEED, things can change drastically !
 My wife's dear, sweet aunt (and her husband) lived on their 1000 acres bordering a state park and very near an Indian reservation all her adult life (now deceased).
  She used to hunt for "meat on the table" and harvested many deer and one black bear..

  Her weapon of choice (all she had)...was an old H&R single shot 20 gauge w/slugs..
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #40 on: June 09, 2007, 03:14:39 AM »
I would suggest looking in the local stores and seeing the price and availability of the ammo  before making a final decision. Unless you hand load .
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Re: What do you need in a deer gun?
« Reply #41 on: June 11, 2007, 05:16:42 PM »
  357 mag..

  Are you saying "exotic cartridge..exotic price"..if you can even find it ?
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