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Re: have yall picked your open'n day shooter,... i done did !!!
« Reply #30 on: September 25, 2010, 06:46:36 AM »
Well let's see:

First Day of Bowseason: Parker Crossbow
First day of ML Season: CVA Optima 209 Magnum
First day of General Gun Season: CVA Optima or Remington 141 35 Remington

I do have a 30-30 Topper that will get blood this year and of course the 22 Hornet Topper will knock a few deer and hogs down.

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« Reply #31 on: September 25, 2010, 07:11:54 AM »
Used my Handi 35 Whelen last year this year my TC Encore rifle in 280 Remington or 25-06 TC Encore rifle. Will use TC Contender pistol in 6.8 Rem or 7-30 Waters for does.............
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« Reply #32 on: September 25, 2010, 10:16:30 AM »
Well....next weekend I'll take out my Hoyt compound for the archery opener. I hunt public land (National Grasslands) so I am not able to use any of my Handi's :(  .  I'll probably take the CVA Accura .50 Cal. for the general opener.
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« Reply #33 on: September 25, 2010, 02:00:23 PM »
If opening day is here in FL I will probably use my .30-30 or .45-70 Handi.  If it's in another state it will probably be my Remington Model 700 .30-06.
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« Reply #34 on: September 25, 2010, 03:03:12 PM »
Thats always a hard one,45 LC or the max. but the 44mag. may win.
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« Reply #35 on: September 25, 2010, 03:24:06 PM »
The 38-55 shorty, of course!!  ;D I have a bag of 213gr bonded hollow points to work up a load using 375 Win data, should work excellent on deer out to 200yds with a MV of ~2100fps, opening day is the 16th of October, so I need to be making so noise at the range soon!  8)

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« Reply #36 on: September 25, 2010, 04:16:31 PM »
Forgot, Horton crossbow for Oklahoma deer season, 10-01-10 to 1-15-11 and my 45 Handi Colt 45 when using one of my tree stands and walking up deer..........
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« Reply #37 on: September 25, 2010, 04:28:53 PM »
Quote from: quickdtoo on September 25, 2010, 03:24:06 PM
The 38-55 shorty, of course!!  ;D I have a bag of 213gr bonded hollow points to work up a load using 375 Win data, should work excellent on deer out to 200yds with a MV of ~2100fps, opening day is the 16th of October, so I need to be making so noise at the range soon!  8)

Tim

So are you loading it to .375 Winchester data?  It is an interesting cartridge that is the smallest caliber allowed for Louisiana primitive rifles.  I'm going to have to look into finding one of these barrels...
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« Reply #38 on: September 25, 2010, 04:51:42 PM »
Oh, to answer the question...  I hunt with my Excalibur Exomax crossbow starting 10/1/10.  Most of my gun duty will go to Clotile, my .444 clover maker.  Youth days and my wife will make sure my .357 shorty gathers no dust this season too.  And the .17 HMR will go on my squirrel/rabbit/bobcat/coyote walks. 
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« Reply #39 on: September 25, 2010, 05:16:47 PM »
Quote from: Bayou Stalker on September 25, 2010, 04:28:53 PM
So are you loading it to .375 Winchester data?  It is an interesting cartridge that is the smallest caliber allowed for Louisiana primitive rifles.  I'm going to have to look into finding one of these barrels...

Yes, it's fine on an SB2 frame, just don't do it in a 38-55 levergun, 30-30 and 38-55 brass work great in 375 Win leverguns.

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http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=2137&highlight=.375+win
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Re: have yall picked your open'n day shooter,... i done did !!!
« Reply #40 on: September 25, 2010, 05:39:39 PM »
45/70 for me crossbow for my son
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« Reply #41 on: September 26, 2010, 07:51:18 AM »
This will be the first year in as long as i Can remember that I won't be taking a 308 for the N.Y. northern zone rifle season. The 45-70 manlicher needs to be baptized!
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30-30                    223 stainless steel   20ga TDC
44 mag                  Tracker II 20ga        20ga
45-70 Manlicher     20ga USH                28ga
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« Reply #42 on: September 26, 2010, 10:54:22 AM »
we got rain !! ;D ;D  slow drizzle fer bout 4 hrs then sun..... jus right fer tha plots ;)
no frog stranglers as usual roun heah.
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« Reply #43 on: September 26, 2010, 02:54:53 PM »
Since our ML season here in ENC starts Oct. 2 (next Saturday) I'll be starting with the HUntsman shooting 80 grs of Blackthorn under a 250 gr sabot. Got a spot out in the National Forest (about a 600 yard walk from the house) picked out where a biggun has been walking a dry creekbed every morning.

Regular gun I'll be at the brother's farm with my BC 45-70 sitting on the 4'X4' shooting platform he built me....
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« Reply #44 on: September 26, 2010, 03:30:24 PM »
I had planned to use my Ruger #1 30-06, but I need to pick my spot out first.
If its tight woods, I might go with my new 20 ga semi-auto with slugs.
If its supposed to be rainy, the synthetic 270 gets the call.

My handi 30-30 has adopted a 9 year old boy to hunt with.
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« Reply #45 on: September 26, 2010, 03:37:49 PM »
Good for your 30-30!
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« Reply #46 on: September 29, 2010, 11:49:05 AM »
WV,OH bow- Bowtech Guardian 60lb
WV Gun- Remmy 700 7x57 Mountain Rifle but my newly aquired 7x64 Handi may win, depending on how she shoots, love them euro metrics
OH Gun- Ultra Slug Deluxe 12 gauge
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« Reply #47 on: September 29, 2010, 03:10:36 PM »
ain't it amaze'n how them wizards have got them slugs down to a science !!!!!
i know for a fact that them brenneke ko's perform excellent in our smooth-bores. ;D
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in tha meen time, i'm wait'n for tha  7th trumpet ta sound !!!

gotta big green tractor ana diesel truck, my idea of heaven's chasin whitetail bucks and asa country boy, you know i can survive............

hey boy, hit this mason jar one time...
burn ya lil'bit did'nt it. ya ever been snipe hunt'n ?  come on...

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« Reply #48 on: September 30, 2010, 05:37:53 PM »
I think my Marlin 30AS probably gets opening day duty this year.  I have some Hornady 170 grainers that print very well with this rifle.  The gun wears an old Burris Fullfield 2.75 duplex scope low and tight.  Nice set up. 

I'll also carry the good old 4" stainless GP100 loaded to full power with Beartooth 180 gr. WFN bullets.  I've never taken a deer with this gun/load and I'd love a chance to try.

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« Reply #49 on: September 30, 2010, 07:53:40 PM »
Quote from: Spanky on September 25, 2010, 05:41:36 AM
I'm leanin' towards the 44mag shorty.



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IF it is raining I will use my shorty in 44 mag. It is a really great shooter and Coyote killer. That is for deer and coys.

It will be my double sweet sixteen for the squirrels. I worked and saved all I could one summer and bought for myself this shot gun and will keep it for my days.

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« Reply #50 on: October 02, 2010, 03:40:47 AM »
This year, with back surgery pending, and not being as healthy as I once was, it looks like the opener is gonna be sitting in the brush with a .54 Renegade in the 'short range weapon' area behind the in-law's dairy farm.  If the wolves ain't run EVERYTHING off yet.......
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« Reply #51 on: October 03, 2010, 03:48:20 AM »
Bow season (in now) Bowtech General @65lbs Beman 400's and 100gr 3 blade wasp ;D
Muzzle loader= Knight with 100gr 777, 240gr Horny xtp sabot :D
Gun season opener= .270 stainless/nickle Handi workin' on the load now :o
 

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« Reply #52 on: October 03, 2010, 04:15:59 AM »
early archery deer and elk - over no luck - fred bear compound
general deer- 25-06ultra oct 10th-30th
late season archery - fred bear compound
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« Reply #53 on: October 03, 2010, 04:34:01 PM »
The ol 58 cal Huntsman will be with me opening morning ;D

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« Reply #54 on: October 04, 2010, 11:31:09 AM »
Given the amount of shoot'n, my open'n day shooter was more like an open'n day ornament.   :-\
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« Reply #55 on: October 04, 2010, 12:11:07 PM »
My mind was all made up until the OP made this post.  Now I've been reading, and may have to take the 280, with my 357 max. on one shoulder and my 45-70 on the other.  Just in case.  There may be a herd waitin'..... ;D

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« Reply #56 on: October 04, 2010, 12:24:48 PM »
My new 375 JDJ Handi-rifle with 235 grain speer semi pointed bullets.   ;D
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« Reply #57 on: October 05, 2010, 04:10:01 PM »
35 Rem Shorty for the rifle season.  It is sooo nice in the blind.  It sure likes the factory 150's too.  So little work to get this one to group.  We have an early muzzle loader does only in a couple weeks.  My TC pro hunter gets the nod there.  Then flintlock season, its my trusty great plains 54. 

Its been nice reading this.  So many good options out there.  Good luck ya'll.

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« Reply #58 on: October 05, 2010, 05:07:51 PM »
Opening day of gun season if it's not raining or snowing it will be my 1973 vintage Marlin 336A with 24" barrel chambered for the 30-30 Ackley Improved. This has to be the luckiest gun I have ever owned. The first time I ever hunted with it was a few years ago on opening morning and took a nice 9 point buck with it. The very next trip with this gun got me a big doe and the third time it got to go hunting I bagged another doe.
Last year on opening morning I took this rifle again and had an 8 pointer on the ground just after daylight.
All have been one shot kills with this gun, the 170 core-lokt loaded in the Ackley Improved makes a good combo to dull a hunting knife! ;D
The sling on this rifle was hand made by a very talented friend of mine and the old made in ElPaso, Weaver 4x scope was given to me from another good friend.
As you have probably figured out by now, this rifle is special to me and no it's not for sale! ;)
If the weather is bad on opening day I'll have my 500 S&W Handi loaded with my 440 grain wheel weights!

GOOD SHOOTING!
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« Reply #59 on: October 06, 2010, 02:30:20 AM »
Because I hunt opening day in a shotgun only zone, it will be my 20ga Tracker 1. A great close in woods gun. It's the gun pictured in my  avitar.
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