Author Topic: ONCE AGAIN... WHATS YOUR OPEN'N DAY SHOOTER ? (Read 2351 times)

gendoc · « **on:** September 02, 2011, 03:04:03 AM »

since sum of yall's open'n dates are get'n close, and sum of ours ain't too close

i thought i'd do this early this season.... cuz i will be pre-occupied wif plot prep,
grand-yung'uns, irrigation, building 2 more shoot'un houses, tha farm, grand-yung'uns and crossbow season before my handi season starts

NOV.15 for open'n handi season... its my 45/70 trapper with tricks

NOV.10 BP/ML runs fer 5 days before general gun... .50 cal huntsman
custom stock by j2

OCT.15 for open'n archery season... its my "TEX"... excalibur vortex

NOV.29.. begins our family traditional "handgun only week"

ruger gp-100

so whats yalls shooters gunna be

tell us your plans and don't ferget tha pitchers

thank goodness for no closed season fer hawgs and kiyot

BTW.... take a kid hunting and teach respect of this sport. it will be remembered by both of you for ever

MOST OF ALL..... please be safe out there gang, ya gotta come home ta fill tha freezer.

may god bless all this year............

bikerbeans · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:18:33 AM »

Doc,

Will try the pics later.

Bow Opener - 1995 model Hunter's Inc. X-bow - 185 lb draw

Early MZ - 22" Handy 45/70 converted to a 45 cal MZ

Gun, both seasons - 22" H&R 410 rifled slug gun

Late MZ - 24" 50 Cal Huntsman

BB

gendoc · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:24:58 AM »

OH MY LORD !!!!!! I FERGOT BOUT THA HUNTSMAN

PLEASE FORGIVE ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i must update the OP,

thanks bb fer tha reminder

thejanitor · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2011, 05:29:35 AM »

I do believe it will be started with the 7-08 Handi, No bells or whistles just looks like a 2004 pw lam with a Bushnell 3-9. Pushing some core bonded 120gr bullets.
Good luck all- stay safe. thejanitor
Modification- may be 44 mag or 22-250 the 7-08 barrel is going in for an ejector to extractor conversion, may be back in time..... 9-19-'11

XD40SC · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2011, 05:38:05 AM »

Marlin 45/70 with 405 gr. bullet. It got the job done in the past and expect it to do so in the future.

petemi · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2011, 05:51:37 AM »

It'll be my Handi .38-55 below for rife Nov. 15 and my .50 Huntsman for muzzleloader in December.

Pete

MS Mule · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2011, 05:57:55 AM »

Hopefully MS will again have the doe only early PW season this year. If so I'm giving the Pardner with the .357 Mag. barrel her first chance to draw blood. If the first season is regular gun season I've got a .308 Handi with a 30/30 accessory barrel and 6.5X55 Ruger 77 none of which have ever been hunted with. I hope to take a deer with each one during the 2011-2012 season.

jeepmann1948 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2011, 06:59:53 AM »

After 92 days of 100 degree heat and the severe drought conditions,it seems deer season has opened early.
The favorite choices are :
Ford
Chevrolet
Dodge
Toyota
ETC.............
The poor critters are so hungry they are all over the ditches along the roads

gendoc · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2011, 07:04:56 AM »

i know yall have had hell outthere jeepman.... 2 weeks ago i hada case in dallas, and it was on fire there. i feel for ya man !!!

quickdtoo · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2011, 07:17:18 AM »

I'll be packing the 7mm-08 Lite for the October 15th deer opener, either it or the 405 Win for Elk on November 5, haven't decided yet.

Tim

bikerbeans · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2011, 09:27:39 AM »

jeepman,

10-4 on the Texas heat. My boy is flyin' a T38 at Sheppard AFB and I keep an eye on the weather. I don't remember the last time the high temperature was less than 100. FWIW, the A/C on a T38 doesn't work when the plane is on the ground.

That would be too hot for this old guy.

BB

dave hall · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2011, 09:42:15 AM »

That day is alittle ways off here in PA for rifle,but its the same Handi I've been carrying for many years my 45-120 Sharps.I carried her as a 45-70 for a year than she went to a 45-90 for a year and been a 120 ever since.This is the lightest rifle I've ever carried in .458 cal. I've had #1's and Marlin Guides in 45-70 and 450.I'm trying a new bullet this year Barnes 300gr SOCOM Bullet.

Dinny · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2011, 09:52:25 AM »

Dave,
That is an odd look of new and old. Those (new) tipped bullets in that (old) cartridge. I likey!! What are those tiny little cartridges next to the 120s? 45-70??

Thanks, Dinny

dave hall · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2011, 10:05:16 AM »

Dinny,The little cartridges are 45 LC with a 255gr Keith bullet in it. I always carry a few extra rounds for my Vaquero.That SOCOM bullet does look a little odd in there,but if they would of had them in 1879 they would have tried them ,too.

Papa Jack · « **Reply #14 on:** September 02, 2011, 10:25:39 AM »

So many Choices, so little time.... I have wasted all summer trying to get a garden to grow I keep putting off getting scopes mounted on the new ( .35 Rem, .35 Whelen, .444 Marlin ) Handi Barrels.
Not much time left to work up a good load, so I guess I will have to use either the 7-08, or the .308, or the .280Rem, These are ready to go...
Good thing we got choices and back up's here, kinda like a burger joint, the whole wall is Menu and ya got some pizza faced kid askin ya what ya want to order

? just give me a minute will ya !!..."PJ"

tacklebury · « **Reply #15 on:** September 02, 2011, 11:37:25 AM »

Definitely gonna be the BC- unscoped. I only tried the scope for development and first shot ate the guts out of it, lol. 48gr. RL7 w/ Hornady 350gr FP on top.

And I'll be packin the blackhawk for finishing, but if opportunity knocks, might take one with it first, since it hasn't tasted deer blood yet.

LaOtto222 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 02, 2011, 12:18:36 PM »

Tacklebury - that is the biggest Blackhawk I ever saw or the littlest BC ever

Nice!

I do not know if I will use the 357 Max or the 44 Mag. Decisions, decisions I think I am leaning toward the 44 Mag

Here is the 357 Max, the 44Mag looks the same but has a 2 X 7 Bushnell Banner on it instead of the 2.5 Tasco

jimbobb55 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:38:30 PM »

Depending where I set 45-70 is my first pick then 308. Pentwater Mich. nice hunting area.

Swampman · « **Reply #18 on:** September 02, 2011, 03:46:02 PM »

I believe I'm going to take my .45-70 Ruger #3 with a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5X20.

manatee1947 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 02, 2011, 04:25:31 PM »

At this point I would say my 500 S&W, I dont have it chronographed but I am sure that it is equal to a std 12 ga slug which is way more than adequate. I use my own cast loads and am using a Simmons Pro Diamond 4X shotgun scope, It shoots very well.

gendoc · « **Reply #20 on:** September 02, 2011, 04:29:39 PM »

manatee, don't ya jus luv that pro-diamond...........

you gotta good team on your side. good luck to ya

Dinny · « **Reply #21 on:** September 02, 2011, 04:42:19 PM »

Quote from: Swampman on September 02, 2011, 03:46:02 PM

I believe I'm going to take my .45-70 Ruger #3 with a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5X20.

What!? Not a 270 Win? You're slipping Swampy...

Thanks, Dinny

flinthead · « **Reply #22 on:** September 02, 2011, 04:43:15 PM »

Depends on where I'm hunting... my bean field rifle is my 25-06 Ultra. My treestand close range guns will either be one of my 44 mags or my 357. Have a couple of mid-range stands that I could see deer or hogs on,,, I'll go with my 35 Rem on those.

Darreld Walton · « **Reply #23 on:** September 02, 2011, 06:58:54 PM »

The wife and I are heading out in the morning, hope to have camp set up either on Wild Horse Creek or Copper Basin here in Idaho. Wolves opened two days ago. We have three tags for them killing machines.
For this excursion, primary weapon will be a Ruger 77 .257 Roberts. For the wife, a custom rifle I built on a VZ33 small ring Mauser, it also a .257 Bob. Backups are a Belgian BLR .243, and an older 700 ADL, again in .243. For stuff a bit farther out, I have a custom .30-06 I built on a Montana 99 action, and had the nice folks up in Kalispell barrel it up with a medium-heavy, 26 inch, 1-10 twist. Using a 168 gr. boat tail A Max with 58 gr. IMR 4350 in the '06, Hornady 120 gr. HP's with 4350 in the Roberts, and the .243's I use 100 gr. Hornady spire point flat base bullets with 4350. I chose these five rifles to take, as now, I am pretty much bound to the vehicle, till I heal up some, and the ol' F250 will haul a lot more in the back than I can on mine. I can get in with the truck, set up on a ridge in the brush, and watch in the spotting scope, howl a bit, and see what comes my way. The worst day huntin' is STILL better'n sitting around watchin' porn and eatin' cheez o's!

steve@357maximum.com · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2011, 12:37:21 AM »

I'm trying to increase my effective range this year. You should see the reloading press for this one.

jeepmann1948 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 04, 2011, 01:26:00 AM »

Steve now that is a true beanfield gun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GH1 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2011, 01:37:22 AM »

For ML season I'll be sporting my HUntsman and for modern gun it'll either be my 1894 in .357 or my Handi synthetic in .45-70.
However, next Saturday I'll be attempting to shoot a pig or two with my .30-30 Handi.
GH1

Maccool · « **Reply #27 on:** September 04, 2011, 05:41:57 AM »

I'll be using either the Handi in 357 mag or 44 mag up north and down state in the shotgun zone its either the ultra slug gun in 20ga or CVA Optima Magnum which I will use for MZ season with Blackhorn 209 , harvester crush rib sabots,and hornady xtp/mag 240 grain 45cal. bullets. For bow season I use my crossbow which is Wicked Ridge Invader.
My 44 and CVA.

poncaguy · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2011, 06:23:12 AM »

When you have 40 plus rifles, it becomes a delightful problem, leaning toward my Handi 45-70 if I use my tree stand..........used my 35 Whelen 2 years ago.........

max1138 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2011, 07:15:40 AM »

35 whelen handi-rifle with 200gr. hornady FTX over 55 gr. reloader 15 = mississippi primitive weapon/black powder legal with a 9" holdover at 300 yards when zeroed at 200 yards. that covers darn nearly everything except beanfields in the hills and hollers of north mississippi.

archery is out for me due to the 5 breaks in the scapula and 2 collarbone fractures that didnt heal correctly after a really bad day at work. Im thinking about a crossbow, Ive always rejected them out of hand as cumbersome and ungainly but picked up a few at bass pro this weekend that werent too bad to handle, maybe...