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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #30 on: September 12, 2012, 06:03:43 PM »
Use a Rem 700 in .243 kills everything it is pointed at. Gun is over thirty yrs old and it still shoots pretty good. Use Rem Core loks 100 grains
Have other guns but this is the go to gun.

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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #31 on: September 12, 2012, 06:05:07 PM »
Winchester m70 ss featherweight in 270wsm w/ kahles 3.5-10x50. Loaded with 140gr accubond handloads.
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #32 on: September 12, 2012, 06:05:31 PM »
Rem .300 RUM in 180 Scirocco's.
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #33 on: September 12, 2012, 06:06:00 PM »
Assorted cartridges all with some sort of Nosler stuffed in the top. Accubonds more often than not. :tup:

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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #34 on: September 12, 2012, 06:35:32 PM »
Tikka T3 .300 wsm 180 gr Barnes TSX
Rem. .270 140 gr TBBC
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #35 on: September 12, 2012, 06:43:19 PM »
my only rifle  :dunno: ruger hawkeye in 7mmmmmmoh8 been shooting fusions which work but tonite finally was able to sit down and actually start the load workup ....some sort of nosler in 140 is what it will be shooting for bear, elk, and deer

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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #36 on: September 12, 2012, 07:08:36 PM »
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #37 on: September 12, 2012, 07:30:30 PM »
Stand hunting, Savage Model 11 25-204Ruger 100gr Partitions at 2800 FPS Bushnell Trophy 1.5x6x40mm Ill. Dot.

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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #38 on: September 12, 2012, 07:31:48 PM »
my only rifle  :dunno: ruger hawkeye in 7mmmmmmoh8 been shooting fusions which work but tonite finally was able to sit down and actually start the load workup ....some sort of nosler in 140 is what it will be shooting for bear, elk, and deer

Try the 140 accubond, I just shot my first loads with those Sunday in my .280.  The accuracy was the best I've found yet after trying two different bullets and factory loads previously.
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #39 on: September 12, 2012, 07:49:41 PM »
Shorty shoots a Ruger M77 Hawkeye Compact in 7mm-08, Nikon 3-9x40 and 140gr. Nosler Partitions.
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #40 on: September 12, 2012, 08:00:22 PM »
Depends on the mood I'm in.  :chuckle:
M77 25-06, Vari-X II 3x9x40 and 110g Accubonds
M77 270, VX III 3.5x10x40 and 140g Accubonds
Either the M77 or the Tikka in 7mm RM both with VX III 3.5x10x40's and 175g Partitions.
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #41 on: September 12, 2012, 08:01:13 PM »
my only rifle  :dunno: ruger hawkeye in 7mmmmmmoh8 been shooting fusions which work but tonite finally was able to sit down and actually start the load workup ....some sort of nosler in 140 is what it will be shooting for bear, elk, and deer

Try the 140 accubond, I just shot my first loads with those Sunday in my .280.  The accuracy was the best I've found yet after trying two different bullets and factory loads previously.

I think that is the plan I have a box of ballistic tips so we are starting with those :tup: I cant wait to go shoot and see how they perform.....I like reloading and shooting so for me this is all the fun stuff and some practice before deer

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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #42 on: September 12, 2012, 08:09:43 PM »
It depends on the day for me. I take a different rifle out each day that I hunt. Since I only deer hunt 4-5 days a year they don't all get used every year.

Savage 116 25-06 Nikon Monarch 4-16x with 100gr Ballistic Tips
Savage 99 300 Savage Williams receiver sight with 180 Interlocks
TC Contender 14" 35 Rem Bushnell Elite 2-6x with 200gr Hornady RN
Savage Striker 18" 338-375 Ruger 3.5-10x Leupold 225gr TTSX @2900fps
Ruger Hawkey Alaskan  375 Ruger 2.5-8x Leupold 260gr Accubond
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Savage 16 19" McGowen 358 Win 200gr TTSX
Savage 116 22" 338-375 Ruger 6-18x Nikon Buckmaster 225gr Accubond
Marlin 444P 444 Marlin 330gr Beartooth Bullets LFN cast bullet
S&W 610 6.5" 10mm 180gr XTP

The 35 Rem Contender was the last one to draw blood. The rest just go for long walks along the clearcuts with me to enjoy the rain. :chuckle:

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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #43 on: September 12, 2012, 08:12:40 PM »
h-phool- I'll bet the day that pic was taken was one of your best days!
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Re: What's your Deer hunting Rifle and Ammo?
« Reply #44 on: September 12, 2012, 08:13:11 PM »
my only rifle  :dunno: ruger hawkeye in 7mmmmmmoh8 been shooting fusions which work but tonite finally was able to sit down and actually start the load workup ....some sort of nosler in 140 is what it will be shooting for bear, elk, and deer

Try the 140 accubond, I just shot my first loads with those Sunday in my .280.  The accuracy was the best I've found yet after trying two different bullets and factory loads previously.

I think that is the plan I have a box of ballistic tips so we are starting with those :tup: I cant wait to go shoot and see how they perform.....I like reloading and shooting so for me this is all the fun stuff and some practice before deer

Yes, we are using up some 140 gr. Ballistic tips to work up loads.. then will get Accubonds loaded up for her gun in mass quantity.  She will be good for deer, bear, elk, coyote and cougar.
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