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Offline JakeM

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What gun?
« on: January 03, 2011, 09:04:56 PM »
What gun do you bird hunt with or gun you big game hunt with?
Just thought it would be cool to see.
I use a Winchester SX3 for bird hunting and a .243 or .300 for big game.

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 09:48:57 PM »
Browning bps 3.5" and a sako 300 win mag when i am hunting with a rifle.
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 10:24:00 PM »
Browning A Bolt 270 Winchester is my main hunting rifle. Also have a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06 that I grab out of the safe occasionally. For muzzleloader seasons I'm currently using a Lyman Deerstalker. For birds my favorite is my Remington 1100 20 gauge which I've had for 30 years. When a 12 gauge is needed I have a Remington 870 pump and a Beretta 686 over/under.

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2011, 10:28:29 PM »
Rifles/big game: Weatherby Ultralight 257, Tikka T3 30-06 , Browning X Bolt 270 WSM, Winchester Model 70 300 Win Mag.

Shotguns: Sears pump 20 gauge (about 40 years old), Remington 1100 12 gauge.

Anyone who claims to use just one gun is either poor, a liar, or very smart. :chuckle:
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2011, 10:54:45 PM »
rifle (deer/coyote/varmits): ruger hawkeye .243, only rifle with a scope of the 2 i own

birds: remington 870 20ga used 80% of the time, will break out the 870 .410 when i want to challenge myself on quail or am hunting one of my smaller spots and dont want the shot to carry as far


Anyone who claims to use just one gun is either poor, a liar, or very smart. :chuckle:

when i was shooting competitive trap my shooting mentor, old wise extremely decorated shotgunner, once told me to fear the shooter who only uses one gun

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2011, 11:10:19 PM »
Rifles (Big game): T/C Venture 270 & T/C Encore 300win

Rifles (Small game): OlyArms AR15 .223 & T/C R55 Classic .22lr

Shotgun: Mossberg 500a

If I was limited to 1 gun, it would be the ruger 10/22   ;)
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2011, 11:02:29 AM »
For years used a BSA in 30.06 that my dad gave me when I was 14.  Bought a 300 Savage & used it one year, then bought a Ruger in .243 & used it one year, Then a Win. Mo. 70 in .270 & used it for about 15 or 20 years.  Last year I went back to the .243, but next year I'm planning to go retro with an early 1900's rifle & handloads.  Either a Rem Mo. 8 or 14 both of which are .30 Rem or my Big 5 $89 specials, the 91/30 or the carbine in 7.62x54.

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2011, 11:07:54 AM »

Anyone who claims to use just one gun is either poor, a liar, or very smart. :chuckle:

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2011, 11:18:33 AM »
For birds weatherby orion 20ga over/under. For big game weatherby ultralight 270win, TC Icon .308 or tikka t3 338 federal.

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2011, 11:23:13 AM »
Big Game: Savage 110 .308win, Savage 110 .30-06, Marlin .444, Marlin .35rem, Wby Vangaurd .300wby,
Wby Vangaurd .257wby,  Mossberg 4x4 .270win, Browning BLR .325wsm, Rossi single shot .243win

Birds: Winchester model 12 12ga, Remington 870 12ga, Mossberg 500 20ga, Rossi single shot 20ga

I make sure I alternate and get them all good and bloody

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Re: What gun?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2011, 11:27:00 AM »
This year I wil try and stick to just one rifle for deer & elk.
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2011, 11:30:19 AM »
Remington 700 in .270 for deer
Remington 870 for birds and ducks
Bow for elk

...but... I just bought a Remington 700 in 7mm mag with a fluted barrel and topped it with a VXIII Leupy scope with the CDS Dial.... so depending on how comfortable I get with it over the next 9 months that may take over as my primary weapon for big game...
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2011, 11:56:45 AM »
For deer/elk and any other big game, if I was just gonna use one rifle out of the safe it would be my Ruger 77 all weather with the boat paddle stock with handloaded 180gr in 300 winny.  That gun has just killed too damn many critters for me to give up if I had to go with just "one".

For birds I use the Benelli SBE in 12ga.
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2011, 12:29:31 PM »
Sako Finlight, 300 win mag, for deer, elk, bear, cougar.......and grouse, lol
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Re: What gun?
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2011, 12:47:05 PM »
Rifles: Ruger Hawkeye .243 or Tikka T3 lite .300 WSM
Shotgun: Usually Remington 11-87 12 ga. but sometimes I shoot a Ruger Red Label 12 ga.

 


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