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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: JasonG on October 16, 2018, 06:25:12 PM
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Just curious what your Blacktail set up is for the Modern firearm season? I've got a Marlin 336 30/30 with a crappy scope and a Weatherby wilderness 30/06 with a Vortex Viper 4x16x44. Thanks, Jason
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This year will be a nice easy shooting 25-06.
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.250 Savage
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.243 - same caliber as my first rifle when I was a kid.
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My one and only, RBros 280AI using the 145 LRX
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Ruger M77 30/06 180gr. Same gun for mulies and elk since Moby Dick was a guppy.
Elksnout
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30'06 or 35 Whelan.
Both are pre 64 70's
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This year I'm going to use my Ruger American predator in 6.5 Creedmoor. I think.
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30-06
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270 WSM
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Savage 30-06 with vortex 4-12
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Tikka .338 win mag 225 accubond
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Weatherby Vanguard 2, .308, Leupold VX-2 3-9, Underwood Ammo 160 GN Nosler Accubonds.
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Either the 6.5 Badger (currently screwed on to an ARC Nucleus action) with 160gr bullets at 3400+ fps or the CZ 527 in 6.5 Grendel with 130gr bullets at 2430 fps. I like to have cover both ends of the velocity spectrum. :chuckle:
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Savage 111 in 300 Win Mag for all big game animals.
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Weatherby ultra light 30-06 topped with vxii 6-18x40
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Model 70 in 270 Zeiss optics on top.
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Rocking the 25-06 in a Rem 700 SS ADL for the Sitka blacktail this fall, with roll-your-owns by H20hunter. :tup:
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Did I not mention that 1 out of 10 are filled with salt instead of powder?
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I thought about half were going to have a flag that came out the end of the barrel that said "BANG"
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.308 nosler 175gr out of a savage axis (custom)
Or a 411gr 28.75" easton axis fmj 5mm with a slick trick magnum ;)
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243 wssm 100 grn partitions
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Savage lrh 6.5x284 143 gr eldx savage lwh 6.5 creed savage .308 hornady sst savage 7mm mag 168 berger vld depends on the mood if I'm going into the brush a winchester model 88 in 308 with iron sights.
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Will be packing the new ruger American predator 6.5 creedmoor this year!
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Either 300 rum or 243. Got my Idaho buck last week with my rum, and if I hunt black tail local it will be the 243. I may head for a backpack trip up high and take the rum
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Remington model 760 game master in .30-06 (pump action) made in the 70’s
Nikon 3x9x40 scope
I have the scope elivated with see threw mounts allowing the use of the iron sights.
For when the rain is really coming down. Missed out on more than one Blacktail buck because I couldn’t use the scope in the heavy rain and had no access to the iron sights. What a helpless feeling that I hope none of You ever have to experience.
It’s a great little gun and very light weight. Belonged to My grandfather before Me.
Kicks harder than you would expect and has a very loud report due to short barrel.
It’s good to about 200 yards in My hands but I have taken one black tail spike at just over 300 yards in a wide open clear cut.
I also have a browning xbolt in .30-06, Nikon scope 3x9x40.
Incredible groups and has no problem hitting the mark at longer distances.
Super light weight gun. It comes with Me on a clear day or if I expect a long shot to be required.
This year I have opted to use My T/C 50 cal Black diamond XR. Inline muzzle loader during modern season. Fiber optic open sights. 100gr of triple 7 300gr hornaday copper jacketed hollow point in a T/C sabot. It’s accurate to 200 yards + but I expect to keep it under 100 for thick country Blacktail deer.
I have yet to harvest an animal with a muzzle loader so I decided on it this year.
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Mossberg 500 12 gauge this year.
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284 Winchester
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Long action 270 Win or 30-06 Springfield. Short action 7mm08 Remington or 308 Winchester. I have trouble choosing. Thats why I always have at least one of each.
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Sako .300 win mag
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BLR 243 90 grain acubonds
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BLR 243
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BLR 243
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Early days 30-06 Too much gun
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Mule tail BLR 243
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Sheesh! I gotta get a BLR 243!
I normally pick between a Savage 7mm-08, Marlin 30-30, or Savage 220 slug gun. This year, the CVA Acura 50 caliber muzzleloader got it done.
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my .250 savage goes along most of the time. light and trim, and points like a shotgun. perfect blacktail rifle.
if it's nasty outside, i take the stainless 30-06, not as much fun to carry or shoot, but i can hose it off at the end of the day if need be.
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I need to look into a BLR 243
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30/06. 150grn. Ruger American with a Leupold 3x9. Nothing fancy for me
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A 1950 Remington 721 in .270 win. Has killed many deer in Idaho in its 68 year life and now is ready for a blacktail.
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A 1950 Remington 721 in .270 win. Has killed many deer in Idaho in its 68 year life and now is ready for a blacktail.
Very nice!
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721 here as well in 300 win mag or HandR rifled 12 ga although I woul like a ss 7mm-08 with wood in the future.
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Count me in on the BLR .243
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Tikka Hunter T3X 30.06, Leupold VX-3i 4.5-14x40 cds with side focus, Nosler Trophy grade Accubonds 165 grain.
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.615 (20 gauge), Accutip slug.
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Ruger M77 .257 Roberts w/Leupold VariXii 3x9
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open sight BLR 358 w/200 gr hornady interlocks....gonna hit the thick stuff as soon as the weather turns here in a week or so
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A Jc Higgins model 50 in .270 win for the clearcuts and such , Or a Remington model 14 pump action in .30 Remington that was my grandpas for those still hunting the thick stuff days !
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not many 30/30 guys?
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not many 30/30 guys?
My go-to brush gun after my .250 Savage
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I have my eye on four bucks this year. Hopefully one of them will be introduced to my Marlin .45-70 Guide gun.
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.615 (20 gauge), Accutip slug.
Now I want to start referring to my 20 gauge as my 61 caliber. :chuckle:
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Ruger American 308 topped with a leupold 6x
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Tikka .338 win mag 225 accubond
:yeah: not a Tikka though
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.45-70 guide gun with Leupold 1.5-4X scout scope and 325gr FTX for thick stuff
.270 xbolt with Leupold CDS 3-9x scope and 140gr accubonds for not thick stuff
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I stopped bringing a rifle blacktail hunting, I trimmed out my pack and got rid of all the unnecessary stuff.
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Depends on the day, or the mood I'm in when I open the back door, err, I mean pack! :chuckle:
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270 WSM
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Model 7600 in 30-06 topped with a Nikon 4-12x40 that never seems to get moved off of five power.
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270 win in Rem 700 stainless synthetic, Timney trigger set at 3.5lbs and a Burris Euro diamond 3-10. Ya sometimes you could use the 30-30 at 40 yards in the timber but sometimes you need to make the 400 yard shot in the clear cut. It has treated me well.
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Springfield 30-06
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Savage 111 in .270 and a Bergara HMR 6.5CM for those cross canyon pokes.
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Mossberg 535 Slugger with 1.5-4.5 Bushnell on top.
Was really excited to try to use my Ruger GP100 this year as last year it seemed all the deer I came across were 20 feet away or less haha. This year nothing was close enough for this pistol novice to try the GP100 comfortably. So my buck this year fell to the slug gun shooting Winchester Partition Gold slugs. That slug gun has killed most of my deer to date
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Tikka 25-06 with a Leupold VX3 i
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375 H&H
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Like many things.. there are plenty of options.. for myself 6.5 creedmoor, or 300 blkout. My son 7mm08 or his 300 blkout, my daughter 6.5 Grendel or her 300 blkout. If I know it will be a brushy mess blkout get the nod. They are short and light and good out to 150 yards. Any other day the bigger guns get the chore.
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When it's pouring rain, and I'm in the woods, I like to take out the AR15 in a 30/.223 wildcat. Ballistics wise it's a 30/30 with a 150gr round nose at 2250fps, with a Leupold VXIII 1.5x5.
Better weather and more open terrain it's a 1970's Ruger M77 Tanger in .270win. with a Leupold 3x9 with 140 gr Barnes.
If I had to choose just one for all season, it's the old Ruger. It's a tack driver with flat trajectory and enough power to cleanly put down game much further than I'll ever shoot, without getting kicked hard.
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25/06.... 100 grain bullet.
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T/C 6.5 CM topped with a 3x9 Leupold
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25-06 with 100gr. Ballistic Tips for me. My son used a .243 with 100gr. Cor-Lokt. Both got the job done as usual.
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Same as it is for any other big game animal........ 30-06 in a 165 gr. btsp.