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Title: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: silverdalesauer on September 29, 2011, 11:12:21 PM
Bolt Action? Shotgun? Lever Action? AR-15? Pick your poison. 
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: PolarBear on September 30, 2011, 12:09:21 AM
My daughter is using her new 700 SPS bolt action in .243 and I am using an old 12 gauge side by side.  If I get a wild hair I might pack around the old .250 Savage lever action. 
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: throttlejocky20 on September 30, 2011, 07:05:09 PM
Bolt action all I own
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: wreckerman5357 on September 30, 2011, 09:50:09 PM
I have hunted almost exclusively with bolt guns. I have spent a little time with an old Remington 740 autloader in .30-06, but mostly My Remington 721 in .270 and my Howa '06.

I was recently given my grandpa's Winchester Model 64 in .32 Special and would like to take a deer with it someday. It was his dad's and I would be the fourth generation to hunt with it. Perhaps if I draw a doe tag next year I will use it.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: jackelope on September 30, 2011, 10:09:39 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: steve04 on September 30, 2011, 10:44:20 PM
 :yeah:
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Atroxus on September 30, 2011, 11:16:14 PM
Only gun I have suitable for deer hunting is bolt action. .30-06...though technically my 9mm handgun is legal for hunting deer. :stirthepot:
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: PolarBear on September 30, 2011, 11:32:26 PM
Now that's an idea!  Forget the shotgun, this years goal is to get a buck with my .357!
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Sea3006 on October 02, 2011, 10:24:14 AM
none of the above, will use this

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.impactguns.com%2Fdata%2Fdefault%2Fimages%2Fcatalog%2F535%2Frem_7600_carbine.jpg&hash=beb6d6e880f7c8687ac6d124ba07cff445bdb37d)
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: olywa on October 03, 2011, 08:31:47 PM
Yup, Rem 760 in 308. Or maybe my Ruger No. 1 in 45-70. Choices... choices...
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: CplRaines on October 03, 2011, 08:33:34 PM
My daughter will be using a Thompson Encore in 243.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Kola16 on October 03, 2011, 08:53:33 PM
Yep, lacking some options. But I chose ar because they ar awesome, even though I don't even have one  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: the509hunter on October 03, 2011, 09:08:45 PM
savage model 11 300 finally got my first bear with it now time for my first buck
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Caseyd on October 03, 2011, 09:15:47 PM
Bolt gun, not sure what caliber yet. Probably take a couple and choose at the last minute.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Machias on October 04, 2011, 02:06:57 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:


I have been dreaming about getting one of those!
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: jackelope on October 04, 2011, 02:23:01 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:


I have been dreaming about getting one of those!


There's 2 of them in the classifieds right now.
 ;)
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: silverdalesauer on October 04, 2011, 03:19:44 PM
I have hunted almost exclusively with bolt guns. I have spent a little time with an old Remington 740 autloader in .30-06, but mostly My Remington 721 in .270 and my Howa '06.

I was recently given my grandpa's Winchester Model 64 in .32 Special and would like to take a deer with it someday. It was his dad's and I would be the fourth generation to hunt with it. Perhaps if I draw a doe tag next year I will use it.

I hunted as a boy with my fathers .32 Winchester Special. What a fun lever action rifle.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: dad98684 on October 04, 2011, 03:57:41 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:

 :yeah:

mine too
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: jackelope on October 04, 2011, 04:00:58 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:

 :yeah:

mine too

Dad98684--
What barrel is on the wood stock'ed Encore?
Looks long.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Tinner on October 04, 2011, 04:28:02 PM
A CZ 550 6.5x55 Swede wearing a Leupold VXII 3x9x40  (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1105.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh343%2FTinnoker%2FCZ550AmericanSwede001.jpg&hash=65e57e1c569d2abbff130c865680460ba845aaee)
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: dad98684 on October 04, 2011, 04:32:48 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:

 :yeah:

22lr :chuckle: may favorite, great for practice, and cheep to shoot, and very accurate out to 125 on a calm day


Dad98684--
What barrel is on the wood stock'ed Encore?
Looks long.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: silverdalesauer on October 04, 2011, 10:27:53 PM
You left out my choice.
 :dunno:

Sorry Jackelope... my bad. 

Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: navdoc on October 05, 2011, 08:37:23 PM
I want mine to be a super fancy super grade winchester 70!,.... but for now I use an old realiable 30-06.
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: silverdalesauer on October 05, 2011, 08:58:14 PM
I want mine to be a super fancy super grade winchester 70!,.... but for now I use an old realiable 30-06.

Haha... Very funny!
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: sebek556 on October 05, 2011, 09:01:48 PM
since I arrowed mine should I be voting for what my kids will be using? :dunno:
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Buckmark on October 05, 2011, 09:07:49 PM
since I arrowed mine should I be voting for what my kids will be using? :dunno:
:yeah: Except that LB will be using a 7mm rem mag, A-bolt with a muzzle BRAKE.
It's nice having a deer already in the freezer... :)
My nephew will be using a model 88 winchester .308 to tag his deer that i get to play guide for.. ;)
Title: Re: Modern Firearm Deer Season in 3 Weeks - Choose Your Weapon
Post by: Helix on October 10, 2011, 11:53:06 AM
Thank God we don't have to pick just one.  I celebrate diversity of arms. 
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