Favorite Deer Rifle

[Stang65]

My late dad's pre64 Winchester model 70 in a .270. He gave it to me over 10 years ago. Buttery smooth and accurate. Retired it so i can pass down to my kids. Bought a savage ultralight 6.5 prc to use in its place and create my own legacy to pass down to the kids.

 

[PartsJr.]

Winchester model 70 XTR Featherweight
.270 Winchester, 130 gr TTSX @ 3050fps. Leupold 4.5-14x.
I saved up my money and my dad purchased in 1982 for me when I was 12. I've hunted with every year since and have taken a deer per year on average. There was only one year I didn't hunt with it because I was hospitalized with Covid (close call for me). My son used it that year and took a nice buck.
It's been a great gun.

 

[HogWildFL]

Was this…View attachment 540311
WIN Model 70 300 WSM

Transitioning to this…
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Tikka CTR .308. Brake added for now. Will be suppressed hopefully by hunting season if .gov is nice. Planning to load a 130 grn Barnes TTSX ~3150 fps for deer.

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M1 Garand with irons and the good ole .30-06.

Just loaded some 130 TTSX this week over Tac, Lapua brass, and WLR. Great load. I got 3150 at the starting load. Found a high (3255fps) load and a low one at 3165. Sensitive on seating depth for sure!

 

[Flintlock shooter]

This is what I hunt big game with. Built it myself and it's all period correct to the year 1770. 54 Cal with 1:70 twist and shoots patched round balls.

 

[Peddler 76]

My muzzleloader TC G2 .45, period correct now.

 

[Catskills]

Depends a lot on where I'm hunting but one of these:

Tikka T3x 270wsm
HS-Precision 30-06
Mark V 300wby

 

[Joshuaham]

Marlin 336 in 356 Winchester, boyds laminate stock. 220 speer flat point at 2500 fps hits like a freight train. Short and easy to carry . Unfortunately was stolen from within UPS on its way to get diamond like coating put on it.

 

[Rosebud]

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Sako L579 Forrester given to me by my uncle around 2000. He purchased it in early 60's as a .243 and shot the bbl out on woodchucks. Had Flaigs (anyone remember them?) put a new .243 bbl on it and I shot woodchucks for years with it. Once they leagalized rifles for deer here I put a new bbl on it in .338 federal and have been deer hunting ever since with it. Since put a custom stock on it along with Timney trigger. Tiny, light action, great looking with lots of history behind it. 200 gn hornadys work great on deer also!

Very nice, love Sakos

 

[K.E.C. Darkside]

My Model 70 Featherweight 308.
I picked it up early 90's.
One of the rifles I worked on last year, added a muzzle brake and freshened up the stock.

 

[dennnnyvan]

My favorite deer rifle was my kimber 84 in 257 Roberts .but I loved my grand daughter more so she has it. I'm using a savage 110 257 Roberts now.

 

[30-GT]

Marlin Glenfield Mod. 30 GT. 30-30 WIN.

 

[bonie]

1989 Winchester m70 Black shadow in 30-06 IMR 4350 with a midrange load with Nosler 180BTs. just seems to lay them down no matter how big and far say with in 400 every time and for me seems to be Lazer guided, missed only one real long shot many years ago and never missed one running with it. I have plenty of others I take for walk once in a while. they work ok.

 

[Greengt88]

This is what I hunt big game with. Built it myself and it's all period correct to the year 1770. 54 Cal with 1:70 twist and shoots patched round balls.
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Looks excellent..Did you use a kit for this? I've been interested in doing one myself. I'm not sure what all finish work/tools are needed.

 

[Markga]

Model 760 Remington 30-06 my dad bought the first year of deer season in Missouri. I captured it when I was a young teen have no idea how many deer it's killed but it would be a significant number.