What is the most hated deer rifle you owned ?

[Allen Kitts]

Ruger Model 77 Ultralight in 270 Winchester. I bought it for my wife to hunt with. It was a beautiful little rifle but kicked like seven mules. I took it to the range to sight it in, put about five rounds down the tube and headed straight back to the gun store i bought it from to trade it in. If she would have ever shot it she would have given up hunting right there.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Wow I read a lot of these posts and some of the rifles i actually really like. Out of all the rifles i have shot or owned I never really liked to shoot a Marlin 336 in 32 Special. My dad bought it for my mom in 1954. Darn thing is really rough on the shoulder. I put Wilson Peep sights on for Hog hunting, but never did use it.

 

[YZ-80]

A Crossman 760 pellet gun. Couldn't kill a darned thing with that piece of junk!

 

[M1A1ABRAMS]

A Crossman 760 pellet gun. Couldn't kill a darned thing with that piece of junk!

You really need to sit over your bait to kill with these. Mice really like dog food. I used to sit in the garage with a Snap On seat with wheels. Made for a entertaining evening. lol

 

[Locust Glenn]

I once had a Kimber Montana in .308 Winchester. The gun was a shooter, I was the problem. I suppose I am recoil sensitive. That gun kicked the crap out of me. I killed my buck with it that year and it hit the road shortly after season.

 

[cantfixstupid]

2 actually for me Winchester Model 98 30-30 lever action might as well have been throwing marbles at the deer and a Model 70 Win XTR 30-06 that rifle was just mean, 4 shots and I was crippled for at least a week, it is now a fast twist 220 Swift and is one of favorites.
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[cantfixstupid]

I had a spell of dislike with my M77 243.
My dad used to tell me it was fine because it was an under 300yard big game rifle and not to worry about it. It was a 1.5-2" rifle and even as a 12 yo I wanted better.
I had Douglas Barrels swap the barrel out and it became a real shooter.

I didnt' own this one, but i did my wife's grandfather a favor and used the '06 he build post WWII. He wanted it back in action.
It was the most awful rifle I've ever held, or shot. I almost developed a flinch shooting factory 150s with it

If it was a Winchester those things are brutal in 30-06, son of buck will hurt you.

 

[cantfixstupid]

Kimber Light Classic Sporter in 270WSM. While very nice looking rifle that was very well finished, felt recoil was atrocious, the action was very rough/notchy, and it was quite difficult me to shoot accurately due to the muzzle jump of its pencil-thin barrel. It was replaced by a Winchester Model 70 Supergrade sporter weight rifle in the same caliber which was a joy to shoot.

I got the same one you replaced it with, it may be my favorite all around, it just turns the switch off on contact

 

[Rosebud]

Ruger Model 77 Ultralight in 270 Winchester. I bought it for my wife to hunt with. It was a beautiful little rifle but kicked like seven mules. I took it to the range to sight it in, put about five rounds down the tube and headed straight back to the gun store i bought it from to trade it in. If she would have ever shot it she would have given up hunting right there.

Something about.270 and ultralight that just doesn't go together.

 

[sunset]

Oh man, I once bought a Remington 742 Woodsmaster in .30-06. It was an absolute disaster! The rifle had constant feeding issues, failed to eject spent casings, and was about as accurate as a slingshot. I spent more time fiddling with it than actually hunting. I ended up selling it for a loss just to get rid of it. Never again, Remington 742, never again.

 

[JSHKS]

First brand new rifle I ever bought. It was a "custom" and I use/refer lightly to the clown that built it. I went in wanting a 25-06, came out with a 270 after a few months wait. Wrong barrel, varmint but he cut me some slack….. came home (100 miles), mounted scope and off to the range. Third round, blew a primer in factory ammo, some measuring and headspace was the issue.
More trips down and back, now am pretty sour on the smith and the rig, but to many miles and time to back out.
Finally thought it was done…………the next fall it was all over the place, screws were all tight. Pulled the action and the bedding and pillars were a mess. Plowed all that garbage out, didn't like what I found. LOTS of mistakes or was intended for a different action.
More shooting and after about 5 rounds groups opened, yet with a cleaning they went right back, who shoots at a deer more than twice at the most.
I had so much time in it was why I kept it so long, about five years.
Looking back I should have clubbed the smith with it and done me and a lot of others a favor.
One up swing to the whole ordeal, I learned a lot.
I never was a 270 fan, got my 25-06 mountain rifle and quite happy ever since.
I did buy another 270 years later from cabelas as a donor action. Out of curiosity me and my shooting bud loaded it with some 150's, after having the 130's and 4831 shoved down our throats for so long. R26 and a 150, was a true eye opener. We ran everything over the chrono, it thinks it wants to be a 7 mag.

 

[Rosebud]

Was and still am a .270 Win fan. Old age and recoil issues moved me away, Wish I'd had a muzzle break or suppressor back then. Hunted with a 150 Speer grand slam for elk back in the stone age. When I could buy my elk and mule deer tags over the counter for $75 for deer, $100 for elk. Non res. Prices.