What is your idea of.....

[FOTIS]

the CLASSIC deer rife?
Different terrain dictate different rifle calibers and configurations as we all know. That said what do you consider the Classic deer rifle?

 

[Mortis]

The Winchester 94 in 30-30.

 

[FOTIS]

Good one!

 

[SJB358]

Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight 30-06, Leupold, 220 grain PTs

 

[6mm Remington]

Remington Model 700 MTN rifle in 280 Remington with 140 gr. Nosler Partitions.

 

[taylorce1]

Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight .270 Win, Leupold, 130 grain bullets.

Fixed it for you! :mrgreen:

 

[DrMike]

Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight .270 Win, Leupold, 130 grain bullets.

Fixed it for you! :mrgreen:

Ooooooh! That's harsh! Model 70 Featherweight, 7mm Mauser. (Though I do like the Model 94 30-30 as the quintessential deer rifle.)

 

[taylorce1]

Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight .270 Win, Leupold, 130 grain bullets.

Fixed it for you! :mrgreen:

Ooooooh! That's harsh! Model 70 Featherweight, 7mm Mauser. (Though I do like the Model 94 30-30 as the quintessential deer rifle.)

I do happen to spend a lot of time in the same kind of country where the .270 Win earned its reputation as an all around big game rifle for anything that walks the lower 48.

I'll throw a couple in that all Easterners and any true deer hunter can appreciate, Savage 1899 in .250-3000, Remington 760 in .35 Rem.

 

[DrMike]

I don't question the .270 as a classic, I'm just anticipating Scotty's pain when he sees the fix for his post. :grin:

 

[6mm Remington]

Can a guy have more than one classic?

Ruger Model 77 in 6mm Remington with 100 gr. Partitions.

Remington Model 600 in 6mm Remington. 4x Weaver scope



Ruger #1B in 30-06 with 165 gr. Partitions (or Accubonds)

 

[wildgene]

...Winchester Model 92 .32-20...

...almost all my aunts, uncles, cousins, my mom, brother, sister, & I shot our "first deer" w/ it, it kept a large family fed thru the Depression, WW II, mill strikes, mine strikes, & good times. While the menfolk were chasing around the "hills" up on the Canadian border, my Grandma would sit in camp, shoot her deer & wait for one of the "boys" to show up, dress it & drag it over to the meatpole...

 

[DrMike]

...Winchester Model 92 .32-20...

...almost all my aunts, uncles, cousins, my mom, brother, sister, & I shot our "first deer" w/ it, it kept a large family fed thru the Depression, WW II, mill strikes, mine strikes, & good times. While the menfolk were chasing around the "hills" up on the Canadian border, my Grandma would sit in camp, shoot her deer & wait for one of the "boys" to show up, dress it & drag it over to the meatpole...

That is a neat story, Gene. Watch those ladies with a Model 92; they can be seriously good shots.

 

[wildgene]

...Winchester Model 92 .32-20...

...almost all my aunts, uncles, cousins, my mom, brother, sister, & I shot our "first deer" w/ it, it kept a large family fed thru the Depression, WW II, mill strikes, mine strikes, & good times. While the menfolk were chasing around the "hills" up on the Canadian border, my Grandma would sit in camp, shoot her deer & wait for one of the "boys" to show up, dress it & drag it over to the meatpole...

That is a neat story, Gene. Watch those ladies with a Model 92; they can be seriously good shots.

...one of my mom's favorite stories was shooting blue grouse out of a tree. She started @ the bottom, popping their heads off w/ the .32-20, limited out (5) before she ran out of grouse...

 

[gerry]

Caliber would be the 260 Remington or 7mm-08 in a Remington Model 7, light and compact for close range and it can reach way out a tag a deer as well.. Since there are no left hand model 7's I have to pick a different gun. Hard to beat a 270 Win as well in a light weight rifle for those who hunt in the mountains a lot.

 

[SJB358]

Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight .270 Win, Leupold, 130 grain bullets.

Fixed it for you! :mrgreen:

Ooooooh! That's harsh! Model 70 Featherweight, 7mm Mauser. (Though I do like the Model 94 30-30 as the quintessential deer rifle.)

Actually, it was a toss up in my mind between the two..

That 7mm Mauser in a Pre64 would be too, if I had a couple 1000 dollars, just to think about owning a rifle like that!

 

[PJGunner]

I've used quite a few different rifles for deer over the 50 plus years I'be hunted them. Probably my all time favorite was my 1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 6.5x45MM. The rifle was a gift to me from the wife of an old gunsmith who said I could have the gun when he passed. I really liked tht rifle. Some low life POS broke into my truck when I made a pit stop to use the can as a gas station, broke the window io get in and stole the rifle. :x Bunch of people around but nobody saw a thing. :roll: I looked for a decent replacement for years but found nothing decent. many looker OK on the outside but bores were badly corroded due to corrosove priming and improper cleaning. One day I found a smokin' deal on a Ruger M77 RSI because the guy that had it couldn't get a decent group regardless of what he tried. He was right. :shock: Nothing wold group in that rifle so I just kept on fighting with the gun until one day, while trying a load that should have been totally unsuitable for the bullet weight and cartridge, BINGO! THe gun shot a group that at least made it into my standard of a consistant 15" at 100 yards. 8) Subsequent trials with that load proved the load worked. The load? Well it's a top end load with Winchester brass and standard primer (WLR) W760 powder and the 165 Gr. Speer Hot Core. load has stayed within my 1.5" limit and sometimes a hair smaller. A while back I carefully relived themetal nose cap where it contacted the barrl and groups dropped to 1.25" most of the time Sometimes a group will be at the 1.5" level but as long as that is the worst case scenario, then I'm a happy camper. Longest shot was at 250 yards laser measured and the der dies on the spot while completely disegarding the somewhat slow 2550 FPS muzzle velocity from the 18.5" barrel. The rifle may just be a "one trick pony" but it does that trick very well. :grin: 8) I've lost count as to how many deer I've taken with it but all wereone shot kills. About the farthest any deer went after being hit was maybe 30-35 feet in a half circle, then straight down and out.

PaulB.

 

[Savage99]

The ideal rifle depends on what we like in a rifle and where we hunt.

Even then there are many good guns and to each his own.

I started out in the 50's with a 722/222 which was a very poor rifle.

It was weak, heavy and clumsy. It's gone!

Next was a P17 Enfield 30-06 sporterized. Excellent cartridge, heavy gun.

Then in 1966 I got a Savage 99 F in .358 Win. That rifle is superb for the forests of the North.

Now I hunt more in open land and have a number of rifles I like. I am shooting a fine custom 30-06 because I it's so well made and finished.

 

[FOTIS]

How about a winchester classic (pre '64 action) in 270 Winchester?

 

[SJB358]

Pre 64 Model 70 Featherweight 30-06, Leupold, 220 grain PTs

How about a winchester classic (pre '64 action) in 270 Winchester?

I think were on the same track.. I wished I would have waited for a Pre64 270 Winchester for my wife instead of the 25-06. The more I handle and see the Pre64's, the more I like them.

http://www.daverifflegunsales.com/winch ... eight_1961

http://www.daverifflegunsales.com/winch ... 0_270_1952

 

[FOTIS]

That is spendy man