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What Rifle/Scope/Ammo Are You Shooting A Deer With This Year?

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Pygmy
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I won't be hunting this year because all of my firearms were lost in a mysterious, unfortunate boating accident in the middle of Seneca Lake... Instead of hunting I am going to volunteer  my time

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New land cannon is lookin to eat!  45cal smokeless muzzy

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If it hadn't sunk to the bottom of Seneca Lake somewhere between Watkins  Glen and Geneva, I would  be using my Rem M700 Mountain Rifle in 7mm08  with a Burris  2X7 and handloads  featuring  Barnes 12

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I won't be hunting this year because all of my firearms were lost in a mysterious, unfortunate boating accident in the middle of Seneca Lake...

Instead of hunting I am going to volunteer  my time to the Committee to Re-elect Governor Hochul....

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5 minutes ago, Pygmy said:

I won't be hunting this year because all of my firearms were lost in a mysterious, unfortunate boating accident in the middle of Seneca Lake...

Instead of hunting I am going to volunteer  my time to the Committee to Re-elect Governor Hochul....

Fantastic , with your charm and animal magnetism she’s a shoe in ^_^..

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For the September 10 early antlerless gun opener, I will most likely go with my T/C Omega 50 cal ML with 240 XTP bullets and 100 gr T7 powder, with Redfield wide field 2-7X scope for my first doe, and my Ithaca model 37 Featherlight, 16 ga, with 24” long, smoothbore deerslayer barrel, 4/5 oz Remington sluggers, and Weaver 1-1/2X scope, for my second.
 

Unless it’s raining, in which case, I will use my Remington 870 express with 18” smoothbore slug barrel, factory open sights, and Federal classic 1 oz foster slugs.

For early northern zone ML season, I will go with the same T/C Omega as above, and also for sz ML seasons.  
 

For nz gun opening weekend, and Thanksgiving weekend up there, I will go with my father in law’s Marlin 336 30/30 with Marlin 3-9X scope, and 150 gr Win super X ammo.  If it’s raining then, I will use my fiber optic sighted Marlin 336BL with the same loads.

For sz gun season, my primary gun will be my Marlin 512 Slugmaster bolt-action 12 ga with Redfield revolution 2-7x scope, and 2-3/4” Hornady SST’s.   I will also use the two other shotguns mentioned above (Ithaca at my parent’s place, Rem 870 in the rain).

Just 4 days until go time, and all the guns and ammo are sighted in and ready to go.  I am hoping for (8) deer this year. The T/C Omega has already taken one, on January 1. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Arcade Hunter said:

Nice!  Just got mine ready to go yesterday.  Cant wait till Saturday morning

I don't even own any other gun for deer. I started with a 12 gauge but hated the weight and recoil. One shot is fine by me... Any gun seems almost too easy after a month of bowhunting.

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Weatherby Vanguard 25-06, TRACT Toric 3-15x44, 100 Grain Barnes TTSX

Winchester model 70 stainless 243 win, Leupold 3-14?x40, 80 grain Barness TTSX

CVA Accura V2, Nikon 3-9x40, 70 grains by weight of BH209, 250 grain Barnes TMZ

if time allows....Remington 7600 carbine 35 Whelen, Leupold 2-7x32, 200 grain Barnes TTSX

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33 minutes ago, Robhuntandfish said:

Winchester model 94 30/30 I've had since I was 17. With a Bushnell banner 4x scope with the circle reticle. 160 grain Hornady lever revolution. Already made sure it was ready to go. 1" high at 100.... perfect.

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Probably the only shot you took with that gun on that outing. That ammo is rare as hens teeth these days!

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