Centerfire hunters, what rifle will you open with?

[InterHarvester]

H&R .308 w/ 180gr remington cor-loks

 

[huntinkev]

Ruger M77 Mark ll 7 mag, leupold vx3 4.5-14x40

Are there any thing else better ? This is what I'll be taking also( Lord willing )but it has a Leupold vxll 3x9 50mm for the optics , killin" machine !

X3.

I'll be taking either this with a 3x9x50 Nikon buckmaster or a Remington .270 with 3x9x50 Nikon buckmaster. I haven't decided but leaning toward the 7 mag.

 

[gatodoc]

I seem underpowered....Rem 700 in 308 with 150 gr

 

[MarlinSlayer]

#1 son with Scoped Ruger gunsight Scout he got last Xmas from Santa
14 year old daughter with CVA break open single shot Hunter in 243 with scope
#2 son with CVA Accura MR 50 cal ML he shot his first deer with two weeks ago...says it's his favorite
Wife with my Savage XP in .308

which leaves me with AR 5.56 with ego tech, or Russian Recapture 8mm Mauser open sights, or xbow. I've ruled out the M1 Carbine because of what you guys have said about its power, and not only is the Garand heavy, but I have no hunting loads for it.

 

[hunt4646]

If weather is clear it will be Remington 700 , wood stock, 270 win with minox 3x9 hand loaded hornady 120 SST.

If still wet the Savage Axis with composite stock in 7mm-08 with Sightron BigSky 3x9 scope with dot reticule shooting hand loaded Hornady 162SST

 

[donkey5150]

M1 Garand, vented plug, 165 gr sst

 

[Grim Reaper]

Won't be opening day, but it will be with a winchester m70 coyote lite 7mm wsm topped with Ziess 3-9x40 or winchester m70 featherweight 7mm-08 topped with Burris full field II 3-9x40.

 

[Mama Doe]

Ruger American 7mm-08 with a Nikon pro staff scope

 

[deerchaser007]

If I hunt the thick stuff it will be my marlin 35rem with 200 grain hornady leverevolution. If in open woods, custom savage 116 25-06 with 117 grain SST's

 

[gator-n-buck]

Encore Pro Hunter .308

 

[lpo1981]

NEF 308 or the old trusty marlin 30-30....

 

[archer19]

NEF Handi rifle .243

 

[tickweed]

T/C encore 243

 

[feldmutze]

Ruger M77 Mark ll 7 mag, leupold vx3 4.5-14x40

Same setup except for .270, an unbeatable combo imho.

 

[backwoods7]

Either Ruger M77 tang safety 300win mag shooting 150gr powerpoints or my Rem 700 7mm08 shooting 140gr ballistic silvertips. Can't decide guess I'll flip a coin

 

[Atchman2]

Browning BAR .308, with a Redfield 3 x 9 scope, and handloaded ammo. I think the bullets are boat tailed hollow points and very heavy (175 grain?), but I can put the bullet where I want it to go at any reasonable range. Never had any luck with it using factory ammo.

 

[WORM82]

My dads old rem 760 gamemaster pump in 30.06 with the original redfield 4x wide view scope. Rem 180 grain core locks

 

[HuntingDicksonDTC]

I will be taking my daughter on her 1st ever deer hunt. SHE will be shooting a Remington model 7 stainless 7-08 topped with a Sightron SII Big Sky 3-9x42


during the week when i get to hunt i will have my Ruger Hawkeye stainless 338 federal or a Weatherby Vanguard stainless 270

 

[SES]

I'll be toting my Remington 700 chambered in .270. I refinished the stock on it after the close of the season last year. 20+ years of abuse and looking like new again.

 

[Bfields]

Weatherby 270 wsm 150 grain nosler ballistic tip hand load nikon 3x9