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What are the top-10 deer rifles? Here's one man's picks(PA)
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| 3 June, 2012
| George Block
Posted on 06/04/2012 4:54:22 AM PDT by marktwain
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I must be slipping. I only have used and/or own seven of these rifles, not counting duplicates.
Perhaps we should start another thread for military origin rifles. The Remington 700 is used by our military, and the AR group of rifles is increasingly favored by today's hunters.
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posted on
06/04/2012 4:54:34 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
An Armalite AR-10, an FN-FAL, an HK-91, or an M-1A...IMO ;)
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posted on
06/04/2012 4:58:22 AM PDT
by
RC one
(this space intentionally left blank)
To: marktwain
Ditto on the Savage 99. Mine is in .250 and I have had great success with it.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:06:46 AM PDT
by
Texas Colonel
(Get as close as you can...then get 10 yards closer..)
To: marktwain
Ditto on the Savage 99. Mine is in .250 and I have had great success with it.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:06:46 AM PDT
by
Texas Colonel
(Get as close as you can...then get 10 yards closer..)
To: marktwain
I am partial to the Ruger M77 all stainless .338 but with a rubber coated Hogue fiberglass stock. Thats my moose rifle, its technically a deer rifle, moose are in the deer family.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:11:31 AM PDT
by
Eye of Unk
(Liberals need not reply.)
To: marktwain
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT??
NO muzzleloaders????
We’ve been around A LOT LONGER than those cartridge thingys.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:14:08 AM PDT
by
Flintlock
(THE TRUTH: It's the new hate speech..)
To: marktwain
Firearms were created for the purpose of combat. To exclude “military origin” rifles would be to exclude every rifle on this list.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:21:45 AM PDT
by
Durus
(You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
To: marktwain
Got my first deer, a couple of decades ago, with a Model 94 30-30. Loved that rifle. Wish I still had it.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:23:26 AM PDT
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: Flintlock
The article did say “produced after 1900”. There are a great many rifles that would have been excellent picks, as the author noted.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:23:32 AM PDT
by
marktwain
To: marktwain; harpseal; TexasCowboy; nunya bidness; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; wku man; SLB; ...
I have to agree with RC One -- the FAL and M1A work very well on the deer, the FAL especially. The M1A is a bit more accurate, but a lot heavier to lug around, especially in hilly terrain.
I also must point out that the Marlin 1894 in .44mag works as well as the Model 94 out to a few hunded yards. After that, the .30-30 shoots much flatter. With the density of the woods in my area, 150 is all you'll need; often less than that.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:26:14 AM PDT
by
Joe Brower
(Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
To: Durus
Firearms were created for the purpose of combat. To exclude military origin rifles would be to exclude every rifle on this list. I think that would be a stretch. AFAIK, the Remington pumps were never considered by any military, and there are a lot of rifles that were designed specifically for hunting, even though any hunting gun can be used for military purposes. I do not know if any military ever used the model 94 Winchester or the 336 Marlin. The Savage 99 was produced in a military model, but I do not think it was adopted by any military. Maybe a militia unit in the U.S. bought some. I only know of one drilling that was adopted for military use as a survival gun for the Luftwaffe during WWII.
To: Flintlock
My Hawken .54 has put a lot of food on the table!
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:35:05 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
To: Delta 21
NICE
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:45:32 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
To: marktwain
If you are making sausage, an M249 isn’t a bad choice.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:49:51 AM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: marktwain
Growing up in Western PA, I can’t disagree with any of the author’s selections, but I would say there were a small band of .25 calliber diehards for the general PA utility rifle. The .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .25-06 and .257 Weatherby could be loaded with lighter bullets for reaching out and touching those groundhogs at long range, and loaded heavy for PA black bear and manage everything in between. If you could have only one rifle in PA, it’s the ticket.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:50:46 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: marktwain
My dad and I took a lot of game with a Remington 760 in .270. Hand-loads ... Chasing game ... It made for some of the best bonding I ever had with him.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:50:54 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(=)
To: marktwain
I have the 35 Remington lever action which is great for hunting in the woods. My favorite deer rifles are the 270 Browning Bar and 257 Weatherby Magnum. The last deer I shot with the 270 dropped like a house fell on its head.
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posted on
06/04/2012 5:54:35 AM PDT
by
peeps36
(America is being destroyed by filthy traitors in the political establishment)
To: marktwain
The drawback with the Model 94 is getting the second shot. The rifle recoils up and you lose you target. The Winchester Model 70 recoils straight back allowing a second shot. IMHO
To: marktwain
A stretch? I'm not sure I understand your logic. All firearms are military derivatives regardless of general use. It's not required for the individual rifle to be used by the military. Although I'm sure at some point the Model 14 was used in combat someplace and obviously the Winchester 94 was.
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posted on
06/04/2012 6:08:56 AM PDT
by
Durus
(You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
To: bmwcyle
Optics on a charcoal burner...
That’s just wrong.
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posted on
06/04/2012 6:16:42 AM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
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