IF YOU COULD ONLY OWN ONE HUNTING RIFLE, WHICH IS IT?
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From: MB, Canada
7mm Rem. Mag. ( Scope 4-16 x 50)
I'm going to have to go with this gun just because of its huge range and power and abilitly to easily take down anything on this continent. I may be slightly biased due to the fact I just bought one but I have fallen in love with it. The only thing on the down side is it is a heavier gun and harder to steady. I ran into trouble with it deer hunting this year beacause I had about a 200 yd shot nothing to lean on and the prarie grass was too tall to kneel and balance my elbow on my knee.
I would choose the .270 cause it is always dead on and little recoil and pretty darn lite but I had trouble one year where I thought I missed and elk on the first shot and put it down on the second. But when we were skinning it back home I noticed the first shot hit a rib on the close side and got stuck in it, therefore not getting into the organs.
So if I was forced into only owning one gun I would be never trade my Remmington 700 BDL 7mm Rem. Mag w/ Bushnell Elite 4200 4-16x50
Its the perfect combo, reliable at all ranges and game sizes, not too heavy (I carried one around for 7hrs striaght this season and didnt get tired of it), plus I've never been to any place that sold ammo and didnt have any for this gun.
You could really use this gun anywhere in North America and will put down what ever your aiming at.....as long as you can aim
I'm going to have to go with this gun just because of its huge range and power and abilitly to easily take down anything on this continent. I may be slightly biased due to the fact I just bought one but I have fallen in love with it. The only thing on the down side is it is a heavier gun and harder to steady. I ran into trouble with it deer hunting this year beacause I had about a 200 yd shot nothing to lean on and the prarie grass was too tall to kneel and balance my elbow on my knee.
I would choose the .270 cause it is always dead on and little recoil and pretty darn lite but I had trouble one year where I thought I missed and elk on the first shot and put it down on the second. But when we were skinning it back home I noticed the first shot hit a rib on the close side and got stuck in it, therefore not getting into the organs.
So if I was forced into only owning one gun I would be never trade my Remmington 700 BDL 7mm Rem. Mag w/ Bushnell Elite 4200 4-16x50
Its the perfect combo, reliable at all ranges and game sizes, not too heavy (I carried one around for 7hrs striaght this season and didnt get tired of it), plus I've never been to any place that sold ammo and didnt have any for this gun.
You could really use this gun anywhere in North America and will put down what ever your aiming at.....as long as you can aim
Last edited by atrd86; Nov 25, 2008 at 02:30 AM.
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Lever action .45-70
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Uh, other than muskets, I think most of us are using rifled barrels.
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Uh, other than muskets, I think most of us are using rifled barrels.
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30-06. remington has this ammo that you can use for small game such as a whitetail or muley. medium ammo for elk and moose. and big game ammo for bears. this is all for the 30-06. you might be a little crazy to go for bear with that rifle but if your a good shot it can be done
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From: Mansfield, OH
I have a smooth-bore barrel for my Rem 870 for throwing rifled slugs. They're only good (accurate) for 50 yards or so, but that's all you need in heavy wooded cover. So long as you can hit a paper plate, you're good to go!
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I have shot competitively in the past. There's usually one target that has a steel plate with a hole at that range. It's real simple, if you break an arrow or hear a metal ting, you didn't get in the target. These holes in the iron are usually the size of a paper plate. Each arrow I fling is over $20. And this year I haven't broken any arrows...
I use mini playing cards for accuracy drills at known yardages up to 60 yards. If I cannot hit the bottom of a pop can at 60 yards, I go back to shooting basics and or double check the tune of the bow.
I have dumped several deer and an elk in excess of 80 yards.
So shots in that range and further happen. We practice them and estimating yardage for when that situation arises. We take most of our game at 40 yards and less as we stalk up close to ensure a better situation. But with no trees, no cover and a broadside animal. I have to be able to make it count.
Dave
I use mini playing cards for accuracy drills at known yardages up to 60 yards. If I cannot hit the bottom of a pop can at 60 yards, I go back to shooting basics and or double check the tune of the bow.
I have dumped several deer and an elk in excess of 80 yards.
So shots in that range and further happen. We practice them and estimating yardage for when that situation arises. We take most of our game at 40 yards and less as we stalk up close to ensure a better situation. But with no trees, no cover and a broadside animal. I have to be able to make it count.
Dave
