What are you!?! His wife?!? Come-on man... He's got enough gun to take anything on the North American continent but I couldn't in good conscience ever say anyone doesn't need another rifle...He does not need to be buying any other rifles.
What are you!?! His wife?!? Come-on man... He's got enough gun to take anything on the North American continent but I couldn't in good conscience ever say anyone doesn't need another rifle...He does not need to be buying any other rifles.
What are you!?! His wife?!? Come-on man... He's got enough gun to take anything on the North American continent but I couldn't in good conscience ever say anyone doesn't need another rifle...
The OP has a 30-30 already so he would not be buying something he may not need. I would not hesitate to hunt deer with a 30-30! And, I would not hesitate to hunt deer with a .243 with 100grn softpoint rounds either! My next choice would be a .308 with 150grn soft point ammo.
It can should not be shot with regular hunting ammo - this needs clarification. I take it you are saying no regular hunting loads.
So handloads with Nosler Partion, or Nosler Accubond, Bullets. That I have on hand? Do Have some Ballistic tips but think they are not for hunting?
what about the centerfire thing??? or did it used to be legal?Shot placement is the thing I have taken deer with a 22 mag. and every caliber that was named above except for the 300 BO as I don't have one.
Personally, I'd be proud to hunt with that rifle. Don't know what all the fuss is about. Anybody can show up at deer camp with the latest super nardo plastic rifle. There's a lot to be said for going with a little tradition and history. When I'm not bow hunting I enjoy my flint lock more than anything else I've killed a deer with. My vote - go with what you've got and concentrate on the experience of hunting.
What I ended up doing was made some 30-06 to what books say are good to go in Garand and 1903.
Used some Nolser Partition, some Ballistic Tipped Hunting, and AccuBond
Thinking the scope is good enough to hit a guy at 300, in WWII And use them on paper at Camp Perry. It should do good with Bambi.
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