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by wingmaster36
Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:12 am
Forum: Rifle Hunting - Big Game
Topic: Bullet choice for whitetails/muleys
Replies: 13
Views: 9567

Re: Bullet choice for whitetails/muleys

Another Johnson vote for Nosler Accu-bonds. My 7mm mag loves them, but I would choose whatever shot the best since deer are not that hard to kill.
by wingmaster36
Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:27 am
Forum: Rifle Hunting - Big Game
Topic: what rifle do you hunt with?
Replies: 112
Views: 58455

Re: what rifle do you hunt with?

Out west I use a Ruger 7mm Remington magnum with a Leupold VXIII 3.5x10 scope. In Arkansas timber I use a Winchester 94 in 7x30 Waters with a Lyman receiver sight. The 94 was my dad's and between us we have killed 28 deer with it since 1985. He now use a Savage 99 in .308 when he hunts. Dad is 71 an...
by wingmaster36
Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:46 am
Forum: Rifle Hunting - Big Game
Topic: Favorite Rifle?
Replies: 115
Views: 112145

Re: Favorite Rifle?

Ruger 77 MKII 7mm Remington magnum with VXIII 3.5x10x40 glass. It will drive tacks with 160 Nosler Accu-bonds and is pretty to look at. I like a nice walnut stock over synthetic any day so when I got a walnut gun that would shoot like my plastic guns I promoted it to #1. I did have a beater pre-64 m...
by wingmaster36
Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:17 am
Forum: Rifle Hunting - Big Game
Topic: Hornandy bullets
Replies: 16
Views: 12420

Re: Hornandy bullets

I once had a 300 Weatherby Mark V that didn't like the Sierra's, but would stack 180 Interlocks into 3/4 inch . With that said the Sierra boatails will tend to group a little tighter in more rifles. The hornady's have a longer parallel section that seem to help freebored chambers like the Weatherby'...
by wingmaster36
Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:26 pm
Forum: Rifle Hunting - Big Game
Topic: 500.00 rifle
Replies: 20
Views: 17627

Re: 500.00 rifle

Savage 110/111 with accu-trigger. They are lightweight tackdrivers.

Wyatt
by wingmaster36
Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:20 am
Forum: Rifle Hunting - Big Game
Topic: Savage rifles?
Replies: 17
Views: 12098

Re: Savage rifles?

I've owned several over the years and still have a .243 in the safe. They were all shooters. I do regret letting the .257 Roberts get away as they didn't make many of them.