wjyarkiell

I use a 270 Winchester. i have read alot of Jack OConnor and i really like the 270. Im just weird like that, cuz i dont really care for the 7mm bullet, even though i know its a good bullet, i just like and prefer the 270. really, a 30-06 or 7mm mag, or 300 Win mag or whatever wont kill anything deader than a 270 will.

Doubled 150

For the last 20 years, I've use a Marlin 30-30. I got it for my birthday when I was 14 and have used it ever since. I've used it this long for a couple reasons; it's killed every deer I've shot and it's the only deer rifle I've owned until just recently. I bought a 7 mag a few days ago. I'll probably use it next year.

huntercr

I use a Tikka in 30-06 because it fits me very well. It is also quite light and very accurate, doesn't look bad either.

rozman62

I use several rifles but my main companion in the fall is my Marlin 336 in .35 Rem. It fits me well, shoots 3/4" groups at 100 yardsand is the ultimate woods gun.

Shockwave

I use a Remington 700 Mountain Rifle LSS in 7mm-08 because it is a good looking gun, it's light, it doesn't beat me up at the range, it shoots sub-1" groups all the time (@100yds) and it has killed every deer I've pointed it at out to 250yds so far. That's enough for me to stick with it!

gspguy73

I shoot a Tikka T-3 in 30-06. I love the caliber and I won the gun at a Pheasants Forever banquet.

thndrchiken

Well, let's see there's a 270 WSM Ruger MKII, 307 Win, 30-06 FN Mauser, and the 35 Whelen Rem 7600. Which gun do I use, depends on which ones scream the loudest while I'm packing for the trip. Seriously though I try to match the gun to the hunting conditions. For the thick brush and deep woods I prefer the 307 or the 35 Whelen which are both open sighted, the 307 has a ghost ring and the 35 a Williams peep, the 270 WSM and 30-06 wear 3x9 Leupold's. That being said my winter projects are to sporterize a Czech Mauser to 257 Roberts and a Swedish M96. I intend on cutting the barrel on the 96 down to 22" recrown, bend the bolt and eventually drill and tap for a scope, until then I'll be using an Accumounts military mount that is similar to the B-Square set up but a lot sturdier. Haven't decided on what scope will go on it yet though. The 257 will probably be my walking gun seeing as how I am building for light weight. Why do I use them, well I am a bit nostalgic and it is hard to improve upon perfection which is what the m98 mauser is. That and when I'm out in the woods or at the range and an old timer comes up and asks "Whatcha got there" then get a weird look. I love it. I will probably be picking up another surplus M98 before long to make into another Whelen or maybe 338-06, that's next years project though, if our saviour Obama has not suckered the sheep of this county into forgoing the Second.

gmil6184

I use my father's old Model 70 in 7mm Rem. Mag. It is probably too much gun for the fairly small NY whitetails I shoot with it, and it has a huge custom walnut stock on it that weighs a ton making it a pain to carry around. I love it however. My father has taken piles and piles of deer with it, a couple bear, and a few big mulies. I grew up listening to stories about him hunting with the "7 Mag" and I used to be in awe of the size of the cartridges. A few years ago My father, brother and I went on a mule deer hunt in Montana with my uncle and my father bought a new rifle so I got to use the 7 Mag. I managed to take a huge mule deer out there and have since used it on a couple whitetails. As such i've unofficially adopted it and its one of my most prized possessions. It is a thing of functional beauty, the bolt is slick as glass, and the trigger is crisp, the blueing is faded in all the usual places and that beautiful stock has plenty of scars from years of hard use but in a way that makes it more beautiful to me. My only wish is that it could talk and tell some of its stories.

nosualc

Depends on the locale:

Beretta AL390 shotgun with a hastings slug barrel. Used onlywhere slugs are legally required. Accurate enough, amazingly effective.

Marlin 1895 .45-70, when shots will be < 150 yards. I use this when hunting in very heavy cover. I want a big hole and a big blood trail. With hand-loads, this rifle is very accurate. This rifle is not blessed with a flat trajectory.

Sako .308 when shots will potentially be > 150 yards. Again, with hand-loads, a very accurate rifle.

-nosualc