[Jakeway]

I've probably gotten a reputation on this board as being a 260 REM bigot, but I think this year's opening day deer rifle will be my Browning A Bolt II in 270 WIN, with 130 gr Nosler BTs. My last 6 deer have been with my Ruger Compacts, and the Browning is getting really jealous of them.

What is/was your opening day deer and/or antelope rig this year? (Other game critters don't count in this informal survey.)

 

[Darin115]

Opening day gun??

Custom 1909 Argentine Mauser chambered in .280 Remington. Just finished building it about a month ago.

Darin

 

[ruger700]

My Remington 700 marked 280 Remington/7MM Express.

 

[2Bits]

I generally use my Marlin 1895 lever gun in .444 caliber! However, this year I am going to break out the .264/06 instead. I will be shooting Hornady 160 grn round nose bullets in the woods.

 

[Runnin Lead]

A week from today is opening day for my speedgoat season, will be taking my T/C
Hawken .54 flintlock.
2 days later is my opening day for deer, if I don't have my speedgoat yet will still be hunting with the flintlock.
For deer opener if I already have my speedgoat I will take my T/C Icon .308

 

[mattsbox99]

My new No. 1 A in 6.5 Swede is going along for the riverbottom portion of the day, and my No. 1 B in .25/06 is going along for the prairie portion of the day.

 

[hillestadj]

My new Browning Acera Battue in 300WM will get the nod assuming I get a decent load worked up. Otherwise the BLR in .308 Win is always on stand by.

 

[Davers]

Most likely I'll be using my Browning A-Bolt Hunter in .308. Tomorrow, our Ky 2-day early M/L season opens & I'll be using my T/C Black Diamond in .50 caliber.

 

[broom_jm]

H&R SB2 in 358GNR, with 180gr Hornady SSP for the Indiana deer opener, and two days later, my Model 70 in 270Winchester, with 140gr Accubonds, for the Michigan opener.

 

[Tnhunter]

Tomorrow morning in Kentucky, my CVA 50 cal Optima w/Prostaff on top. On the 13th in Indiana an H&R Handi-Rifle in .44 mag topped with another Prostaff. For Kentucky on the 18th, 9.3x62 CZ 550 FS w/Zeiss on top OR, if bad weather my Marlin .375 w/Weaver V3 on top. In Tennessee on the 20th my 50+ yr old Sako Mauser in .270 w/Leupold on top. Somewhere in between, the same set-up for Tennessee M/L as for Ky M/L.

 

[shane256]

My .260, for sure

 

[landroverking]

25-06 Encore

 

[Old Grump]

Couldn't make up my mind, today it was H&R handi-rifle in .308

Tomorrow it will be M1 Garand.

Sunday it will be Lyman/Cougar inline 50 cal muzzle loader.

44 mag, Super Blackhawk revolver goes with me in case I see pig or deer is under 60 yards.

Monday I am down to 22 rifle for squirrel, not sure which one yet. Tree's dropping cover pretty fast so shotgun won't be necessary this year.

 

[speed trap]

Can't make my mind up between my Savage Weather Warrior .243 or my Remington 700 heavy barrel .308....

 

[huffmanite]

If I did go deer hunting this year.....probably one of my sporterized military surplus actions in 257Roberts or perhaps one in 6.5 Swede. Oh heck, I'd probably end up flipping a coin on which one to use.

 

[M1894]

Marlin 1893 in 32/40.

 

[Rubberduck]

Winchester Model 70 in 270 win or my Browning A bolt in 270 wsm.

 

[broom_jm]

Marlin 1893 in 23/40.

This I gotta see...

OK, OK, so I know it's just a typo, but for even half a second, tell me you weren't asking yourself if there really is a cartridge called a "23/40" ??

 

[Davers]

This I gotta see...

OK, OK, so I know it's just a typo, but for even half a second, tell me you weren't asking yourself if there really is a cartridge called a "23/40" ??

Me too.....I think he ment .32-40 WCF.

 

[lonniew09]

240 wby mk5 dlx pushing hornady 100g btsp for deer
7x57 a.i. mauser custom pushing 140g barnes x for nov. hog (cal hunt no lead allowed)
i havn't even fire formed the cases for the 7x57 load much less worked them up. as changing from lead to copper my current load data surley will not work. I better get busy and quite reading posts. good luck to all on your hunts