[Younghunter]

Guns aren't a big concern of mine. Almost any modern day rifle will shoot sufficiently to take down a white-tail at moderate yardages. People worry about ballistics too much when in reality many aren't good enough to take shots at distances where ballistics matter, or they aren't even able to see the far distances where ballistics would matter. Spending a little time at the range to find the right bullet for the gun and sighting it in is about all you need. For people who hunt out West where far shots are common, I think guns are much more important than in the Midwest and East where shots are limited by cover.

I bought both guns that I use for hunting. No one gave them too me. One is a Mossberg 500, has a cantilever rifled barrel that I have a Bushnell trophy 1.75-4X scope, that covers my deer hunting where rifles aren't allowed. I also have a 28" vent rib barrel for that gun. That covers all my turkey, waterfowl, upland, trap shooting.

My rifle is a Browning A-bolt Hunter classic in a .270. I put a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9x scope on there.

both guns shoot great, I have my ammo picked out that shoot good out of them, and I clean them properly before and after hunting season (and then also during if they get shot a lot, and after target shooting).
-Matt

[NonTypical07]

I didnt buy my deer rifle, but I did work for it. I have a Howa (made by Tikka) in .243 caliber, with a Simmons 3X9-40 sccope. I have shot 5 deer with it and it does the job everytime. I shoot Winchester Supreme Ballistic Tips in 95 grain. My gun with those bullets will shoot about 1" groups at 100 yards, thats fine for me. People think that a .243 is underpowered, but if you can shoot it really doesnt matter. I took a mule deer last year in Montana at 200 yards and it dropped him dead in his tracks.

I dont see the point in using a 300 mag or something along those lines for deer, like younghunter said any modern day rifle is sufficient for deer.

[NonTypical07]

.300 win mag... i wasnt busting on you in my post.. it completley skipped my mind that that was your username.. let me rephrase that.. i dont think you need a .338 mag to kill a deer...lol

[mickey8]

.300 win mag, this is a great topic, i do take care of my guns and clean them after every time their fired. i like my 30-06 Remington, but i also love my uncles 30-30 winchester which i harvest a doe with, a few years ago. those idiots that you bring up is why i hated the idea of getting a doe during rifle season

[PSUHunter]

.300 Win Mag wrote:

Today at Grice Gun Shop I showed my brother all the 760 Game Masters on the rack. There is probably 20 of them used guns on the rack right now. Out of the 20, 18 of them are 30/06's. Out of the 20, 19 of them were severely abused. .

that right there is the main reason I baught a new rifle instead of a used one. I never feel confident about anything used, there are only a couple things that I would want to venture out and buy used such as cars and stuff like that, but when I was loking for a rifle, I decided the best thing for me is to get a brand new gun. But I didnt have $700 to spend on a high class rifle, hence that led me to the Remington Model 710 and I got it in the 30-06 load because that is what I liked best. I dont ever plan on selling this gun EVER. It shoots great and I am in love with it.