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What rifle is everyone using?

Nutterbuster said:
Highly dependent on caliber. For example, since their 12 gauge, 20 gauge, and .410 barrels are interchangeable, they're all the same outer diameter at the receiver. Which means the 12 gauge is a very light gun, and the .410 is obscenely heavy.

This is true across the board. So calibers/gauges that are already heavy hitters are made worse due to a light barrel. Milder, smaller calibers are made even sweeter due to the sheer mass of the barrel. My .243 had no recoil at all, but my 20 is a little stout.
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I shoot the 20 gauge. The barrel blank is for a 12 gauge. It is heavy. I have a limb saver recoil pad on it. I have pretty bad shoulder arthritis and that combo is easy on my shoulder.

Now don’t ask me about my winchester sx3 and turkey and goose loads. Ouch!
 
alpaca jeff said:
I carry the Pennsylvania Pump, the Remington 760 in 308 topped with a Leuapold 3x9, I have rattled of 3 shots in a little over one second! about as close to an assault rifle as you can get
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For my area of PA, the PA pump, AKA the Amish machine gun, is the 760 or 7600 in .30-06.
 
lawrence said:
Savage light weight hunter 6.5 cm
Savage light weight hunter 260 rem
Prefer the 260 because nosler loads a 100 grain good for deer up to 300 yrds. There are not alot of open field shots where i hunt. I have spent the last three years figuring out what i liked. Tried 300 win down to 223(legal in florida). The 6.5 were the ticket for me. Helps when you can change out your own barrel.
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I started hunting the mountains of North GA a few years ago so I just purchased a Savage LWH in .308 last month and topped it with a Lupold 2x7x33. It weighs a hair over 6 lbs and feels like carrying a pellet gun compared to my Model 70 in 300 Win Mag with 26” barrel. I have only put a dozen rounds through it while sighting it in, but it is a great lightweight option for the money. It’s still available online for less than $500.
 
lawrence said:
Savage light weight hunter 6.5 cm
Savage light weight hunter 260 rem
Prefer the 260 because nosler loads a 100 grain good for deer up to 300 yrds. There are not alot of open field shots where i hunt. I have spent the last three years figuring out what i liked. Tried 300 win down to 223(legal in florida). The 6.5 were the ticket for me. Helps when you can change out your own barrel.
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I love the .260 Rem. I wish it wasn't almost dead, and that there were more rifles available in that caliber. Sad that it was ignored by the general hunting public--probably the best low-recoil caliber Whitetail cartridge ever developed.
 
CZMark said:
I love the .260 Rem. I wish it wasn't almost dead, and that there were more rifles available in that caliber. Sad that it was ignored by the general hunting public--probably the best low-recoil caliber Whitetail cartridge ever developed.
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I agree. The 6.5 creedmoor is the rage now but it’s not doing anything the 260 couldn’t do for decades.
 
Model 94 Winchester 30-30 will be my saddle hunting gun this year and it's my favorite gun in the whole world. I also have a Browning(BAR) Semi auto Belgium made 30-06. Both guns were hand me downs from my my grandfathers on either side of my family. I shot my first buck(spikehorn) with the 30-30 near Crystal Falls Michigan with my dad right by my side.
 
I prefer the 260 Remington over the 6.5 Creedmoor. The 260 has a larger powder capacity than the 6.5 for a hand loader this extends the gap in performance between the two cartridges. The 260 case is simple to produce from the abundant 308 Winchester. This alone greatly increases the practicality of the 260 Remington cartridge over the 6.5 Creedmoor. The popularity of the 6.5 Creedmoor is a result of the current “ Tacticool” environment. The article by Chuck Hawks posted below gives a good comparison as well as the reason between the cartridges factory performance.
https://www.chuckhawks.com/case_capacity_matters.html
 
lawrence said:
Savage light weight hunter 6.5 cm
Savage light weight hunter 260 rem
Prefer the 260 because nosler loads a 100 grain good for deer up to 300 yrds. There are not alot of open field shots where i hunt. I have spent the last three years figuring out what i liked. Tried 300 win down to 223(legal in florida). The 6.5 were the ticket for me. Helps when you can change out your own barrel.
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Oh yeah! I love my .260 (6.5-08)! My Remington 700 action with Kreiger barrel shoots them 140gr. A-Max handloads very well.
 
SaddleUpPartner! said:
Model 94 Winchester 30-30 will be my saddle hunting gun this year and it's my favorite gun in the whole world. I also have a Browning(BAR) Semi auto Belgium made 30-06. Both guns were hand me downs from my my grandfathers on either side of my family. I shot my first buck(spikehorn) with the 30-30 near Crystal Falls Michigan with my dad right by my side.
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How do you find loading your next round with a 30-30 in the saddle? Assuming you’re right handed, how is reloading after shooting to your left hand side? Does the bridge/tether get in the way at all?


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EricS said:
I agree. The 6.5 creedmoor is the rage now but it’s not doing anything the 260 couldn’t do for decades.
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The only thing the 6.5 Creedmoor has over the .260 is the ability to shoot longer (heavier) bullets--rifling twist on the .260 is a bit slow to shoot bullets over about 140 grains. Personally, I see no need to shoot 6.5mm bullets that heavy for Whitetail hunting.
 
ThumbsMcGee said:
How do you find loading your next round with a 30-30 in the saddle? Assuming you’re right handed, how is reloading after shooting to your left hand side? Does the bridge/tether get in the way at all?


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If you haven't hit the deer with the first 7 rounds...?
 
ThumbsMcGee said:
How do you find loading your next round with a 30-30 in the saddle? Assuming you’re right handed, how is reloading after shooting to your left hand side? Does the bridge/tether get in the way at all?


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That's a work in progress because I haven't gotten my saddle yet. I just figured the more compact gun would be better when I'm in the saddle. I will certainly let you know how it works after the season!
 
ThumbsMcGee said:
I suppose I should’ve said “placing another round in the chamber after discharging the first” to be more precise.


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I usually don't load my 30-30 until I've gotten to my hunting spot or right before shooting hours start. When I hunt out of a tree stand, I don't load the gun until I'm ready to hunt and strapped in.
Loading the gun is easy; I take the first round and shove it in the loading port on the side and leave about an inch of the first round sticking out of the loading port. Then with the next round, I push the first round all the way in with the tip of the second round and repeat the process until it's full of ammo. I then (my favorite part) rack the lever, pull the hammer down to safe and then load one more round into the gun. In total I'll have 5 rounds to hunt with, which is more than enough for a second shot.
 
HK 770 in 308 does the job. I have a Sako TRG 42 in 338 Lapua w/25 MOA scope base. Cant get on paper under 800 yds. Will not be taking that shot anytime soon haha
 
Rem 243 but I can't put down my Browning 20 ga. She's been in the woods with me for 40 years bead sight on both shot guns. Smooth bore and she's dropped deer out to 110 yrds.
Mossberg 20 turkey gun
almost forgot Traditions LT 50
 
I’m one of those poor souls who lives in a state where rifle hunting for deer is a no go. Archery tackle, shotguns and muzzleloaders are the tools of the trade out here. So to answer the rifle question, I’m running a Savage 220 with a Leupold 3x9 40mm scope. Yes, it is a slug gun and not a rifle. However, it shoots 1in groups at 100 yards and throws a 250 grain projectile at 1800 FPS. For all intents and purposes, it does everything my safe of rifles can do out to a couple hundred yards.
 
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