Man I've killed a bunch with a variety of weapons. Most of them have come from a Remington 870 shot gun due to the restrictions in mn. In Wisconsin, my new favorite is a tikka ultralite 270. I've been thinking of getting a .243. No need for a big gun at the distances I can actually see.
I've been dabbling with pistol hunting which I think is ideal for the saddle, but as of now have yet to get a shot with it.
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I want to get a snyth gun I can not be afraid to beat up but I don't gun hunt much so it's sat pretty low on my priority list for quite awhile.
I had a 788 in 308. that thing was a no frills TACK DRIVER!!!!! the mag rattled like hell though, ended up cutting a piece of bike inner tube the right size and inserted the mag in it and that worked pretty well...Remington Model 788 chambered in .308. Taken elk, muley, whitetail and antelope with it.
"Beware the man with one gun - he knows how to use it? "
Don't know who said it but seems like the truth.
I put a boyds pepperwood stock on it and glass bedded it. Had a same vintage old redfield 3-9(I think?) on it. HA, I found a picture!
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It was sweet. A little heavy for a lot of how I hunt, but super solid. That was a prairie hunter stock. I really liked the feel.NICE! This is EXACTLY what I have in mind for one of my 788's. This pic just lit a fire in my britches!
I think you done went to the same school as me.Tikka t3 lite stainless in the Almighty 30-06.
I hunted with a .243 and loved it until I hated it. 3 out of 4 deer and the one pig I've subjugated with the 06 this year have all been dead-in-tracks. The one "runner" made it 30 yards.
.243 kills, but 30-06 kills much more gooder.