I was having this dilemma the other day, my marlin is currently scopeless and I don’t trust my eyes to shoot open sights to 175 yards on a deer, my 6.8 SPC has limited ammo for zeroing and some practice, the .243 is scopeless with no irons, the plot is too far away for 12 gauge with slugs so I can either borrow my dads .270 or get the components to load 6.8.
I think I’m going to do both.
Will be hunting with a S&W 7 mag ( actually a Husqvarna) or new to me this season a Mauser 30/06, put a timney trigger in it and a Nikon on it ,haven’t shot it yet. It will have to get up early and go to bed late to sway me from the husky.
The same one I have been using for over 30 years
m94 Carl Gustaf carbine 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser, 120 grain ballistic Normandy tip
sitting in a old Herters stock that was ordered out of their magazine,
Simmons 50mm scope
I’ve hunted with various .30-‘06s since I was twelve and I’ve only killed a handful with something other than .30-‘06s, or muzzleloaders, since then. This past year I got a 20” PSA PA10 Gen3 in .308 and soon after bought 1600 rounds for it. Then I decided that with that much ammo I needed a .308 barrel for my Encore, and later I got a deal on a Savage Axis .308.
So, now I have three new rifles I want to break in this year:
1. Palmetto State Armory PA10 Gen3 .308
2. My old T/C Encore w/ new .308 barrel
3. Savage Axis .308
My boys are finally interested in hunting. So, I’m planning to let them use either my Ruger MPR 5.56 or 20” PSA 5.56 AR15 being they’re the only ones I have that have magnified optics on them.
Spotted a fox pair in the back yard this morning while in my pj's drinking my first morning cuppa right at sunrise. First I've seen in a few years, so I reckon they're back. I might have to sit in my hide with my 9422m Win in addition to the Henry this deer season. Might bag a little furry critter if there's no deer show up.
If I could still hunt, it would depend on the distance I could see from a particular stand. For 150-200 yards or less, my .350 Legend PSA or Marlin .45-70 Guide Gun. Longer ranges would be the Ruger Gunsite Scout in .308. I don't currently own a dedicated regularly scoped rifle, just scout scopes.
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