What's everyone shooting this year for deer?
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Primary: .45 Colt Ruger Black Hawk 5.5", 21.5gr Winchester 296, 300 to 340 gr cast bullets a friend of mine makes. There is no lack of penetration! ;D Practically no meat loss.
Backup: 6mm AI, 100 gr Nosler Partition, behind the shoulder, hardly any meat loss. Usually complete penetration!!
With either it is normally, DRT!
Backup: 6mm AI, 100 gr Nosler Partition, behind the shoulder, hardly any meat loss. Usually complete penetration!!
With either it is normally, DRT!
OHIO= shotgun only
But I see they're going to allow straight walled cartridges. But I don't have one of those....so it's back to the shotgun!
But I see they're going to allow straight walled cartridges. But I don't have one of those....so it's back to the shotgun!
I agree with Greg, if you're in OH a smokeless muzzleloader is king. None of the allowed straight wall cartridges will touch it balisticly. If you expect multiple shots however, the lever gun wins.
Muzzleloader, Shotgun, and most Straight Wall Rifle cartridges may be used this year. The use of straight wall cartridges is new this year.
GSPV
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It's new in a rifle. They were legal in a pistol already.
It makes sense in some parts of the state. Others are a mountainous and wooded as surrounding states with rifle hunting.
IMHO, the state should be broken down into geographic regions and legal hunting arms different for each. So, the mountainous areas could have a real rifle season.
It makes sense in some parts of the state. Others are a mountainous and wooded as surrounding states with rifle hunting.
IMHO, the state should be broken down into geographic regions and legal hunting arms different for each. So, the mountainous areas could have a real rifle season.
You are right. I didn't mention in a pistol in my previous post, rifle was my main point. Thanks.
It would be cool if everyone would go back and add a pic of the rifle they are using so we could get a look at some different set up's.
this year im using a 6XC. rem 700 custom. 26" 1-8 twist. McMillian stock. nightforce 5-20x56SHV.moar retical
shooting the berger 105VLD hunting bullet. have several tags. I cant wait. I have spent a lot of time with it at the range,tuning and seting up the drop data.man do I have it dialed in. Most of our huniting is hill to hill or across a valley. most shots are 200yrds to 600yrds but can stretch to 1000yrs. Im good out to 700yrds. if conditions were very good I can hit at 900 but that will never be the case. last year my shot came at 400yrds in a 25mph wind. 6.5creedmoore 140VLD made it easy.
this year im using a 6XC. rem 700 custom. 26" 1-8 twist. McMillian stock. nightforce 5-20x56SHV.moar retical
shooting the berger 105VLD hunting bullet. have several tags. I cant wait. I have spent a lot of time with it at the range,tuning and seting up the drop data.man do I have it dialed in. Most of our huniting is hill to hill or across a valley. most shots are 200yrds to 600yrds but can stretch to 1000yrs. Im good out to 700yrds. if conditions were very good I can hit at 900 but that will never be the case. last year my shot came at 400yrds in a 25mph wind. 6.5creedmoore 140VLD made it easy.
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Well, since you asked… 
Browning A-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag with magnaport brake
McMillan Classic
Vortex Viper PST 4-16x50mm FFP
I've shot 50+ deer with this rifle, but it recently received a makeover. I'm sure it will be good for another 50. A Barnes 150 TSX high shoulder shot works every time.
Pre-makover:
Browning A-Bolt 7mm Rem Mag with magnaport brake
McMillan Classic
Vortex Viper PST 4-16x50mm FFP
I've shot 50+ deer with this rifle, but it recently received a makeover. I'm sure it will be good for another 50. A Barnes 150 TSX high shoulder shot works every time.
Pre-makover:
This year I think I'll leave the 7x57 in the safe and step down a notch or so and use my Remington 700, 6mm with Nosler 100 partitions. I was able to purchase some Varget a couple of weeks ago so this recipe should give me what I need.
I'll sight it in at 200 which with a muzzle velocity of 3000 plus should allow for almost no adjustment or holdover out to 275. Most of our shots here in CT are less than 300.
I'll sight it in at 200 which with a muzzle velocity of 3000 plus should allow for almost no adjustment or holdover out to 275. Most of our shots here in CT are less than 300.
Smokeless muzzleloader with sabotless Parker bullets.
Barlow said:
I forgot about muzzle loader. But for decades, no centerfire rifles allowed. So muzzle, shotgun and bow are all there was.
But now they're allowing the straight wall pistol cartridge. (or at least I think they are, I'm perhaps not completely up to speed on this.)
This year the line up will be three rifles. All of them are custom built on Rem. 700 actions. 1. 25-06 2. 264 Win mag. 3. 308 win. I also will be using my tried and true 14" barrel Contender pistol with a MGM Shilen SS barrel in 30-30AI for the under 150 yard or so shots. Will be heading to north east NC for the first three weeks of Nov. (rut time) which also has unlimited doe permits that come 2 for $10 and you get 6 tags to start off with of which 4 can be used for bucks but if you want all can be used for doe. I meat hunt mostly but once I fill what I really need for eating I always save a buck tag and then just hunt for a nice buck.
I collected 2 mule deer yesterday in Wyoming with my 6BR. Stiller PredatorV RBLP, Krieger RV 1:9, Henriksen 0.272 neck chamber with 0.104 freebore (fit/chamber by Steve Kostanich), Jewell trigger, H-S Precision stock Devcon bedded by me, Sightron 6.5-20x42 in Talley lightweight rings, Barnes 85gr TSX 0.050 off the lands, 31.0gr Varget, CCI 450, Lapua brass. 300 yard target was shot with 95gr Berger VLDs (31.4gr Varget, 0.005 into the lands).
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