What is your preferred firearm for Deer???

[Reel Nice]

I have a .270 WSM Winchester model 70 That I've been shooting for 2 years now but I still like my Rem.700 ADL in .270 better.. less recoil and more accurate..I use a Marlin .35 Rem for the thick stuff..

[Snipermike]

Well I am in Bucks County Pa, So thats only shotgun. I use a rem. 12g 870 wingmaster, with a fully rifled barrel and leupold scope. My father passed it down to me and I love the gun. If I go with a rifle outside of my county I use a rem. Model 700 30-06.

[Reel Nice]

Well I am in Bucks County Pa, So thats only shotgun. I use a rem. 12g 870 wingmaster, with a fully rifled barrel and leupold scope. My father passed it down to me and I love the gun. If I go with a rifle outside of my county I use a rem. Model 700 30-06.

Very Nice...........I also hunt in Bucks....... and Wayne, Monroe and Chester..

[PAHunter]

I hunt in Berks and have always used my Marlin 30-30.

[Snipermike]

Reel Nice,
Where about in Bucks, Upper or Lower?

[chum stains]

It all depends on were iam hunting. If iam in bucks all you can use is shot gun so, 12 ga is what it is with 2 slugs backed up with a buck shot. I mainly deer hunt up in Bradford co. and Center co. were i perfer to use my .270 150 grain or .35 marlin if iam in the thick. but when iam still hunting, no matter where iam i will take a 12ga with buck shot. up in Bradford you can get some really long range shots like 300-500yrds and the 300 win mag will really reach out and touchem. the lightest i would use for deer would be a .243. my all around gun i use the most would be my .270 rem 150 grain.

[maine_sport]

I have used the same Model 91 Browning Lever Rifle in .308 with 1.5 to 5 X Leupold scope for hunting whitetails in the North Maine Woods every year, for the past 25 years. It is light, short, accurate, reliable, and has a box magazine. Last September I was able to take a Maine bull moose with it.

[BarnesX.308]

I hunt with a 300 Weatherby Magnum. I handload 150gr Barnes XXX bullets to 3456 with 88.5gr of RL22.

Yes, this is way more than needed for whitetails but I'd never get to hunt with the gun if I didn't use it during deer season.

Before I bought this gun in 2001, I hunted with a 30-06 Sako.

Both guns wear Leupold 3-9 X 40 scopes. Vari-X II.

[bill thron]

i have 2 muzzleloaders. a 700ml remington and a traditions pursuit xlt. i love them both.

[Grassy Sound Buck Bagger]

Rifle - Savage 30-06.
Early Season Muzzleloader - Remington Genesis in-line
Late Season Flintlock - Lyman Deer Stalker
Shotgun in 5C PA - Remington 870

GSBB

[Reel Nice]

Reel Nice,
Where about in Bucks, Upper or Lower?

I guess it would be upper Bucks county ..west of 611...

[JC333]

For long range, a .300 RUM with a 3x10 scope.
Brush or heavy woods, 30-06 pump open sights

[EagleEye]

Remington model 700 in .270 with factory scope. I love this gun. It is dead on at 100 yards. (upgraded last year)

For the previous 19 years I used a Marlin 30 30 with a (cheap as hell) Swift scope. Entire setup cost me $200 when I was 12 yrs old. A good solid gun.

[fishypete]

Depends on the terrain but a Rem 308 or my old standby 300 Savage Pump.

[Snipermike]

Reel Nice,
Is it the Tinicum area???

[swab1985]

Since I live in Jersey, I'm goin with my trusty 12 gauge slug gun, if driving, my ulti-mag with 3.5 00buck...If i'm up in vermont my ruger in 7mm

[flyerphan13]

30-06 Remington pump :thup:

[jwc]

Ruger 30-06 with my Swarovski scope!

[ihunt49]

If I hunt upstate in the DWGNRA, (3D) I'll use either my Win Model 88 .308, T/C Encore. 45-70 or my Marlin 336 .35 Rem. I've also used my T/C Contender 7mm TCU, or .44 Mag.

Down home here (5C) I'll use my T/C Hawken .50 cal, Win 1300 12 gauge, or in the late muzzleloader season I use my T/C Firestorm flintlock.

I also so a compound bow during regular gun season also. It all depends on where I hunt.;)

[Joe D.]

Rifle - Winchester model 88 in .308 (hand loads with barnes X bullets)
ML - Omega .50 cal (150 gr. triple seven with 240 gr. shockwave bullets)
Shot gun - Mossberg 500 (lightfield slugs)
bow - High country

[BarnesX.308]

Rifle - Winchester model 88 in .308 (hand loads with barnes X bullets)

The same rifle that Milo Hanson used to down the 213" world record typical. Although it took him three shots. I guess he wasn't using Barnes X bullets :D. Actually, there's a chunk of bullet lodged in that bucks main beam from the first shot. X bullet may have broke the antler off and disqualified it. :eek:

Only problem with the lever gun is you have to lift it out of the rest to cycle a new round. :p

[GlennPagano]

In 5D 12Gauge Remington express combo with scope and Hornaday sabots

[bigbri]

308 remington pump in pa 12 gauge remington 870 express magnum in nj they both killed lots of deer:D

[Eastern Shore Slayer]

Hunt in one of the few remaing rifle counties in MD (though it sounds like that may change after this year)

Winchester 94 30-30 (iron sights) is probably my favortie gun
Rem 710 .270 150gr rem corelokt with bushnell 3-9x40 for fields
Rem 870 12 ga 1 brenneke slug back up by 4 00buck for drives/thick stuff

T.C ThunderHawk .50 250gr. bullet being pushed but 2 pyrodex pellets(100gr)

[The Wadd]

I carry 2 Guns with me! A 44 Ruger Red Hawk Revolver,Ive taken a few Deer with that gun,And My Favorite Rifle is my 270 Win Mod 70 Synthetic Stock! I use 140 gr Hornady light mag loads! She kicks like a little mule!:fight:

[brown bob]

in jersey remington 11-87, 3.5' mag oobuck. out of state, 35 caliber lever action. bb

[Reel Nice]

Can't forget the 30-30 Marlin....easy to shoot and carry...:thup:

[Bernie M]

30 degree Pasload puts em right down!!!

[maine_sport]

Here in South Jersey, I have taken a deer with my pickup. It was only a couple blocks from our local Pizza Hut. It's not really a firearm.

[Bernie M]

here in south jersey, i have taken a deer with my pickup. It was only a couple blocks from our local pizza hut. It's not really a firearm.lol

[Pagrizz]

In Chester County I use a 870 Rem. Up state in the brush I like my 760 30-06. For any longer shots I take my 280 mountain rifle using 145 gr boattails

[MEAT-WAGON]

i like to get up close and personal 12gauge New England firearms single shot. modified barrel, 3" 1 buck, one shot one kill. nice and light for the drives reliable as hell she drops em

[MEAT-WAGON]

Here in South Jersey, I have taken a deer with my pickup. It was only a couple blocks from our local Pizza Hut. It's not really a firearm.
thats the most effective way down here
weapon of choice:
1984 F-150, 300 straight 6 ,4 on the floor, no back breaks and 4 mis matched tires driver side head light out gets em every time:thup:

[EJSP850]

I am starting to hunt again after about a 15 year layoff. This is what I will be using:
Bow- Bear Vapor 300
Shotgun- Winchester Super X2
Rifle- Remington 700 .308

[BuckHammer43]

Jersey Pine Puppies - Sav 210 12-ga / Encore .50 cal M-L / PSE 60#
PA/NY - 6mm Rem / '06 / Encore .50 cal M-L / Sav 210 12-ga

I sure wish I could use a handgun for deer.

[chum stains]

30 degree Pasload puts em right down!!!

You shootin framers or roofers outa that thing?:nuts:

[Bernie M]

You shootin framers or roofers outa that thing?:nuts:
2 1/2" ring-shanks for the long shots and 3 1/4" bright commons for the brush shots:eek:

[jross]

Mossberg 20 ga slug gun with a a Pentax 2x7x32 scope, fed with Remington Buckhammer 2 3/4" slugs. That is the only slug I have shot that has never tumbled at least once while sighting in. Longest shot was 67 yards. Light gun that groups one or less inch at 50 yards off plain rest.

[BLACKCLOUD]

Since I only hunt in NJ. My goto gun for deer is my Mossberg 500 with the trophy slugster barrel.

[HUNTIN-NUT]

I do most of my deer hunting in PA in zone 5C and do it all with my T/C Omega stainless with laminated thumbhole stock. Works great down here and since I hunt areas where you really have to watcch and pick your shot the muzzleloader is not a handicap as I don't need to throw lead indiscriminately. When going elsewhere I fall back to a Rem 700 KS mountain rifle in 7mm mag.

[Bernie M]

http://storeforknowledge.com/images/schyl-cg.jpg:nuts:

[Barrell]

Model 7 stainless in 308.

[IMR]

I still use a '54 Win. 70 Featherweight, like an 8 lb gun is light, 308. And the same vintage 270 standard rifle for long shot set-ups. Rainy- '06 Gamemaster.

[BarnesX.308]

driver side head light out gets em every time

That's the trick. They think it's a motorcycle.

[Lucky Bucks]

My Remington 12ga 11-87:thup:

[Wicked Deep Stix]

marlin slugmaster/leupold VX-1-winchester supreme's 3in 385grain

[HUNTINC]

Rifle - Winchester model 88 in .308 (hand loads with barnes X bullets)
ML - Omega .50 cal (150 gr. triple seven with 240 gr. shockwave bullets)
Shot gun - Mossberg 500 (lightfield slugs)
bow - High country
My Dad has a mdl 88 and I love it it's one sweet lever action. for me I shoot a remington mgl 7 in .308..love the light weight

[Broadhead]

Rem. 11-87 cantilever slug barrel, Rem. 700ML, Rem. 700 BDL DM/B 300 win mag. , Rem. 760 30-06, Buckshot Binelli SBE1. All have Leupold scopes.

[RUSS0079]

Favorite Gun for deer:confused: Hell that's tough:huh: Swamps up on top of the mountain- 336 Marlin in 35 Rem. w/ Weaver Scope (sentimental resons/ was Grandpops rifle) They don't go far:thup: Long range- Custom 98 Mauser Action in 8X57JS, 180 Grn Barnes TSX. W/ Bushnell 4x12. Sparce woods with some thick stuff Rem 700 in a 300 Savage handloaded 165 Grn Barnes TSX. W/ Bushnell 3X9..Thats Right!!!!!!!

[njbowhunter]

I prefer my black diamond muzzle loader

[WardMan]

Browning BRL 308 with a Leupold 3 x 9 Vari-x III on it.

[IMR]

First choice is Win. M70 FW, old piece and accuate with well prepared cases, seems to prefer 150 gr. Sierras. Lord knows I've tried a lot of other bullets. Second is a similar old Win. in 270, but now stays racked. If the clouds ever pass, I'm lookin towards a Tikka 308.

[H&R slugger]

used to be a rem. 11-87
now i use a H&R ultra slugger, single shot hammer gun. 3x9 scope, hornady 2 3/4 sst's. this bad boy is a tack driver.
old days in virginia. remington 700 30-06
if i could find land in pa id prolly pick up a 444 marlin
this is what i really need though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EVqT3XEzss

[BarnesX.308]

I've seen that video before. That's all we need is a bunch of Arbabs running around with elephant guns. :eek:

[The Wadd]

270 Winchester mod 70, 140gr Light magnums! :shoot::fight::cool:

[Upstate]

Rem 760 30-06 180gr. round nose