Mad Fisherman Posted August 11, 2012 Posted August 11, 2012 I use a Benelli Super nova 12 ga and a stoger condor youth 20 ga gun for goose, pheasnt, rabbit, and other small game plus deer. May be using it for hog's soon. Also I use a Bear youth bow with a 27 inch draw and 45 pound draw for deer. Finally, i use pellet guns from Crosman and Gamo to humanely take out pests like tree rats and crows. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted August 12, 2012 Super User Posted August 12, 2012 My deer gun is a Rem. 870 20Ga w/ Hornady SST sabots no rifles for deer in NY Coyote, Fox, Groundhogs. Marlin XS7 .243 58gr vmax or my 870 with #4 buck Marlin 917v .17HMR throwing 20gr cci gamepoints for Fox,Coon, Groundhogs, Squirrels. I'm hoping to add a TC Encore to the list for all of the above also with a muzzle loader, 22-250 barrel, then a new .17 Hornet if I can ever find one for my predator calling rifle. No bow anymore but i'll be getting a Hoyt of some kind this fall Quote
fishingkidPA Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Marlin XL7 .270 win Mossberg 20 gauge 500 field Winchester Model 1897 12 Gauge Modified Choke (got 2 of these) Winchester Model 1890 .22 short Bear Charge 70# 310 fps Savage .223 O/U 12 Gauge Turkey Combo Ruger M77 7mm rem mag Lyman .54 trade rifle (flintlock) Mossberg 12 gauge 500 slugster Bear Kodiak recurve bow Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted August 12, 2012 Super User Posted August 12, 2012 How you like your Xl7 fishingkidpa Quote
fishingkidPA Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 i love it. shoots sub MOA at 100 yards with cheap remington corelokt 150 gr. shoots as good as the ruger for about half the price. Farthest ive shot is about 350 yards and was holding a group about the size of a soda can with a 3-9 x 40mm. its really light, which is important to me. shoulder pad is super soft to absorb a lot of the recoil from such a light rifle. Bolt is surprisingly smooth. The pro trigger is just as good as the savage accutrigger, if not better. My only complaint is that they should have made it with a hinged floor plate. best deal on the market IMO 1 Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted August 12, 2012 Super User Posted August 12, 2012 Same here with mine in .243 I'm sub MOA at every distance iv shot 100-200yds I'll put all 5 shots in the same hole if I go slow but if i go fast my 5th shot is always a stringer because the barrel heats up from them superformance rounds going threw the light sporter barrel. Quote
fishingkidPA Posted August 12, 2012 Posted August 12, 2012 Same here with mine in .243 I'm sub MOA at every distance iv shot 100-200yds I'll put all 5 shots in the same hole if I go slow but if i go fast my 5th shot is always a stringer because the barrel heats up from them superformance rounds going threw the light sporter barrel. The X7 series is crazy accurate, at 100 yards i was putting grouping about a dime size. im very impressed with marlins work and hope they start coming in more calibers, especially the VH series. Quote
Mad Fisherman Posted August 12, 2012 Author Posted August 12, 2012 Same here with mine in .243 I'm sub MOA at every distance iv shot 100-200yds I'll put all 5 shots in the same hole if I go slow but if i go fast my 5th shot is always a stringer because the barrel heats up from them superformance rounds going threw the light sporter barrel. Do you shoot out to 400-600 yds with your .243? My dad used to woodchuck hunt in other states with a .243 and make his own loads which almost melted the barrel they went so fast, and I am not kidding either. He would consistently do this. He could hit the face of a watch at 600 yds. Quote
Super User clayton86 Posted August 12, 2012 Super User Posted August 12, 2012 Do you shoot out to 400-600 yds with your .243? My dad used to woodchuck hunt in other states with a .243 and make his own loads which almost melted the barrel they went so fast, and I am not kidding either. He would consistently do this. He could hit the face of a watch at 600 yds. My farthest shot with it was 530yards at a 5gal bucket lid I center punched it 3 times about a 4" group. Ballisicly the .243 is better out to 1000yards then the .308 check out 6mmbr.com they have tons of info on all the common rounds. Quote
Super User Raider Nation Fisher Posted August 12, 2012 Super User Posted August 12, 2012 Deer: two custom longbows in 45# draw and 65# draw. Two horsebows one @ 70# draw weight, this is my go to bow, and gets used more than any other weapon for dear hunting. The other is 110# draw, it never gets used anymore cause I'm an idiot and thought it would be awesome to have a high draw weight bow. It's great for target shooting but is terrible for hunting. Takes way too much effort, time, and is ay to heavy to hold back for an extended period of time. Rifles in the rare chance I get the urge to rifle hunt I use a .308 Remington 700 that I built myself. Also a Barrett M98B chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, which is overkill for deer hunting, but aside from shooting at targets its nice to be able to hunt some form of animal with it down here. Neither rifle gets used but maybe 3 or 4 times a year for deer. Raccoon, possum, and squirrel: marlin .17hmr Coyote: Remington 700 .308 (I make do with what I have). would like a .223 but cannot afford one right now. Want to try bow hunting them this year. Bear: For when I hopefully get to Alaska to hunt them during 2013. Barrett M98B .338 Lapua Magnum. That's pretty much it as far my hunting stuff goes. Quote
Super User retiredbosn Posted August 13, 2012 Super User Posted August 13, 2012 When I hunted (injuries have pushed me out of the game) Deer: Remington 760 (pump) in 30-06 Savage 10 in .243 varmits Savage 10 .243 and Savage bolt .17hmr Upland hunting my favorite Aya model 4 12ga Berreta Silver pigeon 4 20ga Arrizagabala sidelock 12ga Started with a remington 870 then 1100 16 and 12ga Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 28, 2012 Super User Posted September 28, 2012 remington 700 in 338win mag. For bear hunting I can put two bullets thru the same hole at 100yds. Revelation (western auto) 30-06 manufactured by mossberg in the early 70's. She shoots nickle sized groups at 100yds. For deer hunting. Russian Izmash Saiga in 223 for yotes. I was never fond of the high priced rifles in 223 but when i seen the brand new saiga's for $259 in 223 it was hard to pass up. Quote
endless Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Remington 28" 870 express 12gauge- http://www.remington...70-express.aspx 26" CVA Optima 209 magnum break action 50. cal that's stainless steel and realtree- http://www.cva.com /C...-View.php?id=30 Parker Tomahawk crossbow with the 3x32 Multi-Recticle scope- http://parkerbows.co...&detailsku=1125 This is the scope I picked for my CVA. CenterPoint Adventure Class 4-16x40mm- http://centerpoint.c...ure/CPA416AORG2 Let's not forget the Nikon Archer Choice rangefinder- http://www.nikonhunting.com/products/rangefinders/archers_choice Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 29, 2012 Global Moderator Posted September 29, 2012 Remington 870 super mag for waterfowl Remington 700 30.06 for deer but never used anymore Remington 1100 12 gauge for upland birds that never gets used anymore Paker Hunter Mag compound, gets by far the most use of all of them. Quote
fishinkeebs Posted October 28, 2012 Posted October 28, 2012 I use an Alpine 70lb. draw compound with bloodrunner broadheads.. savage 10ml-II muzzleloader which i can comfortably shoot out to 300yds. or knight t-bolt w/209 conversion and remington 1187 shotgun.. i use 00buck 12ga 2 3/4 I havent bird hunted in a few yrs. I just mainly deer hunt right now Quote
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