re: Deer rifle and caliber?

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So I got back into hunting last season and I’m looking to upgrade my old marlin 3030. I’ve had my eyes on the Weatherby vanguard series 2 in a 308. But I’m still on the fence.

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Rifle will serve you fine. Feed it good ammo and you’ll harvest plenty of meat with it.

Now let’s get to the most important part and talk glass.....

Well the 3030 is about to be passed down to my son as it was passed down to me from my pawpaw. So I’ll still have it and will still use it from time to time depending on where I’m hunting

7mm-08 is near impossible to beat. You can take deer, black bear, and elk with it with mild recoil

Love my .25-06

My 02c,

From my experience the go to weapon would be:

Browning MK3 in the 30:06 topped with a trijicon accupoint tr22-2g
2.5x10 x56.

Reasoning: You can kill anything in NA with it and that second shot is instantaneous as is the third if multiple targets present themselves and as you age and the eyes grow dim the clarity of the fiber optic no batteries required glass along with second shots come into play.

Nothing's wrong with a bolt action have a closet full of those and some of these I'm very fond of but if I need ammo for what ever reason it's easy to find common cartridges like the 30:06 some of those others mentioned you might find yourself driving three hours and then somewhere else before you find rounds sometimes you can't find your exact cartridges on speciality rounds and that sucks when you should be on the hunt.

Lastly,

Gunbroker on a holiday is a good place sometimes to score a deal as people tend to get distracted and forget about bidding.

Good luck in your choice!

Why so many pussies dont like 6.5?

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marlin 3030

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Just got one passed down to me a few months ago and plan on using it this upcoming season. Which ammo did you use?

Get a lever action .45-70 and shoot 'em with iron sights like God intended.

Thanks I’ll pick some up.