re: I'm in the market for my 1st Rifle for Deer Hunting

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INFIDEL

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Have you heard of Sarcasm, it's a new trend. I use a 7mag, one size fits all, because I bought it when I was young enough to dream of hunting far away places and could only afford one rifle. My son uses a .243 because he's young and I'll need to get him something for many Christmases to come. But the 3 deer in our freezer this year were shot with Hoyts.

I want a 7mag for the same reasons. I want to go elk hunting and a rifle would be a step in that direction. But will probably get a 30-06. I have a 243 right now, shoots deer dead enough, but will be my sons when they are ready to hunt.

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And what's your problem?

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Mine? You started the assholery, not me or dj.

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but if a modified trigger (which a lot of people like to have done) makes the gun a much greater risk, then it should be well advertised when you buy that gun, rather than what is likely something you would see on a standard list of warnings and fine print

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If bought a Chevy and modified the brakes to where my truck doesn't stop does that make Chevy responsible because they didn't tell me not to when I bought the car/truck?

My ruger M-77 30.06 and .270 have never missed a deer, and rarely do I have to look for them. But I hate the laoding mechanisnm get a clip. Run about 500, but really you are looking at this wrong. Any of these guns rae probably fine. U need to spend your money on a good scope. I have Leupold VX VX-II 3-9x50mm Rifle Scope, I like the 50mm as it brings in more light for those twight light shots but it will cost you about 350. Really better with buyinh a cheaper gun and better scope in m opinion as most all will shot where u aim even the damn 700's. I have one that is less than inch off at 150 yards. It is aiming the damn thing that is the trick. Buying used bolt actions is also a good option, but get a new scope,

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Rem. Model 700 . Cut the bullshite and go with a 7mm

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This

I think that pic is actually a tad over 700, I saw him again the next year at 600 and got another pic, but its not as good as that one, you can just tell that there's a deer with horns in that pic. Light was too low.

Camera is an Olympus 510UZ with a 12x optical zoom. I'm not sure if that's the original image or if that's one I cropped to post on another forum. Didn't feel like digging any further on photobucket last night.

I normally take a spotting scope to the stand with me, so I'd had a good look at him, I just wanted to document that I'd seen him.

I proceeded to get down out of the stand and close to 230 yards and couldn't get a green light to shoot. Landowners grandson killed him a year after I took that pic. (...and two weeks after I took the other pic.)

This shite still going on?

I recently got a new win model 70 .308. I absolutley love the gun. Two shots fired and and I have a hog and a doe who didnt get out of their tracks. Fell dead on the spot! Im also a fan of the three position safety