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Short range, heavy brush gun of choice
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:16 am
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:16 am
There’s the time old question of what is the best overall deer rifle caliber. But what would you consider the best thing to carry when the absolute farthest possible shot will probably be 80-100 yards, but the vast majority of shots will be 30-60 yards and through the woods.
12 gauge? Slow heavy bullet that won’t deflect much? Or just blast with the same .308 that is used for everything else?
12 gauge? Slow heavy bullet that won’t deflect much? Or just blast with the same .308 that is used for everything else?
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Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:19 am to BeauxNArreaux
You mostly answered your own question there.
That said, a 30-30 with irons isn’t a bad choice.
I don’t really want to fire any round through brush.
That said, a 30-30 with irons isn’t a bad choice.
I don’t really want to fire any round through brush.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:20 am to BeauxNArreaux
30-30,35 Rem, 45.70 are good choices.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:23 am to BeauxNArreaux
44 mag
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:26 am to BeauxNArreaux
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Slow heavy bullet that won’t deflect much
This has been proven to be a myth.
It really comes down to compact and easy to acquire sight picture in low light and small windows.
I spend 90 percent of my time hunting at my current lease with 30-30 lever gun with a 2-7 power variable scope. It has detachable scope mounts and I occasionally remove the scope and shoot with the iron sights.
A 18-20 barrel 308 bolt action with detachable mounts 2-7 power scope and open sights would be a brush gun that would take you out to 300 yards if need be.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:28 am to Huntinguy
Marlin 336 in 30-30.
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Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:46 am to Ol boy
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This has been proven to be a myth
Correct. If anything helps this at all, its speed.
The main thing is a compact rifle with fast, easy to aquire sights. A short rifle with a red dot is really hard to beat. Next would be a low power scope (2x) and then express sights, then regular Buckhorn irons. Peep sights also work great and are usable for 100+ yards. The only problem with a red dot is that it really sucks for any kind of 100 yard+ shooting, at least for me.
My personal getup is a marlin 336 with a 2-7 scope. It'd have a red dot if it wasn't my back-up pipeline rifle if I drop or lend my other ones. I had a peep on it for a while, but my eyes aren't good enough for that in low light.
If we start talking about actual heavy work like griz country or Africa, big rifles (375 and up) with express sights become the leaders.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:57 am to BeauxNArreaux
I have a .54 cal old school muzzle loader that works well
Posted on 10/16/21 at 9:58 am to deltaland
Since 1999, my Ruger semi auto
44 magnum. And boy does it work
44 magnum. And boy does it work
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:13 am to BeauxNArreaux
There was an article in Guns & Ammo magazine several years ago where the author tested many calibers shooting through a brush pile. The 338 win mag with 250 grain pointed soft points performed better than all others.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:17 am to BeauxNArreaux
30-30. 44
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:18 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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My personal getup is a marlin 336 with a 2-7 scope. It'd have a red dot if it wasn't my back-up pipeline rifle if I drop or lend my other ones.
Yeah that’s what I have. I’m looking for a beater 336 that I won’t feel guilty about butchering to make a cut down 16in bbl and install a red dot on it.
I’m to emotionally connected to my current ones to do it to them.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:20 am to BeauxNArreaux
I have 1 currently and 1 on order. Blaser R8 in 9.3x62 is what I currently have with a Zeiss victory V8 1-8. I also have a Christensen Mesa in .450 Bushmaster on order. It's a 20" barrel that I will likely cut back to 16" and rethread to put my can on it. That one will get a Zeiss V6 1-6 on it.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:22 am to ChatRabbit77
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Blaser R8 in 9.3x62 is what I currently have with a Zeiss victory V8 1-8.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:24 am to Koolazzkat
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There was an article in Guns & Ammo magazine several years ago where the author tested many calibers shooting through a brush pile. The 338 win mag with 250 grain pointed soft points performed better than all others.
And that was probably a product of testing inconsistencies more than anything. IIrc, 7mag did well also, and the big slow slugs did the worst.
Bottom line is that if the bullet hits something on the way there, the result is uncontrollable and will most likely suck regardless of the caliber being used if its a shoulder fired weapon
Posted on 10/16/21 at 10:52 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Glad that’s all cleared up. Carry on.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 11:24 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
It was my grail gun and I finally got it. I have a 6.5 barrel for it too with a Zeiss v8 1.8-14.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 11:32 am to BeauxNArreaux
If ammo availability wasn't a major concern, I would only ever hunt with my .35 Remington. In fact, when I have ammo for it, that's all I hunt with.
Posted on 10/16/21 at 11:35 am to BeauxNArreaux
.35 Remington Lever action
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