What Calibre of hunting rifles do you own?
- Thread starter Broker
- Start date
- Location
- Possum Lodge.... Bracebridge,Ontario
30-30, and 444 Marlin
- Location
- Golden Lake
.22 Hi-Power
Do you still use your Hi-Power? Years ago I had 2 savage M99's. One was a short barreled take-down carbine and 1 was a rifle. I used to really hit the local groundhogs hard with them. I reloaded for them and used cast lead bullets too.
Have you experienced the "tracer" effect some bullets have with the Hi-Power? The Dominion brand 70 gr bullets had a lot of lead exposed and it would burn up at higher velocities.
I carried one of them on a deer hunt in the 60's but didn't get a shot.
Do you still use your Hi-Power? Years ago I had 2 savage M99's. One was a short barreled take-down carbine and 1 was a rifle. I used to really hit the local groundhogs hard with them. I reloaded for them and used cast lead bullets too.
Have you experienced the "tracer" effect some bullets have with the Hi-Power? The Dominion brand 70 gr bullets had a lot of lead exposed and it would burn up at higher velocities.
I carried one of them on a deer hunt in the 60's but didn't get a shot.
theholeinthedonut
Regular
I have an 8X57 IS, rebuilt German K98, one of the many that were left after the Battle of the Bulge. An 9,3X62, 30.06. as well as a 22LR and a 22WM
My goto gun is my Browning Stainless Stalker/Boss...300WSM, also have a few others on hand that I dearly love ;0) My old browning Stainless Stalker 270 Win(first P run of guns into Canada...got it from Barrotto)Barry and Otto in cowtown in the 80's) ..6.5x55 Husky, 243 Stevens (re-stocking and bedding it right now)..Mod 94 30-30(1940 ish) Savage 17 HMR, s/s 22 LR...223 Tikka Stainless Varmint (8 twist)...need a few more tho... ;0) ;0)
Yeah, 30-30 was my first one.
- Location
- New Brunswick
I own nothing on that list other then a .22lr.
300 savage, 375 winchester, 307 winchester.
300 savage, 375 winchester, 307 winchester.
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
- 22 LR.(x2, BSA Martini & Ruger 10/22)
- 219 Donaldson Wasp.
- 25-06.
- 270 Win.
- 7x57R.
- 7x61 S&H.
- 30-06.
- 308 Norma Magnum.
- 303 Br.(x2, Jungle Carbines)
- 348 WCF.
- 44-40.
- 444 Marlin.
- 358 Norma Magnum.
- 45-70 Govt.
- 458 WM.
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The deer camp that I go to has 6 out of 10 hunters who hunt with mini 30 chambered in 7.62x39 and I think that number is going up because it seems to be a great gun for harvesting deer in central ontario thick bush.
why does 7mm mag have such a low vote
I'm totally surprised by that. The 30-06 and 308 are right where I would expect but I thought the 7mm mag would be at least over half their numbers. It would be interesting to know how many of those 7mm mag owners also clicked on 3006 and 308.
I also figured the 300 mag would have a higher score than it does.
This poll is more interesting than I originally thought.
Republic of Alberta
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- ,location, location
I own everything on the list except a 300 mag which I did own at one time, still have dies and brass and will probably own another one day.
All I ever needed for hunting is my first big game rifle, a 270 win. It has always done everything I needed of it and then some. I would be quite content to use it and nothing else for the rest of my life.
All I ever needed for hunting is my first big game rifle, a 270 win. It has always done everything I needed of it and then some. I would be quite content to use it and nothing else for the rest of my life.
