what do you hunt and what gun do you use?

[Big_red_truck]

I hunt moose - 1960 BSA 30.06

deer-1945 6.5x55 swedish (completly restored)

bird-2009 mossberg 500 12 gauge pump

varmint-mossberg .22 bolt action

 

[eaglesnester]

Bear 375H&H
Moose 300 Weatherby MK V
Deer 30/06, 50cal Kentucky long rifle flintlock, 50 cal Hawken
Varmits 22/250
Chickens 410 or 22LR
Cheers & Tighter Groups: Eaglesnester

 

[dannymat]

Turkey, Mossberg 930 12g (#6)
Waterfowl, Mossberg 930 12g (bb)
Deer, Mossberg 930 12g (sabot slugs, currently federal fusion)

soon moose, either a tikka T3, or depending on teh terrain......... you guessed it, Mossberg 930 12g

 

[gopherxs]

moose 280 rem
elk 280 rem
deer 280 rem
gophers 280 rem 22-250 17hmr 22 rimfire

 

[M12shooter]

Moose/Elk, Sako 30-06 Spr.
Deer, Sako 25-06 Rem.
Coyote/Prairie Dogs/Gophers, Sako 22-250 or Sako 222 Rem.
Upland Birds/Ducks/Crows, Winchester M12's, 12 and 16 gauge

 

[sjemac]

moose 280 rem
elk 280 rem
deer 280 rem
bear 280 Rem
yotes 280 Rem, 22-250
wolf 280 rem
gophers 280 rem, 22-250, 22 rimfire, 12 guage, 20 guage, Tundra 05
Waterfowl 12 guage Benelli SBE
upland birds 1926 12 guage LC SMith with brass shelled blackpowder handloads
porcupine buck knife

Ditch tigers 12 guage, SKS, M1 Garand

 

[caster456]

Moose Browning A bolt 30.06
Deer Browning A bolt 30.06
Bear Black and Grizz Browning A bolt 30.06
Bobcat Stevens .223
Duck Browning O/U
Grouse Remington 597 VTR .22LR

 

[mvarley84]

Bear: CVA Wolf .50cal front stuffer
Deer: CVA Wolf .50cal front stuffer
Ducks/upland: 870 Super Magnum
Yotes/small game: Marlin 22WMR

 

[deeker]

Deer: Excalibur Exocet
Turkey: Remington 870 12g
Coyotes: Remington 700 .223
Groundhogs: Remington 700 .223 / Marlin 98D .22Mag / SKS

 

[billdick]

deer elk moose coyote bear-S&W 7mm mag
Birds-Winchester 50
Gophers-Hornet swift 10/22 96/22 17 rem sks etc. etc. etc.
I hunt gophers with everything I own just to stay in practise.

 

[Dorian Gray]

Moose: BRNO ZG-47 30-06/ If all works out well I plan to hunt with my brand new Marlin XLR in .35 Remington

Bear: Remington Wingmaster 870 16 Gauge + the 2 rifles mentioned above + No. 1 MK III Lee Enfield.

Grouse + Rabbit: Every tipe of shotgun other than a 24, 10 or 8 gauge. No four to the pounders either.

Coyotes and Fox: Since i hunt on someones private farm for varmints, we don't usualy keep the pelts so it doesn't matter which one i take out of the safe that day.

Thats about it i think.....? Let me get back to ya.

Dorian

 

[Noel]

It looks like you guys have eluded the "gun bug". Be careful, this place is a bad influence.

Seriously though, it is cool to see folks who have only one rifle. We've used the 7x57 for Elk, Deer, Moose and Bighorn.

Once they are tuned up though:

Elk: 30-06 (Husky) and 30-40 Krag
Moose: 9,3x57(Pre war Mauser), 303 Brit (1895 SRC, No1 MkIII or Metford) or the above.
Deer, Antelope: 250 3000 (Savage Model 40) or what ever I hold at the time
Bighorn: 7x57 (Brno 21), cuz nothing else should be used and none of my other rifles should look like my 7 does from sheep hunting......
Coyote and Wolf. Grampa's 222 (Savage 340). Any of the above list applies.
Gophers: 22rf (too many to list) in various versions. I'll let the kids pick which rifle.

 

[gimmethepumpkin]

Deer: 1908 Carl Gustav 6.5x55
Ditch Chickens: 2008 Mossberg 500 Persuader
beer cans: 1949 Browning Trombone .22lr

 

[Noel]

Deer: 1908 Carl Gustav 6.5x55
Ditch Chickens: 2008 Mossberg 500 Persuader
beer cans: 1949 Browning Trombone .22lr

Those trombones are great little 22s. Slickest little pump gun I ever tried. Actually got taught to shoot with one of them.

 

[kjohn]

Among others over the years:

Deer - 8mm/06, .303, 30-30, 32 Special
Chicken - 12ga Tobin, 22/20ga, 22
Gophers - 12ga, 22

 

[Dogleg]

I've got centerfires from .17 to .45. When it comes right down to it if I had my 22/250, 7STW, and .375 H&H there wouldn't be much hunting I'd feel under equipped for.

 

[Boomer]

White Bear (protection from) - .375 Ultra
Black Bear (Hunting) - .375 Ultra
Caribou - .375 Ultra
Moose - .375 Ultra
Wolf - .375 Ultra
Ring Seal - .375 Ultra
Ptarmigan - .375 Ultra
Red Squirrel - .375 Ultra

Anyone notice a trend?

 

[Breaker61]

Moose - Browning BLR 308
Ducks and Geese - Mossberg 9200 12 gauge semi auto
Coyotes - Ruger 223

 

[grnhawg]

Moose and woodchucks/Sako .375 HH
Moose / Sako .375 HH/Custom Mauser 30/06 /Win 88 .308
Deer/ Old Smokey .50 / inline 209 .50 Traditions Thunderbolt
Coyotes/ All of the above plus Rem 700V .243/ NEF Handi heavy barrel .243/Custom .22/284 Savage 116 .223 / Savage .222 / whatever 12ga if that's what i'm carrying
Chucks/ all of the above
Turkeys/ The Noginator 3" 12
upland/ Browning sxs 12/ AYA sxs 12/Savage 24C 20/.22lr
Waterfowl/ Old Nog with her 30" barrel

 

[rookie wildcat]

White Bear (protection from) - .375 Ultra
Black Bear (Hunting) - .375 Ultra
Caribou - .375 Ultra
Moose - .375 Ultra
Wolf - .375 Ultra
Ring Seal - .375 Ultra
Ptarmigan - .375 Ultra
Red Squirrel - .375 Ultra

Anyone notice a trend?

Yeah, you are a poor man who only has one firearm. Please accept my sympathy and I hope you can be cured of this lingering malady soon. LOL Enjoy.