What Was your first deer shot with?

[220]

Rem 600 .308 and still have original plus couple others

 

[Cor.375]

Ithaca model 37. Hit her in the head at 25-30 yards with a 1oz Federal slug. Dropped like a rock. Remember it like it was yesterday. Felt like we could hear those deer coming for 20 minutes on the heavy frosted leaves that morning.

 

[a j cave]

Jungle Carbine 303. A very large mule buck. 30 yrs befor a bigger one.

 

[Rob]

I like the idea of this. May have to do something similar for my boys.

As I recall, for the 30-30'06, see Ken Waters, Pet Loads.

 

[soldier506]

Remington 7400 in 3006

 

[smokeater40]

Win '94 in good old 30-30 about 75 yrds. Have used same for 30 yrs, and many more. Best bush gun ever.

 

[53moose320Elk]

Win model 94 30-30 doe

 

[buck knife]

12 guage with 2 3/4 inch round ball slug,40 yards or so right in the neck ,8 point rack 1986.still have the antlers and can still remember every detail of the hunt.

 

[leveractionjunkie]

As I recall, for the 30-30'06, see Ken Waters, Pet Loads.

Thanks Rob I’ll check it out. I’ve got the complete collection of PetLoads in the gun room somewhere.

 

[Downtobusiness]

Marlin 30A/S Lever Action 30/30. heart shot at about 75 yards. 5x6 whitetail buck west of Edmonton. Dropped on the spot.

 

[300 win magB]

Little spiker with a 308 BLR still have the spikes and the rifle.

 

[Curtis264]

Ruger M77 in .243

 

[skwerl]

Around 45 years ago with a Browning BL .243

 

[6.5Jonny]

Spike mulie buck with a .308 Ruger M77. Hit him in the neck and he dropped right there.

 

[JIVENS]

Thuddy thuddy model 94 trapper. 1 lung shot on a lil spike whitetail.

 

[Copenhagencowboy]

Rem 700 30-06. Spiker at 160

 

[anglia2]

1975 , a Long Branch sporterised No 4 Mrk 1* in 303 Brit using issue sights at about 75 yards , I still have it ......... it still kills deer .

 

[pete dobinson]

Browning A-bolt 284 winchester. Blacktail at Eve River.

 

[Weatherby Fan]

Parker & Hale .308 win with a foggy fixed 4X scope.......shot a bull moose and a 4 pt Mule deer in my first year of hunting.....

 

[jerrya]

Husqvarna 270 about 48 years ago. Still have the rifle.