Which one - Rifle or Shotgun?

[Boomer]

don't take it out of context. if you require a scope for shots of 25yrds or less, you have bigger issues then lame insults.

No insult intended - a little touchy are we?

I guess I never go out with the intention of shooting within just 25 - still, my rig handles it quite well.

 

[mikeelliot]

M305?

 

[SuperCub]

Pump remmy rifle, peep .308

Got one!!





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[haggisbasher]

I thought buckshot was illegal for deer

 

[thedanielm]

open sights rifle with a nice heavy round nose bullet

 

[Levi Garrett]

I second the RN, or FP

 

[Calum]

pointed stick good upper body strength

I call this plan "B"

 

[WildWildWest]

Win 94, 30-30, open sights. Nice and easy!!

 

[snowshoe]

WildWest hit it bang on. That is what I had been using, and it works great.

 

[SuperCub]

I thought buckshot was illegal for deer

It should be!!





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[catnthehatt]

I have hunted the heavy stuff with a Ruger RSI with ironirons, a .58 Hawken, a shortened .303 Brit with w 2.5X scope, a Browning single shot with a 26" barrel with irons , a Snider, Martini, and a H&R single shot in 30/30 with irons, among other things.
I liked them all because I felt comfortable shooting all of them in any condition.
Last week I was in very heavy cover with a 6X and my Ruger no.1, but Siverado
was up on the high slope just in case anything bolted instead of trying to stay still!
Cat

 

[eltorro]

I voted shotgun with bucksot, but I never used it, so my experience is limited. I'd get something short, with irons or red dot.
the whole thing with a scope to see branches is BS in my opinion. While I have m share of downed trees, I believe that @ 25 yds it will not make a difference.

 

[Ont Shooter]

My Ruger 44mag carbine open sites, it's shorter and lighter than my 94 and shoots a fat heavy slow projectile. I'm a dogger I don't sit, 25 yds that a long shot....kidding but 50 is
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