If new caliber laws pass for Deer Season, what will you use next year?

[BigMatt]

I will be shooting my Marlin 1895CB in 45-70 this year. DJones helped me trim the cases down to 1.79" and reload them.

If the updated regs go through, I have a couple of 100+ year old Winchester 1894's in the safe that are dying to kill another deer. I can't wait to see how the 38-55 and the .32 Winchester Special perform on something other than paper.

 

[8+1mm]

Well I have a Ruger 30 cal.

 

[Savage99]

M70 in .30-06 or .243, or Ruger M77 in .270. Actually I might just rotate and take a different classic deer rifle each day of the season. Hmmmm

 

[possumpacker]

Ruger m-77 in 7mm mag or maybe british 303 jungle carbine

 

[singlesix]

Since I'm now back on public lands I'll hunt only during Bow season, so good if this law passes, but I won't be making space in my gun safe.

 

[phylodog]

So what recurve are you gonna get?

With no more time than I have to practice I'm not sure my Bowtech offers me much of an advantage over the traditional guys lol

 

[midget]

30-30, 30'06, or 260...

 

[Mgderf]

Mossberg 464 lever action .30-30
Browning Safari grade B.A.R. .30-06
DPMS LRT SASS .308
7.7x58 Jap type 99 Arisaka
Lithgow SMLE .303 British
Chinese Type 53 7.62x54R
91/30 Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R

The choices are so many...

 

[srad]

Marlin 336 .35 Rem or dad's Rem 725 in .30-06 that he bought the same year he moved to America, 1958.

 

[Whitsettd8]

I'll probably continue to use my .458 socom but a suppressed .300 might have to come out once or twice.

 

[Bradsknives]

I won't be changing a thing. No need to fix something that isn't broken.....I'll stick with my single shot 20ga.

 

[jimbobcooters]

6.8

 

[sbrville]

savage .243. if I'm in thick woods probably still use 44 mag, hard to beat the knockdown power.

 

[indybrad]

Win model 70 in 25-06.

 

[Richwon4]

when will we know? as for me I like the 3030...

 

[huntall50]

Same thing I will use this year… I will save the .270 and .308 for out of state hunts.

 

[woodwalker]

I'll still use my 458. Deer don't get up when they take a hit from the bullet

 

[tenring]

Marlin in .44 Mag, no need to change for long range gun in short range habitat.

 

[UncleNorby]

The Savage 300 case can be trimmed .071" and be legal this year.

No.

Current law requires min 35 caliber.

 

[Willie]

when will we know? as for me I like the 3030...

Probably March 2015.....


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