Your first deer rifle?

[Deli]

Rem 7600 pump in 30-06 with a super cheap scope. "Upgraded" the scope to a Vortex Diamondback and put a rubber recoil pad on. Not sure I'd ever use it again over my 7-08 and 300 WM bolt guns. I'd like to sell it to put towards a small caliber rifle I know I would use more, but don't have the heart to sell it since it was given to me by my dad when he upgraded his rifle.

 

[8791Hickory]

270 Weatherby Mag bought in 1965. Saved up my money from working on my parents gun range for two years. Cost me a whopping 265 dollars from Williams Gunsight. Shot an antelope with it when I was 14. Many animals have succumbed to it including a 10pt whitetail last night. I am 72 now. Have had it for 50 years. Has a few battle scars on it.

 

[KenLee]

Rem 7600 pump in 30-06 with a super cheap scope. "Upgraded" the scope to a Vortex Diamondback and put a rubber recoil pad on. Not sure I'd ever use it again over my 7-08 and 300 WM bolt guns. I'd like to sell it to put towards a small caliber rifle I know I would use more, but don't have the heart to sell it since it was given to me by my dad when he upgraded his rifle.

Lemme know if you change your mind on parting.

 

[Upwolf]

New England Arms Handi-Rifle in 243. Single shot break action for the win!

I learned that I needed to be pretty confident in that first shot, cause I didn't get another one.

 

[KenLee]

New England Arms Handi-Rifle in 243. Single shot break action for the win!

I learned that I needed to be pretty confident in that first shot, cause I didn't get another one.

My son kept a follow up round between his left index and middle finger. When he was grown, I bought the NEF back from him cause I didn't want it getting sold off. Little rascal is a shooter!

 

[Speaks]

Killed my first with a CVA wolf muzzle loader with iron sights. 2nd with an Optima. After that I was hunting in WI and used both a M94 30-30 and a M70 270. 270 has taken deer, never taken a shot with the 30-30, used to be a running joke that whichever gun I chose would be the wrong one for whatever shot presented its self that day. Lots of deer pop out at 10-15 yards and it took me too long to find them in the scope, and they would always show up 200 yards across a cut when carrying the 30-30.

 

[SchwarzStock]

Sporterized M1917, let it get away from me when I was in gunsmithing school. I needed the money to buy more project guns and the local pawn shops were full of Mausers. One day I did get a bargain though, there was another sporterized M1917 chambered for "300 W." in the shop with a really low price. When I asked about it I was told the chamber was bad. It had been sold with a box of 300 WM and returned when the cases were all "blown out". When they showed me the fired casings I quickly negotiated a lower price and took it home. Next day I remarked the barrel for 300 Weatherby, the round shoulder on the casings was am immediate clue. I sold it within a week and the buyer was more than pleased.

 

[Upwolf]

My son kept a follow up round between his left index and middle finger. When he was grown, I bought the NEF back from him cause I didn't want it getting sold off. Little rascal is a shooter!

Good one ya! Definitely will never sell mine.

 

[S-3 ranch]

New England Arms Handi-Rifle in 243. Single shot break action for the win!

I learned that I needed to be pretty confident in that first shot, cause I didn't get another one.

This was the 2nd rifle that I bought by myself, a NEA handi in .223
It’s a shooter with 55gr or less bullets, can’t bring myself to sell it for a modern ammunition gun

 

[pacoalcracker]

12ga 870 with slugs(punkin-balls)

 

[Ben.Hunting]

270 Weatherby Mag bought in 1965. Saved up my money from working on my parents gun range for two years. Cost me a whopping 265 dollars from Williams Gunsight. Shot an antelope with it when I was 14. Many animals have succumbed to it including a 10pt whitetail last night. I am 72 now. Have had it for 50 years. Has a few battle scars on it.

Awesome story and caliber! I have had great success with my 270 Weatherby Mag since I started big game hunting last year. It shoots great and has had no problems at all dropping elk, mule deer and axis deer.