Your first deer rifle?

[F51 LRS]

My first is still the one I use - 1977 Marlin 336 in 30-30. Been more than sufficient in my Appalachia woods.

 

[MarkOrtiz]

A Marlin 30-30 lever action got me my first mule deer here in Nevada.

 

[Johnnybobcat]

mine was a husqvarna .243

 

[riversidejeep]

Winchester 94 , 30 WCF. I hope my nephew still has it and has taken care of it.

 

[igethangry]

My dad bought me a Ruger American Standard in .30-06 10+ years ago when I was getting started. I don't come from a hunting family and we just went off the recommendation of the clerk at the Bass Pro. Knowing what I know now that would NOT be the cartridge/rifle combo I would choose for a new hunter LOL. I have never really enjoyed shooting that rifle and it just sits in the safe now. I've thought about selling it, but can't bring myself to do so. Thought about getting a B&C stock for it, but struggle to justify the purchase now that I have other hunting guns.

 

[OlderGobbler]

Remington Model Seven in .243

 

[JRay]

Single shot 243 with a redfield scope that holds a solid 5” group at 100yds LOL. I still managed to kill my first doe with it.

 

[Dogone]

Shot my first deer with a win 94 in 25-20 cal. Was one of many rifles around farm left by a deceased uncle. I didn’t know what a patheticly weak calibre it was. But it was legal at the time. Any cf over .22 cal was good to go. 55 years later most cf .22 are legal but the 25-20 is specifically not legal.

 

[Amos Keeto]

First rifle I killed a deer with was my grampa's Marl8n 336RC .30-30 Win.
The "first" rifle I bought (traded for) was a Parker Hale .270 Win. Swapped even up for a Ruger Blackhawk in .41 Mag.
Swapped the PH later for a brand new PH in .270 Win. That was 1977-78(?). It's in the safe with a 3-9×40 Leupold.

 

[monsterbucks]

Savage 110 .270

 

[Jon C]

H&R single shot youth model 20 gauge. Shot a doe and next year was a 35 Remington pump

 

[Rich M]

Remington 742 in 30-06 that I bought when I was 11. Shot at 98 deer and ate 97 of them.

My success w 740 & 742 was exactly opposite. Got exactly 1 deer w that rifle. Missed a multitude.

 

[KenLee]

My success w 740 & 742 was exactly opposite. Got exactly 1 deer w that rifle. Missed a multitude.

I talked to an old gunsmith before I bought it. He said "you either get a good one or a bad one. If it's bad, don't bring it for me to work on." After a few years, I told him I had a good one