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Deer rifles #6378447
11/20/18 10:47 PM
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Was talking to another old timer(I just turned 57)about deer hunting,rifles in particular.In the north woods back then the lever actions ruled,and a sprinkling of Remington semi's and pumps chambered in 30.06 or .308.But there was always a collection of surplus rifles in the camps back then,7 and 8 mm's,30-40 Krags,,303 British,.30 carbine,etc.One guy always carried a 6.5 Carcano,one guy had an old 8mmLebel.Springfields and Eddystones,chambered in 30-06.Does anyone here still use these old warhorses?Personally I love these old rifles,they might not look pretty but they always got the job done.


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378452
11/20/18 10:54 PM
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I have an old British 303 but don’t hunt with it.


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378453
11/20/18 10:57 PM
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Old 30-30 here.


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378478
11/20/18 11:41 PM
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1948 Winchester 94....30-30


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378480
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Dad has an old 6.5 Carcano but rarely pulls it out of the closet. I've often thought about trying to kill a deer or antelope with it. Small little cartridge with a big long bullet.

Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378481
11/20/18 11:50 PM
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I love hunting with the old military rifles.Deadly! [Linked Image]
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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378491
11/21/18 12:25 AM
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I have several old mausers that were carried by old timers I grew up hunting with. I have my great uncles 30-40 krag that was his main deer rifle from the '50s-2001 as well as one of my great grandfathers old eddystone 30-06 that has been passed down through the years. I, as well as most of my family members have hunted with them all over the years. I still grab that old 30-40 krag once in awhile and a neighbor kid just shot a fork horn buck with it 2 weeks ago.

Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378544
11/21/18 07:21 AM
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have my dads old 8mm its all he ever hunted with

Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378567
11/21/18 08:20 AM
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I've taken deer with my Remington rolling block in 50-70 and a 43 Dutch Beaumont rifle. I love blackpowder cartridges both of these guns are old military rifles. My dad carried a trapdoor Springfield 45-70 now and then out in the woods.

Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378587
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I hunt with a Mod. 99 Savage .300 cal. "take down" that was manufactured in 1937. It was originally my grandfather''s. He passed it on to my uncle and then it was passed to me. I've been using it for about 40 years and take a deer every year with it.

Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378597
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WWII rifles were pretty common when i was a kid. Lots of 8mm mausers were in deer and elk camps. Same with the old 06,s from WWI sold mail order by the nra all through the 50,s. Saw an old krag here and there but not nearly as popular as the old A3’s or 8mm’s


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378617
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back in the 70's a guy in a camp here hunted with a doble barreled rifle with a slug barrel underneath.









Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378827
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yessir, used often now days


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378837
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I've always wanted a 303 British for some reason.

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Yes sir, our family used lots of old military rifles.
We had 8mm mausers, 30-06 springfields and enfields and 303's My grandad bought them after the war, The 8mm he bought for 5 dollars. The guy had a dump-truck bed full of them driving around selling them.

The 303 was the gun he started me with.

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6.5 Jap, British .303, 7mm Mauser, 30/40 craig, .257 Roberts and I think 6.5 argentine? I don't have any of these ,I just heard talk of them when I was younger.

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While it's not as old as most of the guns talked about in this thread, I do most of my hunting with an old, pre-64 Winchester M 70 chambered in 30-06 that I inherited from my dad. He killed thousands of groundhogs, hundreds of whitetails and dozens mule deer, elk, moose and bear with it.

I try to keep the tradition going.

If I'm going to be hunting deer or bear in the thick stuff, I'll grab my old 1953 Marlin 336 chambered in .35 Remington.


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: pcr2] #6378862
11/21/18 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by pcr2
back in the 70's a guy in a camp here hunted with a doble barreled rifle with a slug barrel underneath.



The 2 barrel rifles were called "cape guns" with one barrel in a rifle caliber, the other a shotgun. The double barreled shotguns with a 3rd rifle barrel underneath were "Drillings". Very cool stuff and usually ornate and in metric or European calibers.


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Re: Deer rifles [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6378925
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Have two 30-40 Krags, one of which was sporterized by my great grandfather? I think. Cool rifles, haven't hunted w/ them in years. Kinda like my Marlin 336 .35 Rem. lever action smile

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I am planning to take my M1 Garand at some point.

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