I hunt with a Rem 760 30-06 that I bought in high school. I have killed a deer with my Dad's old 303 British. My Son has killed 3 with it so it's a 3 generation gun.

I have my grandfather's old Swiss Schmidt-Rubin with the straight pull bolt. It's chamber in .308 now. I haven't hunted with it, or even shot it. My older brother said he remembers taking it out once when we were kids, but I don't think he got anything with it. I'd love to use it some time for deer. I'd have to hunt outta the shack with it cause it weighs 9lbs empty, without a scope!

Every time I see a worn model 94 I see my dad walking thru the woods with his beloved .32 special.I bought a Mk5 .303 British Jungle carbine at the NTA convention in Escanaba,I'll be using that to fill my anterless permit.Love the character of these old guns.

Here in Georgia, lots of B&C bucks fell to the old military rifles such as 303s and 8mms in the 60s and 70s. Lots of people hunted with them because they were dirt cheap and plentiful.

Have a 50's 94 30-30 and a German Gewehr 98 MAUSER 8mm(w/iron sights) that I shoot when I am filling a bonus tag. The 8mm has all it parts numbered and has German military stamps all over it. Not in its original stock thought sadly. Hard to shoot more than once a season, lol.

I have my Dad's M1 Garand, Win. 94 and I hunt with a 38 year old Rem.7400 .308 win( no issues) and Marlin 336. (which will be re-bored to 35/30). Sarge

my uncle pete brought back a mauser with a 2 power scope on it and a swastika stamped in the scope. my cousin ricky hunted with it for years. won a few turkey shoots also. finally after he kept getting offers of serious money to sell it he quit hunting with it. I asked him about that rifle last thanksgiving. said he hadn't shot it in awhile but last time he did it was still a tack driver.

Wow!What an heirloom to pass down!I remember being in a Federals Dept.store in the early '70's with my dad and looking at racks of Mausers,$39.99 each.Tried talking dad into one,he just laughed.Couldn't believe the price I saw they bring nowdays.I can't imagine the value of one outfitted for sniper use.

My son got his buck last night with my 30-30 model 94 at 70 yards open sights. I missed a buck tonite with my Jungle Carbine. I went through a decade long phas of magnumitis. Then I learned how to hunt, and use open sighted old guns. Much more fun and challenging. Ask the deer I missed tonight.

Marlin Mod. 36 (not 336) in 30-30 Win has been my every day gun since 1969, before that I had a Jap 6,5?. Dad had 30-40 Krag & 8mm Czech Mauser, & 1961 Mod 70 Win in .270W; uncle had 303 Enfield, neighbor hunted with 30 Carbine, I shot a few old Springfields and various Sears or Wards rifles in '06 or 30-30, current neighbor hunts a H&R Topper 30-30.

I have a 6.5 Argentine Mauser that's taken a few deer.

WS

I owned one of those jungle carbines for about two hours one time!

I was working at a gas station in the 70's and a fella came in after deer season wanting a tank of gas for one. I gave him the gas, 12 or 14 dollars worth if i remember right. Not much longer, a guy saw it standing in the corner and offered me 50 for it, and out the door it went! lol.

Kicking my butt now tho. It also had the flash hider and all.

My wife hunts with a Remington model 722 in 257 Roberts. My uncle bought it in the late 40s and dad traded him an old car for it. My wife has killed deer, bear and moose with it. It has also been used for elk and numerous coyotes.

Interesting thread. When I was a young teenager, families scrounged for any gun that could work for deer hunting. Very different than these days. It wasn't unusual to see anyone, adults as well as young hunters. carrying a surplus rifle of one sort or another....as well as any single shot shotgun, 20, 16 or 12 gauge with a slug.
I can remember racks of imported surplus Mausers, etc., on the racks at Kmart for $25-40 or so. Some were in really decent shape too.
As I was coming of age to go deer hunting, the Winchester Model 94 was my first love. I never did buy one, but have owned Marlins for years. I am now 65 and am currently planning to change to a lighter rifle and likely a SA caliber with less recoil. I've hunted with a 270 for 40 years and it's a great caliber (along with many others), however, a shoulder surgery and getting older are prompting me to make some changes.

I believe I paid $250 for this one and was told it was a good buy.I know you sure don't see them in the gun stores like you use to.

Mosin nagant. Kicks like a mule but gets the job done. Shots under 50 yards.

What ammo brand do you use? I can only find brown & silver bear (russian)

Sorry....not quite sure. When I bought it, it came with a big box of rounds. I sighted it in. Not much of a shooter so these rounds will probably last me the rest of my life.