Ultimate Deer Rifle

[3855WIN]

257 WBY. Point and shoot out to 400 yards. Bang, flop. Death Ray.

 

[Boarmaster]

Remington 700 in 7mm-08, timney trigger, Mcmillan stock, 22"barrel. Swarovski Z5(i) 3.5x18x44. 140gr Accubonds.

Im pretty close to this. My primary deer rifle is a 700 xcr2 270win in a McMillan Classic Edge with a Timney trigger , VX3 3.5-10x40. Same setup in a M700 in 7m08 would suit me just fine and is on the list if I dont decide to go more light weight.

 

[archerynut21]

A high end rifle (preferably under 6.5 lbs bare) chambered in 270 or 280 Ackley. Leupold Vx-3i CDS-ZL on a 270 (now discontinued for the new Vx-3HD) 3.5-10x40. A Leupold VX-6 3-18 with the CDS-ZL2 turrets on a 280 AI. Can’t beat the Winchester DSXP 130 grain loads for deer in a 270 or a 168 grain Barnes LRX or Berger VLD in a fast twist 280 AI. That is for the country in Idaho I run around in at least.

 

[Rhino Hunter]

257 WBY. Point and shoot out to 400 yards. Bang, flop. Death Ray.

I have to agree 100%. Mine has done things that I've "NEVER" seen other rifles do. It is unbelievable fast and flat. The shock it delivers is just incredible.

Mine is a Weatherby Mark V Accumark. It has a 26" barrel plus a muzzle Weatherby muzzle brake. It wears Leupold glass. It has quickly become my favorite "go to" rifle for Western hunting.

 

[mtmuley]

257 WBY. Point and shoot out to 400 yards. Bang, flop. Death Ray.

I have a rifle that shoots like that too. With a 200 grain bullet. mtmuley

 

[noharleyyet]

I have a rifle that shoots like that too. With a 200 grain bullet. mtmuley

 

[Panda Bear]

my husband also likes the 257 Weatherby

for deer, caribou, sheep, goat, and wolf I prefer the 275 H & H - 160 gr wood leigh- leopold

 

[belshawelk]

My 270 WSM. Leupold VX3i. 4-14x50

 

[460Wbymag]

Winchester M 70 Featherweight .270 Win with a Leupold 6x.

 

[morley.tyler]

Winchester M 70 Featherweight .270 Win with a Leupold 6x.

Jack O'Connor disciple, eh? It's a great choice

 

[460Wbymag]

Jack O'Connor disciple, eh? It's a great choice

Yeah, it shows?

 

[morley.tyler]

Yeah, it shows?

As obvious as a Tramp Stamp on a 40-year-old!!

 

[460Wbymag]

Thanks!

 

[1100RemingtonMan]

Why a .264 Win Mag was promoted by Winchester as the Ultimate Deer and Antelope rifle.
Model 70 .264 Win Mag in Cerkote
HS Precision Stock
Leupold 4.5x14 40mm CDS
Leupold Dual Dovetail Bases
Burris Signature Rings with 10MOA offset
Montana Sling
Nosler 130gr AB

 

[Muley_Stalker]

For decades all I used for deer, elk, and bear was a Win 94 in 30-30 but all I hunt is timber.

No good for some of the terrain you mentioned but it's perfect for timber.

 

[460Wbymag]

I wonder how many deer,elk and bear have fallen to Winchester M 94 .30/30?

 

[Muley_Stalker]

I bet the number is high. Although the 30-06 might beat it.

 

[VikingsGuy]

If deer only there are so many choices that will do the job. Anything from .223Rem to 458 Lott I suppose. But (dare I say . . . dare, dare) a 6.5manbun will give you all the range you need, fire sufficient bullets for the task, be easy to find ammo (if we ever return to normal on this front), and give really light recoil in your really light rifle - and less recoil always means more accuracy. And even you are a top shot with a 416 Rigby, you will shoot better with a 30-06.

 

[Mustangs Rule]

As I'm not so patiently waiting for the AZ elk and antelope draw results, my mind wanders towards guns, specifically mule deer guns, what would be your ultimate rifle, scope, and caliber combinations for the following mule deer habitats:

Rolling Sage Brush (Nevada, southern Idaho, Wyoming)

Canyon Country / Desert (Southern Utah, Southwestern Colorado)

Alpine (Colorado Western Slope)

That would totally depend on what type of experience I was hunting for beyond simply filling my tags.

A year ago when I had reached the most practical point in my hunting life at age 72 it would be my Kimber Hunter at 5 ¾ pounds in 280AI with a highly functional 3-9 Burris Fullfield scope. It is a fine rifle, the embodiment of function, though it lacks any sense of historical appropriateness. It seems lost.

Today at 73 going into my 60th hunting season when any hunt could be my last and having hunted most of the stunningly beautiful places you described, I would want a rifle that had “walked though history” there, A rifle that literally belonged there. I would choose my pre-64 Model 70 Winchester in .270 which has a fixed Weaver 6X scope on it.

 

[460Wbymag]

I bet the number is high. Although the 30-06 might beat it.

I would say for deer in the million range for the .30/30. I don't think the .30/06 can even come close to the .30/30 at least for deer and maybe bear.