Elk hunter Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Goto Rifle. I'm fortunate to own a good collection of rifles for vermin and deer but alway go to two in the collection 80% of the time. But in my c/f collection for deer I can use .223, 243, 25-06, 257, 6.5 &308. But my 308 TRG only gets used for park deer, stunning old Steyr 243 only goes out if the sun shines, 257 WMag (let's not go there) 6.5 not enough love and so on. Till I get to my Tika S/S in 25-06 bought 17 years back s/h from minsterly ranges. Still has the old 6x42 swarovski with 26mm tube on that I fitted the day I bought it. Took it for a spin yesterday and off the roof of the van using 100 sp home loads still key hole 2 rounds @ 100 yards. It's accounted for more deer than I can remember, when going north it always comes with me even if when I take other rifles with me it will always come out the slip. It's old, not perticularly pretty but so reliable, it's my goto rifle as the rest seem to be luxury items. Do you have one! Andrew Two 25cal but only one got too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Not go to, as I always chopped and changed over the years. I do have fond memories of a couple of favourites I should of kept. A mint early nineties BDL in 222 and a w94 trapper in 30/30 that even a rat would be unsafe from at 150yds. Minsterly, was that when Mitch was running it? U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 300wm, great round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 275 Rigby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 275 Rigby Another great, 7mm mauser really lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Another great, 7mm mauser really lol. But I am British (now) !!!! Oh and here is how it shoots 3 shots at 100M off a bipod . The coin is a 5p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 But I am British (now) !!!! Oh and here is how it shoots 3 shots at 100M off a bipod . The coin is a 5p Chuffin heck. Hope you get it sorted lol :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Over the years I have chopped and changed rifles. Based on what I learned in that process I knew what I wanted to have. I now have a Winchester 9422 and a 9422M plus a CZ Scout in .22lr. They do what I want and I am happy with them, no intention to change any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 But I am British (now) !!!! Oh and here is how it shoots 3 shots at 100M off a bipod . The coin is a 5p <script pagespeed_no_defer="" type="text/javascript">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=668cad141c13d452d4d223068dcc150f&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=314813&p=2849224&md5check=71cfd74dabbfbc2aaa8a4d699b6196b1&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,feAvoGP7WtQ');//]]></script> &&0 Come on we all no a group is 5 shots where the other two end up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 The next 2 were in foxes about 3 miles apart .... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Russell Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Chuffin heck. Hope you get it sorted lol :-) Lol made me choke on my weetabix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Lol made me choke on my weetabix! Lol, am only jealous. Been a while since I shot and had a rifle that did that! All the best to him.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I tend to carry different rifles for different jobs at different times of year. Until about June I usually carry a 17AH on my trap round, its great crow killer. One the hay starts coming down then we are more likely to see fox, so its 6PPC. Night lamping 20BR, its to heavy to carry but ideal for foxes when you are a bit unsure of the distance, a drive round during the day with it can upset crows a fair way out. Rabbits on stubble, 22LR semi. Deer 6PPC. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Lol, am only jealous. Been a while since I shot and had a rifle that did that! All the best to him.:-) Best part is it's a Birmingham made Parker Hale so all for little beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 It was a 308 Remi 700 but I was pusaded to sell it tried other things but now a rebarreled 700 in 308 is back in the cabinet with my custom walnut them hole stock, I tend to go for it most times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Best part is it's a Birmingham made Parker Hale so all for little beans. Nowt wrong with a brum PH :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlewis Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 My go to is Armalon Remmi 700 tried loads of .308s at the range but bought this and never regretted it this is a keeper as I'm a leftie and this is left handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Can't see past the .270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I am on a far smaller scale than most of yu guys with no deer and very few fox so my go to rifle is my FAC Daystate Huntsman Classic, geat for round the farms and shoot as I can take all the pest and vermin I encounter bar the fox and there are two lads with CF ment to do all the fox work so I leave that to them ! ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Can't see past the .270 I have chopped and changed rifles and scopes in all my calibres had two .243's two 308's three .222's all the rimfires but i have one rifle that just stays as it is my first real CF purchase a .270 John Dixon Parker Hale with matching numbers, not screw cut! heaven forbid. wears a Meopta 6x42 and only shoots 130gr SP's I fully stripped and fettled it when it arrived, reblued barrel action, nitreblued bolt and fixtures, oil finished stock, new butt pad http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php/31930-rifle-restoration-project/page5?highlight=john+dickson+.270 will never sell it Edited June 23, 2015 by Bewsher500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) x Edited June 23, 2015 by Bewsher500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Very nice and well done indeed :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I have chopped and changed rifles and scopes in all my calibres had two .243's two 308's three .222's all the rimfires but i have one rifle that just stays as it is my first real CF purchase a .270 John Dixon Parker Hale with matching numbers, not screw cut! heaven forbid. wears a Meopta 6x42 and only shoots 130gr SP's I fully stripped and fettled it when it arrived, reblued barrel action, nitreblued bolt and fixtures, oil finished stock, new butt pad http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php/31930-rifle-restoration-project/page5?highlight=john+dickson+.270 will never sell it Nice! I also use a .22-250 on the roe but the .270 just gives me confidence. Can't see me getting rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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