Life's Too Short To Hunt with an Ugly Gun...

[Old No7]

Life's Too Short To Hunt with an Ugly Gun...

Well, it seems that "no deer" was tagged by me during the late November rifle deer season, as I passed on a fat doe I jumped and put the scope on -- but I held off on taking the shot, as I really want a buck...

But if you're gonna have an empty tag -- at least you can hunt with a pretty gun... And it's a levergun at that!

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That's my Savage 99A in .250-3000 that I had refinished and then had professionally checkered this year, after finding out that it was "so slickery" (slick and slippery) last fall when I had to put ugly rubber patches on it (short term) just to get a good grip. (Those worked, as I tagged a big doe last fall.)

Oh well, we still have 2 weeks of blackpowder hunting here in Maine and the Solunar Tables look great for the last 2 days (end of next week), so I'll get back out there again then.

As you can see, there's at least a 6 pt and 8 pt around my stand -- if they didn't get shot yet, that is............

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( That Primos Proof Gen 2 game camera takes awesome photos -- without hundreds of "wind shots" like my old Moultrie one did... )

Old No7

[earlmck]

You do have fine taste in firearms 7. My 99 has also accompanied me on quality time in the hills without drawing blood this year. Yet.

[crs]

Agreed! My leverguns are highly functional, but rather plain. So here is my Beretta 45-70 double rifle.

[Old No7]

Agreed! ...So here is my Beretta 45-70 double rifle.

Ooh -- me like!

Old No7

[AJMD429]

Yep.

I don't have a photo of my Big Horn Armory model 89 that does it justice, but I can tell you it looks pretty much identical to this stock photo from the website:


Granted, the deer wasn't any deader, or happier to be shot, than when I've used my beat-up old rusty Ithaca M-66 slug gun, but....

Somehow, I just felt better....!

[Sixgun]

im all ready to hit the woods with my favorite gun. Ya think I can blend in with the crowd? Pitchy told me to wear the helmet in case I'm mistaken for a deer.----6

[Pitchy]

Good looking rifles, good luck on the hunts, Six your going to need it.

[Old No7]

im all ready to hit the woods with my favorite gun. Ya think I can blend in with the crowd?

Sure Six, but you'll blend in better in black & white...

Old No7

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[Bill in Oregon]

Charles, I never get tired of looking at your Beretta double.
Six, you're a wild man, mister!

[M. M. Wright]

Here's my 99. Except it's a 1895 in .308. The only rifle I've taken to the blind with me this year.

[marlinman93]

I couldn't agree more #7 with your post title! Whether you take game or not, it's always more enjoyable when you're doing the hunt with a classic beauty!

[6pt-sika]

I'm kinda partial to Mannlicher Schoenauer carbines , have three a 243 , a 270 and a 308 .

The 243

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The 270 with a deer from two years ago

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The 308 with a deer from last season

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[earlmck]

Here's my 99. Except it's a 1895 in .308. The only rifle I've taken to the blind with me this year.

You meant .303 didn't you M. M.? Or else there is a really interesting story there....

And I have a real similar one but it has a pretty rough bore that won't handle my casties and I haven't shot any jacketed through it yet because I don't shoot many of those copper-colored things.

[M. M. Wright]

No Earl, I meant .308 Win. This is a commemorative celebrating 75 years of Savage. I just couldn't resist that tapered octagon, crescent butt and straight grip. Wish it were a 250/3000.

[Nath]

im all ready to hit the woods with my favorite gun. Ya think I can blend in with the crowd? Pitchy told me to wear the helmet in case I'm mistaken for a deer.----6

Your crazy enough to go hunting like that !