The morning hunt will be my 1964 Remington 700 that my Mom bought my Dad in 1964. However the afternoon hunt will be my 1895 Cowboy with Williams Fool Proof peep with a 425 grain GT cast bullet sitting atop 15 grains of Unique. It is scary accurate even with my eyes out to 100 yards.

 

The morning hunt will be my 1964 Remington 700 that my Mom bought my Dad in 1964. However the afternoon hunt will be my 1895 Cowboy with Williams Fool Proof peep with a 425 grain GT cast bullet sitting atop 15 grains of Unique. It is scary accurate even with my eyes out to 100 yards.

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I love that sight, got one for my 444. I wouldn't say it's fool proof though, I used it and it worked for me.

 

I am taking out my 1994 444SS on opening day of the modern firearms season. Its zeroed in with 265 gr Hornaday Interlock SPs pushed by H4198.

Last year during early the doe only season, my 308MX got the nod.

 

Nice rifles, guys!

I'll likely be shooting my 444p this year with a 44 carbine level load I'm in the final stages with, which utilizes Buffalo Bore and the old Speer 4457 soft point. My wife will be toting her 1894c using federal soft points. Our shots are always close on this property.

But an old 336sc 35 Remington is in reserve if we need some more range. We have permission to hunt over the neighbors corn field this year, too.

 

My most recently acquired and renovated 30AW IN 30/30 with a Williams peep.originally made in 1994 ,and remade this year with new barrel ,new wood,new rust blue,pretty much ,a brand new rifle.

 

A couple of possibilities. If the weather is good, then I'll be using the Ruger #1A in 06 that I bought from my good buddy's collection that I helped his widow liquidate. It's special to sit with it and recall the 15yrs worth of hunts we shared from Alaska to Georgia. From Tennessee to Maine and others in-between.

If the weather is nasty, then it will likely be either my Sako Kodiak or my new 1895 Trapper

 

1894 .357 shooting 180-grain cast bullets or the 1895 shooting 405-grain cast.

 

As always, I will carry my Marlin first year 1972 1895 45-70 with a 405-grain soft point. I know, they say I'm over gunned for Virginia whitetail, but the younger guys used to call me Old One Shot. The rifle makes one hole in and one hole out and a good blood trail if it runs a few yards. That leaves me with a short search and a short drag on my small Shenandoah Valley farm where I spend most of the lovely fall season in the woods. That is over 50 years hunting with this great rifle and over 60 years hunting Virginia whitetails.

Thanks Marlin.

 

Thats would be a no brainer. My go to is my '86 30AS, new to me since '88.

 

In Ohio, marlin cowboy in 50 alaskan (stupid straight wall cartridge rule) and in Kentucky, marlin xlr in 308 marlin express.

 

I'll be taking my 30/30 (gold trigger) and 1985 GS as back-up in bad weather.

 

 

My 45-70 SBL.

 

A 1952 336SC in 35 Rem. It shoots a case trimmed to 1.8" to be legal on public land.
After opening day I may carry my 50-70 Trapdoor at least once.

 

I’ll be up in the tree stand at about 4:30 am with the 2007 JM Marlin custom trapper, loaded with Hornady 325 grain gummy tips, that is my favorite to take to the dance.

Good luck to all and Fair Winds. Ray

 

I’ll be carrying my 35 rem

 

My new to me ER,that is if I don't tag out with bow and muzzle loader first!

 

Debating between the Skinner or Scope.

Skinner = 1894 45 Colt Cowboy Limited.
Scope = CZ model 527

 

Sorry, if I were whitetail hunting this fall I’d use my .30-40 Krag scout rifle with a Nikon IER scope. All my .45colt Marlins have standard iron sights. Fast rifle.

 

Not sure what one. I've narrowed it down to three. My 30AS is what I've been using, also the 375, but now I have a custom 444 I built that might get the nod this year. All 3 are sighted and plenty of ammo to go. It will be a last minute decision the night before when I pack the truck.

 

Nice options boys! Never carred my 1895 45/70 out opening day but after last weekend's string of 300g handloads pushed by IMR 4198 at 100 yds... I'm tempted!

thru scope

Open sights via see thru mounts

 

My JM 1894 in 44mag.

 

My second choice would be my 1894CB in 45 Colt.

But it depends on whether I hunt across my hay fields, or in the woods.

 

Trying to decide between my 336 .35 Remington with a vintage Bushnell 2.5x German reticle scope, or the model 1936 .32 Special with Lyman peep.

 

Same as last year... 1955 336 Texan in 35 Remington with factory irons.

 

Love the .35 Rem. It's been my only opening season caliber for 35 years... maybe one 30.06 and 44 mag year in there. 4570 may get a shot!

 

1969 336 35 Remington with El Paso made Weaver 3x post reticle scope. Added the scope recently and just sighted it in at 100 yards with factory Hornady 200 grain ftx bullets. This gun is a great shooter and loves this ammo. Great little scope too!