Da Mc

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i used to use the 139 bt with 4064 powder for deer because it was the best my winchester would group. i have killed 3 deer with that load. all lung shots no tracking.
but the mountans have got just to high for a old man to hunt any more .
so i guess i will leave them to you young guys.
we dont have hogs but if i was going to i would try a 150 rn if it would group
have fun.

I didn't know you had a Smith & Wesson 29 44 mag, nice handgun.

Nice to keep in shape with some small game. Good luck on the hunt for that big rack and happy hunting to ya.

Haven't deer hunted yet, but I've popped a couple squirrels and groundhogs. Got a groundhog last week at 70 yards with my Marlin 60 .22LR. Muzzleloader season comes in next week, so I'll break out the old smokepole. I've seen a few six pointers, and one I wouldn't mind taking, but no big bucks yet. We'll see how it goes, I'm looking for antlers, not meat, so I don't plan on taking a truckload of deer.

Hey thanks for the advice. I think I would be inclined to look at the Leupold because I saw one in a magazine comparing the brightness to others and the RX-1000 looks good. I'll let you know what I find when I get it. Thanks again. Mike

Hey bud, You can get a Nikon 550 rangefinder $199, it's accurate to one yard out to 550 yards. If you want some of the $500 ones you should look at Leopolds and higher end Nikons

Hi there Tack Driver. I took the factory scope off the rifle and sold it. I wanted a long range scope that would reach out there. I found one from IJK Optics 10-40x50 with illuminated reticle,red or blue. I can see an old shed from my house about 200 yds. away and zoom in on the nails on the roof. The gun is a dream to shoot. Big difference from my regular deer gun, Marlin 336 in.30-.30. No recoil pad, ouch! Had to get a lower scope mount for the gun which means another sighting in session but it'll get there in time for opening day! Can you make any recommendations for a good laser rangefinder in the $4-500.00 category?

Have you still got that Bushnell 3-9x40mm factory mounted scope on yours?

Thanks for the friend request.

I love my 7mm-08! It can cleanly take deer past 300 yards, and won't kill your shoulder. I even shoot it from the prone position, and never have to worry about scope cuts. Mine likes the Super X 140 gr Power Points too. My 770 produces groups around an inch at 100 yards. I shot a nice 1.75 inch group at 150 yards last week.