All Things Deer

[gary noblit]

Kraig,love the Marlin.I just sold a Marlin 1897 38-55 this yr.It was very nice,actually loved shooting it.It had a very unique "crack" to it.There is a 223 in there but not that style.One my most unique cart. is a burnside.I thought too collectible to put on board.I have no son anymore,I built muzzleloaders for 3 grandsons,soninlaws don't hunt so passing the guns on becomes a serious thought process..I don't like the process too much...My oldest is an 1836 Colt "pocket pistol".I' sold most of my guns except smoke poles....I was broke into yrs ago and fortunately they only took some cash.The Colt is worth 10 times the cash they took so I got a little lucky but it left a nagging feeling that I should downsize..

 

[gary noblit]

Kraig, I appreciate that Uberti in 32-20 also..very nice..That's a fun cal. to shoot..

 

[gary noblit]

Kraig,love the Marlin.I just sold a Marlin 1897 38-55 this yr.It was very nice,actually loved shooting it.It had a very unique "crack" to it.There is a 223 in there but not that style.One my most unique cart. is a burnside.I thought too collectible to put on board.I have no son anymore,I built muzzleloaders for 3 grandsons,soninlaws don't hunt so passing the guns on becomes a serious thought process..I don't like the process too much...My oldest is an 1836 Colt "pocket pistol".I' sold most of my guns except smoke poles....I was broke into yrs ago and fortunately they only took some cash.The Colt is worth 10 times the cash they took so I got a little lucky but it left a nagging feeling that I should downsize..

correction...mod.1893

 

[kmcconaughey]

kraig, nice lever and single shot. was the lever a family hand me down or did you buy it? i have a 1947 36A 30-30 marlin, the last year they made it before the 336's came out.

My father bought the Marlin in 1948 from one of his uncles for $20. I don't know if his uncle had purchased it new or if he purchased it used. It was my first deer hunting rifle. And before anyone says that a .32-20 isn't a big enough cartridge for deer hunting, keep in mind that the former world record buck, the Jordan Buck, was shot with the even smaller .25-20 back in 1914 in Northern Wisconsin. For the record, I never shot at a deer with the .32-20, I got my first deer my second year deer hunting when I had a Marlin 336C in .30-30.

 

[gary noblit]

I'm all about perfect shot placement or not pulling the trigger...All but 1 of 78 deer with my 50 cal. smoke pole have been neck shots...couldn't be more serious about the thought...I figure if I can't put it in a 3 in circle I've got no business being there...I don't mean that bragging it's just who I am...

 

[RayF]

Did someone say Savage Model 99?
Here is my Mom.. in 1956 with her 1st Deer, and the Model 99 (chambered in .300 Savage) she got for her birthday just weeks before.

I also have my own 99. It's a 1951 with a Pachmayer flip-mount and Unertl 4X scope.

I also have my Grandfathers Model 99 (1941). But no pic handy...
Update: Found the pic of Mom's and Grandpa's Savage 99s. All are chambered in .300 Savage.

 

[gary noblit]

Mod 99 is a fine rifle..Had 1 in 308 ..Did a lot of target with it...Love the pic..great memories!!

 

[Stevenovick1]

Here’s my latest build. Sending to an Ol timer to do some checkering next week

 

[Stevenovick1]

I just got beautiful Black walnut stock for my Savage 99. 308 . I can’t wait to fit.

 

[Stevenovick1]

RayF awesome pics

 

[mgwin]

Gary,
Nice collection of cartridges! You have some odd ones there for sure.
It would probably be almost impossible to have every cartridge ever made. Especially if you count all the "wildcat" cartridges.
Couldn't quite make out your labels on my small monitor. Here are three that I really like, and use the most except for the .22LR.
Left to right: 22 Hornet, 221 Fireball, and 222. All three are loaded with the Sierra 45 grain hornet bullet, which is deadly on about anything including deer.

 

[Stevenovick1]

Just got this Black Walnut for my Savage 99

 

[Stevenovick1]

Black walnut for my Savage 99

 

[gary noblit]

Gary,
Nice collection of cartridges! You have some odd ones there for sure.
It would probably be almost impossible to have every cartridge ever made. Especially if you count all the "wildcat" cartridges.
Couldn't quite make out your labels on my small monitor. Here are three that I really like, and use the most except for the .22LR.
Left to right: 22 Hornet, 221 Fireball, and 222. All three are loaded with the Sierra 45 grain hornet bullet, which is deadly on about anything including deer.

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Marty, they are all super fast, good shooters...With modern ammo I enjoy my 223 a lot...hunting is all about smokepoles....I guess I like everything old ( including me)

 

[mgwin]

Gary,
I like these rounds because they can take care of anything I may want to hunt. They have almost no recoil. I love reloading these rounds.
For the most part, I can even use the same bullet for all three.
Wanna hear something crazy?
Everything I have shot in the past few years, except one deer, has been shot with my black powder! You may be rubbing off on me.

 

[gary noblit]

Gary,
I like these rounds because they can take care of anything I may want to hunt. They have almost no recoil. I love reloading these rounds.
For the most part, I can even use the same bullet for all three.
Wanna hear something crazy?
Everything I have shot in the past few years, except one deer, has been shot with my black powder! You may be rubbing off on me.

Marty, I certainly appreciate the convenience of modern firearms .Hunting to me is about the whole experience( I even process my own).loading is even part of the experience.I take great care to have a seriously clean rifle when I load it..My point of view is: "it's a 1 shot hunt" You just can't do it over or rack another shell.I don't shoot at running deer only standing,even then the angle has to be right. I'm using the same type of rifle they used in the 1800's but I'm fine with what others want to use.A single shot anything tends to make a shooter slow down and do it right....Glad it's rubbing off some..

 

[mgwin]

Gary,
I started out about 50 years ago hunting with a Winchester model 67 .22LR. It is a bolt action single shot. About 4-5 years later, dad gave me a single shot Stevens 12 ga. That thing would stomp you every shot! Went back to the model 67.
I prefer bolt action rifles, since they tend to be more accurate. If you can't get what you are shooting at with the first shot, there will more than likely not be an opportunity for a good second shot.
I shot at a turkey once with my auto shotgun, and watched it turn around and fly away while I still had more shells in the gun! Forgot I had more than one shot available! Old habits die hard.
I still have the model 67 and the Stevens. The Stevens was retired after I killed a turkey with it a few years ago.

 

[gary noblit]

Marty, I've often wondered if the old single 12 and 16 stocks were designed to hurt,they damn sure did.. of course they didn't have rubber butts and we were supposed to just "man up"

 

[Mark Evans]

Got a couple for the museum!!! Rebuilt All of them !!! Got cheap and busted up !!! Love the Steven’s 1894 7:00 ejectors had to get them from Alaska they used them on the gold track over the edge of Canada to be allowed in, was the cheapest with bullets for three dollars sent in the US mail !!!! 1900’s !!!

 

[Mark Evans]

My father bought the Marlin in 1948 from one of his uncles for $20. I don't know if his uncle had purchased it new or if he purchased it used. It was my first deer hunting rifle. And before anyone says that a .32-20 isn't a big enough cartridge for deer hunting, keep in mind that the former world record buck, the Jordan Buck, was shot with the even smaller .25-20 back in 1914 in Northern Wisconsin. For the record, I never shot at a deer with the .32-20, I got my first deer my second year deer hunting when I had a Marlin 336C in .30-30.

Ever seen a 25-20 shoot it’s one third the size of a 30-30 and the same chamber pressure the bullet hits the target then you hear it !!!!