Deer gun, within limits

[reno316]

Go to depot and get help with the uhaul. Where are you moving to in Indiana?

Northeast corner. Fort Wayne area, probably. My parents and my in-laws both live up that way, be closer to family that way.

[bryjcom]

go with the slug gun. Probably better and cheaper than getting one of those weird rifle rounds.

[reno316]

Buddy of mine suggested a CVA Buckhorn .50 Muzzleloader. Any feedback on this idea?

And again, my thanks to all. I do appreciate.

[a98kdoc]

That includes the 7.62x39 but I don't see it as not allowed.
A contender is a super light gun in a carbine in 44mag or 44 super mag.
Or a contender 410 with 45 colt ammo in it.

I have a Winchester trapper in 44 mag and I would use that it's so light and easy to handle.

Just my thoughts

[cohunter39]

That includes the 7.62x39 but I don't see it as not allowed.

bullet has to be .357 cal or larger.

[SA Friday]

I have a mossberg 695 with a Burris 4x on it that shoots Win 2 3/4 sabot slugs in 3" groups at 100 yds currently taking up safe space. I used it for a couple of seasons in MD when I was stationed there. It's a bolt action 12 gauge with rifled and ported barrel, mag fed. It has a few small scuffs on it, but short of that it's in perfect condition.

$300 and it's yours with scope and a couple of boxes of the slugs. PM me. I'm open to trades too, but cash is king. Just FYI, I'll be in the middle of nowhere starting tomorrow morning till 8 Aug.

Deadliest thing I've ever shot a deer with within 100 yds.

[BushMasterBoy]

Mossberg 835 Pump...takes 2 3/4", 3" and 3 1/2" shells. Variety of barrels
available for it. I'm guessing a 3 1/2" slug will have unrivaled stopping power! Gunbroker.com has 200 various flavors listed right now.

[osok-308]

1. I am no Simo Hayha. My effective range is just on the south side of 150 yards. Much beyond that, I'm not very accurate, and I DESPISE the idea of a "non-clean" kill. If I can't drop the deer FAST with one shot, I don't take the shot. That's just me.

I cannot tell you how glad I am that you know who Simo Hayha is, it's a shame you can't hunt with a 7.62x54r there! I will second,...no fourth.... well I just agree with everyone above who said the shotgun with a rifled slug... 12 gauge slugs pack a wallop!

[reno316]

I cannot tell you how glad I am that you know who Simo Hayha is, it's a shame you can't hunt with a 7.62x54r there! I will second,...no fourth.... well I just agree with everyone above who said the shotgun with a rifled slug... 12 gauge slugs pack a wallop!

Thanks. What's a real shame is that I can't use my Remington 700... that thing is accurate as hell, given that it was made in 1976 and still has all original parts. 0.5 MOA at 100 yards... Buddy of mine used it to dust prairie dogs at 500 yards, and offered me a thousand bucks on the spot.

I declined, of course. ;o)

Thanks for the input.

[oinco]

After shooting a Henry lever action .357 this weekend...wow, I was impressed how easy that thing was to shoot! I think my 10/22 has about the same recoil- the Henry was very accurate and fed nicely....the weight and balance were very nice as well-I don't know how much they are, but I would guess somewhere between your family jewels/no family jewels range?

It would seem that IN deer may be closer in size to a Great Dane than an elk, so the .357mag should be more than plenty?