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To kill a deer with my 30/30 using just iron sights. Been having my marlin for about 20 yrs and never killed a deer with it. This season I'm gonna hunt with it until I kill a deer with it. Any of you guys ever set a goal of some sort like this?
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To kill a deer with my 30/30 using just iron sights. Been having my marlin for about 20 yrs and never killed a deer with it. This season I'm gonna hunt with it until I kill a deer with it. Any of you guys ever set a goal of some sort like this? low light will be your worst enemy . yes , i reworked a old S&W 916T shot gun just to kill my first deer with a slug a few years back . i killed one deer with it and and aint shot it since . i wore it out years ago shooting buck shot with it . lol i've killed a tractor trailer load of deer with a marlin with over and under scope mounts back in the day . a 30-30 and a 270 are my favorite guns though i shot a 7mag these days
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FUNNY YOU MENTIONED THIS.. I HAVE THE SAME GOAL.. HAVE A WINCHESTER MODEL 64 30/30 MY GRANDFATHER GAVE ME.. NEVER KILLED A DEER WITH IT BUT I VOW TO THIS YEAR
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I had a good friend of mine get cancer and right before he died he gave me a old pse lighting2, I try kill one deer a year with it just for him.
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Similar situation. My dad bought me a 30-30 when I was 13. I killed my first deer with it. My son at 8 years old killed his first deer with it as well. This year is my daughters time to carry on the tradition with that ole thurdy thurdy!
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I had a good friend of mine get cancer and right before he died he gave me a old pse lighting2, I try kill one deer a year with it just for him.  2 for you, Sir.
"Why do you ask"?
Too many people spend money they don't have , on things they don't need, to impress people they don't know.
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I have a Browning Auto 5, made in Belgium, 12ga with ribbed 30" Full choke that my grandad gave me. I take it out to shoot one turkey with every few years, then it goes back in the safe.
I also have my dad's Marlin 30/30 that my mom gave him. I've never tried to shoot a deer with it, so it could be a future goal.
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The very first deer I killed was with a Sears and Roebuck 30-30 my grandad gave me....ended up killing three deer with it before my dad got me a 7-08... Still have both guns....
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My dad has an awesome lever action marlin 30-30. I hope one day he will pass it down to me and I can set a goal like y'all have.
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Yeah, I want to kill one with a revolver. Need to really give it a shot this year.
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I set and accomplished that goal 2 seasons ago. My first rifle killed deer was with a Winchester 30-30. It was scoped. I sold it a year after I killed the deer and bought a Ruger 7mag.
I ended up buying a Marlin 30-30 a couple summers ago and it didn't and still doesn't have a scope on it. I took it out and killed a doe at 75 yards with the open sights. DRT. That's the first and only deer I've ever killed with iron sights.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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I killed my first deer with my Grand Dad's Marlin 30 30. The rifle was passed down to me when he passed a few years ago. I just might make it goal to kill another one with that rifle this year.
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To kill a deer with my 30/30 using just iron sights. Been having my marlin for about 20 yrs and never killed a deer with it. This season I'm gonna hunt with it until I kill a deer with it. Any of you guys ever set a goal of some sort like this? low light will be your worst enemy . yes , i reworked a old S&W 916T shot gun just to kill my first deer with a slug a few years back . i killed one deer with it and and aint shot it since . i wore it out years ago shooting buck shot with it . lol i've killed a tractor trailer load of deer with a marlin with over and under scope mounts back in the day . a 30-30 and a 270 are my favorite guns though i shot a 7mag these days I have a S&W 916 also. But mine is not take down version. Shot one last year with 00 bucks. How was yours with slugs?
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To kill a deer with my 30/30 using just iron sights. Been having my marlin for about 20 yrs and never killed a deer with it. This season I'm gonna hunt with it until I kill a deer with it. Any of you guys ever set a goal of some sort like this? low light will be your worst enemy . yes , i reworked a old S&W 916T shot gun just to kill my first deer with a slug a few years back . i killed one deer with it and and aint shot it since . i wore it out years ago shooting buck shot with it . lol i've killed a tractor trailer load of deer with a marlin with over and under scope mounts back in the day . a 30-30 and a 270 are my favorite guns though i shot a 7mag these days I have a S&W 916 also. But mine is not take down version. Shot one last year with 00 bucks. How was yours with slugs? the barrel that came with my 916T was a 30" full choke . i got on open bore 21" barrel with iron sights off ebay . it patterns pretty good out to 75yrds . i get about 3" groups . i also picked up a 28" mod barrel for it off ebay . so you know S&W had a recall on those barrels (30") so you might want to check that out .
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My goal about 15 years ago was to get one with a old 45 long colt that my mom kept under her pillow
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I try to kill a deer with each of my two deer rifles, m.l., and several with my bow. Might try to kill one with my shotgun this year, havent done that yet
Give me bout 15 more minutes, I was dreamin about beavers..........
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