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solo · July 26, 2001, 08:00 PM

The gun depends on the terrain. If you are going to hunt in thick brushy areas then go with the Winchester 94 in .44 mag. The open sights at close range make it much easier to aquire your target. Trust me I hunt with a Scoped Rem. 700 30-06 and I cant hit a thing at close range with my scope for the simple fact that I cant aquire my target quickly enough and that it is difficult to successfuly follow the deer with the scope while at close range. If you will be hunting in terrain that you can see over a 100yds for a good portion of the area go with the .300 Weatherby Mag with Leupold 3x-9 .

July 26, 2001, 08:00 PM	#11
solo Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 1999 Posts: 211	The gun depends on the terrain. If you are going to hunt in thick brushy areas then go with the Winchester 94 in .44 mag. The open sights at close range make it much easier to aquire your target. Trust me I hunt with a Scoped Rem. 700 30-06 and I cant hit a thing at close range with my scope for the simple fact that I cant aquire my target quickly enough and that it is difficult to successfuly follow the deer with the scope while at close range. If you will be hunting in terrain that you can see over a 100yds for a good portion of the area go with the .300 Weatherby Mag with Leupold 3x-9 .