Gun with the most wildlife kills . . .

Prof Young · May 1, 2015, 08:28 PM

Shooters:
What gun have you used to kill the most wildlife with. See attached picture for mine. Enjoy.

Live well be safe
Prof Young

Mosin-Marauder · May 1, 2015, 09:31 PM

Had one of those flyguns until I used it too much and it broke.

I haven't killed much. One deer with a Remington 700 in .260 Remington. That's it. It's mounted in my room.

Never really enjoyed killing for sport. I can respect it, though.

Regards,

-Mo.

9ballbilly · May 1, 2015, 09:54 PM

I grew up hunting for food.

Took more game with a .22lr than anything else by far. Can't be specific as far as the rifle since I've used several over the years, if I had to guess I'd say it's a tie between a Marlin auto-loader (handed down from my grandfather) and the Henry lever-action carbine I handed down to my Son.

johnwilliamson062 · May 2, 2015, 12:56 AM

12 ga. Deer, pheasant, and squirrel
.50 cal muzzle loader might win out as far as pounds of meat b/c I have taken more deer with it than the 12 ga.

noelf2 · May 2, 2015, 07:17 AM

20 gauge h&r topper shotgun I've been using since I was 11 for hunting game, but I've killed way more with a marlin 22 rifle on a trap line.

JimPage · May 2, 2015, 07:48 AM

For pounds of meat, 30-06 Remington 760. For number of kills, Remington Semi Auto 22lr.

CajunBass · May 2, 2015, 08:07 AM

Sears-Roebuck 12 ga pump. Killed a fair number of deer with it using buckshot. Some squirrels, and doves to

lamarw · May 2, 2015, 10:59 AM

Winchester Model 1200 shotgun. Used it for deer, quail, doves, ducks, geese, pheasant, and even a wily coyote. Next up would of been a Winchester Model 67A single shot .22 rifle. There have been a lot of squirrels and rabbits in the mix.

buck460XVR · May 2, 2015, 11:19 AM

My Stevens/Fox SxS 16 ga. given to me 50 years ago by my grandfather. It was his first gun bought after he came home from France in WWI. Probably had his most wildlife kills too. I grew up learning to hunt with it, and used it for everything that ran, climbed or flew. Ducks, Geese, Grouse, Quail, Dove, Pheasants, Wild Turkeys, Woodcock, squirrels, rabbits, fox, coyotes, and even a coupla deer using slugs. To this day it is my go to Pheasant gun.

jglsprings · May 2, 2015, 11:31 AM

Now this isn't a picture of my 22 - but I have one that is 40 years old...

This thing has killed more gofers/ground squirrels, rabbits, skunks, vermits (sic) than I could even imagine. Growing up on a ranch made this 22 the truck gun for most of my childhood.

10,000? easy.

My 870 killed a lot of ducks and geese - but not thousands like the 22.

Blindstitch · May 2, 2015, 11:44 AM

Mossberg 500 12 gauge for geese, pheasants and quail.

ohiomossyoak · May 2, 2015, 12:10 PM

Mossberg 835..

Machineguntony · May 2, 2015, 02:33 PM

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Toney · May 2, 2015, 02:41 PM

My rem 511.

rickyrick · May 2, 2015, 03:21 PM

Ruger ranch rifle....

By a very large margin at that

Ruger480 · May 2, 2015, 03:24 PM

It's a toss up between my Crosman 760 pellet gun and my 870. The pellet gun killed sparrows, rabbits, squirrels and pigeons for years before I was allowed to get a firearm. And the 870 took all of the afore mentioned plus pheasants and geese.

RaySendero · May 2, 2015, 05:40 PM

That 12 gauge at the top:

North East Redneck · May 2, 2015, 06:58 PM

Would have to be my RWS 350 pellet gun in .22. Squirrel, raccoon and other small pests.

mete · May 2, 2015, 09:40 PM

I have been told there is a laser gun that you can buy that is great for shooting flies !!!

jersurf101 · May 2, 2015, 09:58 PM

I have killed more meat with my .270 win. than any other gun I own. The rifle is a Weatherby vanguard VGX. I have a 4-12 Bushnell Trophy scope on the rifle and it has not changed zero significantly in years. My Marlin Papoose .22lr is a close second.

SamNavy · May 2, 2015, 10:36 PM

Mid 70's Sako 25-06... probably 40 deer over the years exclusively with Remington Core-Lokt. It wears a period Redfield 3-9x40 that hasnt been adjusted in a couple decades. Longest shot was about 340yds holding just over the shoulder.

jimbob86 · May 2, 2015, 11:17 PM

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For pounds of meat, 30-06 Remington 760. For number of kills, Remington Semi Auto 22lr.

Kinda same here: My .270WIN would be the hands down winner by sheer poundage ...... sheer numbers would probalby be one of the Marlin 60's I've owned, either the one I had from age 10 to 18 or the one I have now, bought almost 20 years ago, though I have not shot much with it in a decade...... though if you count the number the gun was used on by all users ..... that would be the 270....... it's been used on everything from ground squirrels to elk since 1958, ten years before I was even born .....

Prof Young · May 3, 2015, 10:08 PM

Well, I intended this post with some humor in mind but the serious bent it has taken is truly interesting. If I had to pub a finger not he single gun I've actually made the most hunting kills with it would be my mossberg 500 410 and the game should be squirrels.

Live well, be safe
Prof Young

FrankenMauser · May 4, 2015, 01:11 AM

The most kills (including pests, nuisance animals, moths, and lizards):
Rossi 62SAC .22 S/L/LR (using .22 LR almost exclusively).

The same rifle would be the 'small game' champion.

Most big game kills:
Ruger 77 Mk II, .270 Win.

Sure Shot Mc Gee · May 4, 2015, 08:59 AM

Over the years I come to realize its not always the most spendy or new weaponry that make the hunt. Case in point my Citori Lightning's and Sig Sauer 202 Supreme are definitely not my preference's in the field for the game I harvest these days.
Over the years (55 of the 70 I've enjoyed) nothing has ever sneaked away from my 300 Savage once centered in its open barrel sights. Old 1920 cartridge. But still one of the (best) for deer size game. There are reason why I prefer the 300 Sav over the 308 & 30-06. But that discussion is best left to another time.

As for upland game. My preference for that effort is a Iver Johnson single shot 12 ga. Light to carry quick to point and with 3" slid into its tube. It's Full choke pellets pattern is outstanding for those high flyers. Although I hardly ever use 3" anymore as I seldom hunt Canadian's, Snow Geese or Mallards these days due to a pair of old worn-out knees. I actually find it easier to walk and pursue those little tasty woodsy one's now. Partridge Grouse and of course Mr. Snow Shoe {when opportunity knocks.} Home loaded light charges of Hodgdon in 2-3/4" hulls pushing #6 gets the job done most of the time on those three critters.

May 1, 2015, 09:31 PM	#2
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	Had one of those flyguns until I used it too much and it broke. I haven't killed much. One deer with a Remington 700 in .260 Remington. That's it. It's mounted in my room. Never really enjoyed killing for sport. I can respect it, though. Regards, -Mo. __________________ Proud owner of three (four-ish) pieces of history! K-31, Mosin-Nagant M91/30, M24/47 Mauser, Norinco SKS. "You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm..." William Tecumseh Sherman

May 1, 2015, 09:54 PM	#3
9ballbilly Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: northeast Florida Posts: 611	I grew up hunting for food. Took more game with a .22lr than anything else by far. Can't be specific as far as the rifle since I've used several over the years, if I had to guess I'd say it's a tie between a Marlin auto-loader (handed down from my grandfather) and the Henry lever-action carbine I handed down to my Son. __________________ may God eternally bless the American Rifleman--- as long as one stands, resolute, liberty shall not perish.

May 2, 2015, 07:17 AM	#5
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	20 gauge h&r topper shotgun I've been using since I was 11 for hunting game, but I've killed way more with a marlin 22 rifle on a trap line. __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.

May 2, 2015, 08:07 AM	#7
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	Sears-Roebuck 12 ga pump. Killed a fair number of deer with it using buckshot. Some squirrels, and doves to __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

May 2, 2015, 11:31 AM	#10
jglsprings Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2009 Posts: 1,827	Now this isn't a picture of my 22 - but I have one that is 40 years old... This thing has killed more gofers/ground squirrels, rabbits, skunks, vermits (sic) than I could even imagine. Growing up on a ranch made this 22 the truck gun for most of my childhood. 10,000? easy. My 870 killed a lot of ducks and geese - but not thousands like the 22. __________________ Let's eat Grandma. Let's eat, Grandma. Commas save lives...

May 2, 2015, 12:56 AM	#4
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	12 ga. Deer, pheasant, and squirrel .50 cal muzzle loader might win out as far as pounds of meat b/c I have taken more deer with it than the 12 ga.

May 2, 2015, 07:48 AM	#6
JimPage Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2010 Location: Rome, NY Posts: 941	For pounds of meat, 30-06 Remington 760. For number of kills, Remington Semi Auto 22lr. __________________ Jim Page Cogito, ergo armatum sum

May 2, 2015, 10:59 AM	#8
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	Winchester Model 1200 shotgun. Used it for deer, quail, doves, ducks, geese, pheasant, and even a wily coyote. Next up would of been a Winchester Model 67A single shot .22 rifle. There have been a lot of squirrels and rabbits in the mix.

May 2, 2015, 11:19 AM	#9
buck460XVR Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Posts: 4,342	My Stevens/Fox SxS 16 ga. given to me 50 years ago by my grandfather. It was his first gun bought after he came home from France in WWI. Probably had his most wildlife kills too. I grew up learning to hunt with it, and used it for everything that ran, climbed or flew. Ducks, Geese, Grouse, Quail, Dove, Pheasants, Wild Turkeys, Woodcock, squirrels, rabbits, fox, coyotes, and even a coupla deer using slugs. To this day it is my go to Pheasant gun.

May 2, 2015, 11:44 AM	#11
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,693	Mossberg 500 12 gauge for geese, pheasants and quail.

May 2, 2015, 12:10 PM	#12
ohiomossyoak Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2010 Location: East Central Ohio Posts: 143	Mossberg 835..

May 2, 2015, 02:33 PM	#13
Machineguntony Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2013 Posts: 1,277	Edited __________________ Sent from Motorola DynaTac 8000x Last edited by Machineguntony; May 3, 2015 at 08:51 AM.

May 2, 2015, 02:41 PM	#14
Toney Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2005 Location: Stillwater Oklahoma Posts: 790	My rem 511.

May 2, 2015, 03:21 PM	#15
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	Ruger ranch rifle.... By a very large margin at that __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

May 2, 2015, 03:24 PM	#16
Ruger480 Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2013 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 720	It's a toss up between my Crosman 760 pellet gun and my 870. The pellet gun killed sparrows, rabbits, squirrels and pigeons for years before I was allowed to get a firearm. And the 870 took all of the afore mentioned plus pheasants and geese.

May 2, 2015, 05:40 PM	#17
RaySendero Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2010 Location: US South Posts: 857	That 12 gauge at the top:

May 2, 2015, 06:58 PM	#18
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Would have to be my RWS 350 pellet gun in .22. Squirrel, raccoon and other small pests. __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

May 2, 2015, 09:40 PM	#19
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	I have been told there is a laser gun that you can buy that is great for shooting flies !!! __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

May 2, 2015, 09:58 PM	#20
jersurf101 Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 553	I have killed more meat with my .270 win. than any other gun I own. The rifle is a Weatherby vanguard VGX. I have a 4-12 Bushnell Trophy scope on the rifle and it has not changed zero significantly in years. My Marlin Papoose .22lr is a close second.

May 2, 2015, 10:36 PM	#21
SamNavy Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 433	Mid 70's Sako 25-06... probably 40 deer over the years exclusively with Remington Core-Lokt. It wears a period Redfield 3-9x40 that hasnt been adjusted in a couple decades. Longest shot was about 340yds holding just over the shoulder.

May 3, 2015, 10:08 PM	#23
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	Geez ma neez. . . Well, I intended this post with some humor in mind but the serious bent it has taken is truly interesting. If I had to pub a finger not he single gun I've actually made the most hunting kills with it would be my mossberg 500 410 and the game should be squirrels. Live well, be safe Prof Young

May 4, 2015, 01:11 AM	#24
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	The most kills (including pests, nuisance animals, moths, and lizards): Rossi 62SAC .22 S/L/LR (using .22 LR almost exclusively). The same rifle would be the 'small game' champion. Most big game kills: Ruger 77 Mk II, .270 Win. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

May 4, 2015, 08:59 AM	#25
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	Over the years I come to realize its not always the most spendy or new weaponry that make the hunt. Case in point my Citori Lightning's and Sig Sauer 202 Supreme are definitely not my preference's in the field for the game I harvest these days. Over the years (55 of the 70 I've enjoyed) nothing has ever sneaked away from my 300 Savage once centered in its open barrel sights. Old 1920 cartridge. But still one of the (best) for deer size game. There are reason why I prefer the 300 Sav over the 308 & 30-06. But that discussion is best left to another time. As for upland game. My preference for that effort is a Iver Johnson single shot 12 ga. Light to carry quick to point and with 3" slid into its tube. It's Full choke pellets pattern is outstanding for those high flyers. Although I hardly ever use 3" anymore as I seldom hunt Canadian's, Snow Geese or Mallards these days due to a pair of old worn-out knees. I actually find it easier to walk and pursue those little tasty woodsy one's now. Partridge Grouse and of course Mr. Snow Shoe {when opportunity knocks.} Home loaded light charges of Hodgdon in 2-3/4" hulls pushing #6 gets the job done most of the time on those three critters.