what caliber did ya use on first whitetail

DiscoRacing · December 21, 2008, 01:23 PM

first time i ever took a shot... hoping the white flag wouldnt come up... was a .375 H&H Mag....looked just like a lever action 30/30 but i could nearly put the end of my thumb in the barrel.... was only 13 then.... as i recall too me about till next yrs hunt to get my shoulder back in shape.... not sure the recoil was worth the spike i got with it.

critter44 · December 21, 2008, 01:31 PM

Model 17 Enfield 30-06 with Rem 220 grain RNSP. Thirty caliber hole in/out and the deer ran about 50 yds heart/lung shot. Eight point. Humm-that was about 40+ years ago.

Tamara · December 21, 2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscoRacing

first time i ever took a shot... hoping the white flag wouldnt come up... was a .375 H&H Mag....looked just like a lever action 30/30

If it "looked just like a lever action .30-30", then I'm pretty sure it was a .375 Win., and not a .375 H&H. Big difference. (...and it takes a bitty thumb to go down the bore of a .375.

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DiscoRacing · December 21, 2008, 01:39 PM

tkx for helpin me out Tamara... was win then not h&h... and yes.... thumb was kinna small back then.... do remember the recoil tho.... worse than the 12 gauge i used to shoot pigeons from the old hay barn.

Daryl · December 21, 2008, 01:50 PM

My first mule deer was shot with a .243 Win. First whitetail (coues deer) was shot with a 7mm Rem Mag.

Daryl

Tamara · December 21, 2008, 02:02 PM

Yup. A '94 Big Bore can beat you up a bit. Lightweight carbines firing stout cartridges and with hard, skinny butt plates will do that.

(I bet it gave you something to be proud of, though!

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Hawg · December 21, 2008, 02:07 PM

30-06

taylorce1 · December 21, 2008, 02:14 PM

First mule deer I took was with a .243 Win. Haven't taken a white tail deer yet and I'll let you know what I use when I do!

VaFisher · December 21, 2008, 03:12 PM

My first deer I used 12 ga shotgun that was a lot older then myself, I shot it 1time at around 30 yards using #1 buckshot.

banditt007 · December 21, 2008, 03:13 PM

30-06, 150 grain soft point.

texfar · December 21, 2008, 03:23 PM

Rem 700, 270, 130 grn spbt.

onthejon55 · December 21, 2008, 04:06 PM

.50 cal muzzleloader 295 grain powerbelt 100 grains triple 7

dipper · December 21, 2008, 04:12 PM

Winchester 94 in 32 special ---open sights--I took my first 5 deer with it.

TheNatureBoy · December 21, 2008, 04:22 PM

Ruger .243/100 grain. @ about 80 yards.

Pahoo · December 21, 2008, 04:39 PM

.50 PRB @ 35yds. and 90 grns of "Real Blackpowder" Way back when Moby Dick was a Gupppy ???!!!

Be Safe !!!

bswiv · December 21, 2008, 04:48 PM

38 years ago about 100 yards from the St. Marys river in NE FL. Deer ( spike ) was walking along the edge of the swamp. Shot him with a Re. 700 ADL in 25-06. Rifle cost $117.00.......don't remember what the Tasco scope cost. Quite a few deer and hogs went down over they years with it, mostly shooting Sierra 117 boattails.

Still have it.................still shoots good even though in the last 10 years or so I've gotten to where I almost always carry a old Marlin/Glenfield in .35 Rem. Got to get closer......but then I find it more rewarding to be close.

JonnyReb · December 21, 2008, 05:03 PM

Browning BPS, 12, with federal 1oz. slugs.

10 yard shot followed by a 20-30-40 and 50 yard shot. 4 hits, 1st one vital but it took the poor old thing forever to go down. The sounds she made almost made that my last hunt...J.R.

SavageSniper · December 21, 2008, 05:19 PM

Ok this is going to cause a stink. My very first deer taken was with a .22. Many moons ago. I was a kid rabbit hunting when he jumped up out of some blackberry bushes behind our farm. I raised and fired, he ran about 30 yrds and flopped over. Kicked a little and that was it. He had stopped kicking before I could reload. I hit him in the lower right side, thru the heart and lodged in the left ribs. You would have thought I hit him with a .270.

dac12 · December 21, 2008, 05:22 PM

12 ga shotgun with buckshot, hit the heart lungs and liver, deer just hit the ground dead, didn't move an inch.

nate45 · December 21, 2008, 05:33 PM

It was 35+ years ago when I was nine, the rifle was a .300 Savage Model 99, with a 2-7 Redfield Widefield scope on it.

81FAN · December 21, 2008, 05:54 PM

How about a .32 Remington, Model 81? It seems like yesterday, but I guess it was more like 40 years ago. It had belonged to my Dad's brother who joined the Canadian RAF to be a pilot and get into the war. He was killed in November 1941. I used it from 1966 until 1985, and it has been parked since then, when I started using my Dad's sporterized '03.

Kreyzhorse · December 21, 2008, 06:03 PM

My first whitetail was with a custom built .308. That same rifle also took my first antelope.

Rem308 · December 21, 2008, 06:10 PM

I took my first (and several more after) with a Marlin Model 336c .30-30.
I really love this gun, have since moved on to bolt actions, but still have a soft spot for the old .30-30s.

Now that ammo manufactuers are making the 'Leverevolution' lines of ammo, they are getting some impressive ballistics.

Deet · December 21, 2008, 06:22 PM

12 ga. Mossberg Federal slugs.

Dr. Strangelove · December 21, 2008, 07:37 PM

.270 Win and using my own hand loads! 130gr Remington Bronze tip. Wish they still had those available as components!

December 21, 2008, 02:02 PM	#6
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	DiscoRacing, Yup. A '94 Big Bore can beat you up a bit. Lightweight carbines firing stout cartridges and with hard, skinny butt plates will do that. (I bet it gave you something to be proud of, though! ) __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

December 21, 2008, 04:12 PM	#13
dipper Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2008 Posts: 895	Winchester 94 in 32 special ---open sights--I took my first 5 deer with it. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees" EMILIANO ZAPATA SALAZAR

December 21, 2008, 05:19 PM	#18
SavageSniper Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2005 Location: Crawfordville, FL Posts: 494	Ok this is going to cause a stink. My very first deer taken was with a .22. Many moons ago. I was a kid rabbit hunting when he jumped up out of some blackberry bushes behind our farm. I raised and fired, he ran about 30 yrds and flopped over. Kicked a little and that was it. He had stopped kicking before I could reload. I hit him in the lower right side, thru the heart and lodged in the left ribs. You would have thought I hit him with a .270. __________________ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights!

December 21, 2008, 05:33 PM	#20
nate45 Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,746	It was 35+ years ago when I was nine, the rifle was a .300 Savage Model 99, with a 2-7 Redfield Widefield scope on it. __________________ "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."- Thomas Jefferson ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (>_<)

December 21, 2008, 05:54 PM	#21
81FAN Member Join Date: December 18, 2008 Location: UP of Michigan Posts: 20	yesterday How about a .32 Remington, Model 81? It seems like yesterday, but I guess it was more like 40 years ago. It had belonged to my Dad's brother who joined the Canadian RAF to be a pilot and get into the war. He was killed in November 1941. I used it from 1966 until 1985, and it has been parked since then, when I started using my Dad's sporterized '03.

December 21, 2008, 01:23 PM	#1
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	what caliber did ya use on first whitetail first time i ever took a shot... hoping the white flag wouldnt come up... was a .375 H&H Mag....looked just like a lever action 30/30 but i could nearly put the end of my thumb in the barrel.... was only 13 then.... as i recall too me about till next yrs hunt to get my shoulder back in shape.... not sure the recoil was worth the spike i got with it.

December 21, 2008, 01:31 PM	#2
critter44 Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2000 Posts: 247	Model 17 Enfield 30-06 with Rem 220 grain RNSP. Thirty caliber hole in/out and the deer ran about 50 yds heart/lung shot. Eight point. Humm-that was about 40+ years ago.

December 21, 2008, 01:39 PM	#4
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	tkx for helpin me out Tamara... was win then not h&h... and yes.... thumb was kinna small back then.... do remember the recoil tho.... worse than the 12 gauge i used to shoot pigeons from the old hay barn.

December 21, 2008, 01:50 PM	#5
Daryl Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2008 Posts: 2,350	My first mule deer was shot with a .243 Win. First whitetail (coues deer) was shot with a 7mm Rem Mag. Daryl

December 21, 2008, 02:07 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	30-06

December 21, 2008, 02:14 PM	#8
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,242	First mule deer I took was with a .243 Win. Haven't taken a white tail deer yet and I'll let you know what I use when I do!

December 21, 2008, 03:12 PM	#9
VaFisher Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2006 Posts: 596	My first deer I used 12 ga shotgun that was a lot older then myself, I shot it 1time at around 30 yards using #1 buckshot.

December 21, 2008, 03:13 PM	#10
banditt007 Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2006 Posts: 694	30-06, 150 grain soft point.

December 21, 2008, 03:23 PM	#11
texfar Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2004 Location: TEXAS Posts: 404	Rem 700, 270, 130 grn spbt.

December 21, 2008, 04:06 PM	#12
onthejon55 Junior member Join Date: October 23, 2008 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 411	.50 cal muzzleloader 295 grain powerbelt 100 grains triple 7

December 21, 2008, 04:22 PM	#14
TheNatureBoy Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2007 Posts: 1,204	Ruger .243/100 grain. @ about 80 yards.

December 21, 2008, 04:39 PM	#15
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	.50 PRB @ 35yds. and 90 grns of "Real Blackpowder" Way back when Moby Dick was a Gupppy ???!!! Be Safe !!!

December 21, 2008, 04:48 PM	#16
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: NE FL....... Posts: 1,081	38 years ago about 100 yards from the St. Marys river in NE FL. Deer ( spike ) was walking along the edge of the swamp. Shot him with a Re. 700 ADL in 25-06. Rifle cost $117.00.......don't remember what the Tasco scope cost. Quite a few deer and hogs went down over they years with it, mostly shooting Sierra 117 boattails. Still have it.................still shoots good even though in the last 10 years or so I've gotten to where I almost always carry a old Marlin/Glenfield in .35 Rem. Got to get closer......but then I find it more rewarding to be close.

December 21, 2008, 05:03 PM	#17
JonnyReb Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2008 Location: Central N.C. Posts: 157	Browning BPS, 12, with federal 1oz. slugs. 10 yard shot followed by a 20-30-40 and 50 yard shot. 4 hits, 1st one vital but it took the poor old thing forever to go down. The sounds she made almost made that my last hunt...J.R.

December 21, 2008, 05:22 PM	#19
dac12 Member Join Date: March 17, 2008 Posts: 44	12 ga shotgun with buckshot, hit the heart lungs and liver, deer just hit the ground dead, didn't move an inch.

December 21, 2008, 06:03 PM	#22
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	My first whitetail was with a custom built .308. That same rifle also took my first antelope. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

December 21, 2008, 06:10 PM	#23
Rem308 Member Join Date: July 2, 2008 Location: WV Posts: 40	first whitetailcaliber I took my first (and several more after) with a Marlin Model 336c .30-30. I really love this gun, have since moved on to bolt actions, but still have a soft spot for the old .30-30s. Now that ammo manufactuers are making the 'Leverevolution' lines of ammo, they are getting some impressive ballistics.

December 21, 2008, 06:22 PM	#24
Deet Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2008 Location: INDIANA Posts: 191	12 ga. Mossberg Federal slugs. __________________ Ruger P95, GP100, KelTec P11, Mossberg 500, Mosin Nagant 91/30, S&W M&P 45

December 21, 2008, 07:37 PM	#25
Dr. Strangelove Senior Member Join Date: August 1, 2008 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 1,436	.270 Win .270 Win and using my own hand loads! 130gr Remington Bronze tip. Wish they still had those available as components!