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The Parkers are wiped down and will take a brief rest as the Michigan firearms Deer season begins on Tuesday.

I have as big a case of Rifleitus as I do Parkeritus. I like em all but favor Pre 64 Winchester M70's. As Deer season looms on the horizon I'll take a couple more to the range tomorrow just in case they need to come off the bench and hit the field. My favorite is a FWT 358 with a 225gr Sierria in thick cover it's a stopper. The 270 and a 300 H&H will be backup to a Std grade 257 Roberts and two custom built rifles a 257 AI built on a pre 64 action and a 7X57AI built on a Sako action.

I think a different gun every couple of days keeps things interesting. Life's to short to hunt with just one gun....but thats just me and I am a few degrees off plumb when it comes to fine firearms:rotf:

The Mauser 7x57 is my all time favorite.I have a old Ruger 77 full stock
with a 2x7 Austrian scope that has laid many a big buck low and hogs and Fallow deer and just about everything else that walks or runs in Texas.
Good hunting to you my friend.
Bill

im not putting the parker s away im taking the old shotgun with punkin ball load along with some sort of rifle usally a 270 or a 7 x 57 r drilling... getem at 30 yards with the parker anduse the rifle anything farther out.... i too hunt with several differant rifles during deer season but it cost me a deer ever once in awhile hunting with differant guns... couuld not find the safety on a sks rifle one day cost me a least a shot on a nice 6 point... does this ever happen to you using different rifles.... charlie

If there's a better calibre than the 7 X 57 Mauser I'd like to know what it is.

Good luck Richard and hope you get something with that nice .358 Winchester. I never heard of the .358 until an old friend showed me his Browning BLR (steel frame) with an empty box of Winchester 200 grain Silvertips . He hasn't shot it for years because he can't find ammo for it. So I bought some Lee dies for .358 and used his shell casings. He was thrilled when I brought him over his old box plus some extra cases I bought and reloaded for him.

I've shot the BLR dialing in the scope and what a nice round and gun. It printed some nice groups and the recoil really wasn't as bad I thought it would be compared to my 30-06. I have the new Super grade Model 70 with the pre-'64 style controlled-round feed and new designed trigger action.

This round has a cult following and seems to be gaining some popularity.

I have in the past looked for one but since reading your post I've searched again the auction sites for .358 Winchester model 70 pre '64.

You are a bad influence!

Pre 64 300 H&H gets my vote. Just nalstagic (good luck with that word!) ch I think it started all belted mags?

Rich :

I have hunted with a .358 Win Mag for years and have always used the following as a real STOPPER !!!

Federal Premiums with 250gr Nosler boat tail ----expensive ,but effective .

l'll be taking one of my Ruger #1's into camp - either 25.06 or 30.06. Also will be introducing my grandson (the same one who shot his first ducks this fall) to deer hunting. He'll be shooting a left handed Ruger M77 in .270.

I had the 358 out one day and a very nice buck was chaseing a doe but as he was over my self imposed 200yd max with that rifle I just had to enjoy watching him. He was probably a solid 300 yards out but if I had the Weatherby 257 he migh have rested in the freezer. It was a dead calm morning and I had a solid rest. Not an easy shot but not overly difficult either.

It's off to the range with the 270 and 300 H&H....maybe I'll take the 264 Win Mag as well:whistle:

COB:
Whatever rifle you choose, I hope you don't drop a buck with Bovine TB. That's one reason why I quit hunting in MI.

Best, Kensal