Thread: Question: What’s the worst (hunting) rifle you've ever owned/used & why?

8mm mauser. Bullets would just go clean thru the deer and not breakup. Put 5 shots in a spiker once ,and it stumbled off . Went home and grabed my 303 and the dog and finaly put it down. Any of those first shots should of dropped it . When I butchered the carcase ,you could eat virtualy up to the edge of the hole. Paterson Gunsmiths ,reakoned it was because the ammo which was labeled sporting, was still loaded to Geniva Conventions or something or other. So consequencly wasn't really designed for our Deer population. Lost 3 deer to this gun. Heavy bugger as well. Had a scoped Jungle Carbine for awhile and loved it, especialy in the thick stuff, where you could lock the bolt on an empty chamber and not have it catching on every bit of lawyer, Supple Jack or fern stalk. For the last 15yrs a 6.5 x 55 has been my go to fire arm, and I luv it, don't mind the weight for the accuracy it gives.