Best deer round

This whole thread is silly!

"Which is the best deer round?"

Here you go, and read carefully. Don't go too fast, as you may miss something.

THE BEST ROUND TO USE IS ONE THAT MUSHROOMS SLIGHTLY AND EXITS THE DEER WITHOUT LEAVING A HUGE EXIT WOUND!

It's that simple. You can use whatever you want, but for best results use something that will do as said above.
 
Well i would have to know where you shoot. Open country or more bush. If it was bush then go with the 30-30. win hands down and shoot 160 grain lever revolutions in case you need that extra longer shot like 200 yards or so. If its open country i would lean towards something thats really fast, really flat, and hits real hard. If it were me there would be 3 cartridges in mind. number 1 and cheapest would be a 7mm rem mag shooting 140 grain bullets. Wow thats a beauty set up. Number 2. 270. wsm or 270 win both shooting 130 grain bullets. That is also a great set up. 3 and most expensive but an truly awesome caliber would be the 257 weatherby. Most likely i would take the 7mm rem mag
 
I like them to enter finger hole size and exit double fisted. If there were some way I could implant a grenade, that would be about perfect.

Example: 195 yd (lazer ranged) 150gr hpbt @3322 (chrono @ 20 ft.) .308 cal. Result.....small hole in and 1 lung and 4 ribs missing on the far side. Mulie was actually thrown sideways.
 
Well if you look at my sig you know my personal preference, however there are a couple of hundred calibers out there that will work.

I live in the land of big wide open spaces, long shots can be had everywhere you turn and I like the .270 for its speed and flat trajectory. That being said a .30-30 is a lot better deer gun in some areas.

Personally I think that the whole fam-damily of .308 based cartridges are good deer killers. Anything based on the .30-06 is great too. I would say that these are the mainstream rounds, they are the easiest to come by and you really cant miss. Of course there are any number of slightly more obscure yet interesting and very capable rounds out there as well.

Magnums are not, never have been, and never will be necessary for killing deer, dont let anyone convince you otherwise. I have killed deer with a .243 and think it is a good round but I personally would not go any smaller, and in most cases the .30-06 is really more than you would need (so is a .270) but who has ever seen a deer that is too dead?

Six of one, half a dozen of the other, pick one that you like buy a nice rifle and some reloading gear, shoot it lots, get to know it, and go kill deer with it.
 
Willie, Don't you like Deer heart and eggs for breakfast or Deer heart with onions served with barely mashed spicy taters for supper?
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Honestly I have never had deer heart. That was something we allways fed to the dogs...

I'll give it a try if I have a spare heart on hand.
 
Heart is a very rich flavor so if liver is not something you like the flavor of... you may not care for heart.
Me? Just thinkin' of heart or liver makes my tongue slap my ears...
Brent
 
There is no best, but there are damn good...... I'd suggest the .308, 30.06 or the 7mm Rem Mag.

Granted there are lots of other rounds that do about the same thing as those three, but those three calibers offer a lot of various rifle make and model choices, abundant ammo selection and great ammo availabilty.

What more could you want in a rifle?
 
Boy good question. I have hunted with a lot of different calibers when hunting deer. 300 Mag, 7Mag, 280, 270, 7mm-08, 6.5x55 Swede, 22-250, 30-30, 30-06 and I picked up a .243 I am going to use some this year and of all the ones I have used for a shot out to 200 yards I say my 6.5x55. You talk about doing a great job! It is GREAT! It does a great job and it does not get meat on both ends!
 
I wanted to use my 7.65x54 mauser this year, but mounting the scope was going to cost me too much to have it drilled and tapped so i chose my 30-06 Enfield to mount the scope on.
Its a great round for everything i may hunt. my next choice would be my 7.62 Mosin in full battle dress or the turk 8mm lol!
 
Can't say for sure if it's the very best or not, but I rely on my .308. Accurate, easy to shoot, power to spare. Hasn't let me down.
 
I have never found that one. I hunt in so many different places that one round and one gun would be way to limiting.

If I just had to pick on it would be the 45-70 because if it isn't thick enough to have to crawl then I probably will be hunting much. However I just limited my hunting because that round and rifle would be much help when I hit the fields.
 
I am old and single and have lots of rifles. I have hunted with eveything from a .257 Bob to a 45-70 in the last 10 years (257/6.55x55/7mm Mauser/280Rem/270 Win/06/300Win/300Weatherby/35Wheelen/348Win/45-70. I believe that whatever rifle you shoot will do the job, with the right bullet and within your limitations as a marksman. Practice until you know those limitations and you are good to go.
 
As a matter of personal preference, I have used the .308 win/7.62 NATO round on whitetail and elk, and have several friends who have used it on everything from feral hogs to moose to antelope to black bear. In the hands of even a moderately skilled hunter, the .308 will successfully harvest any game animal in North America (I'm not counting Grizzlies and Kodiaks as game animals here, although it could possibly do the job).

Also, the .308 is an extremely popular cartridge. I've never been in any sporting/shooting store that didn't have at least one box of .308 behind the counter. The same cannot be said of some other cartridges, even though they may be just as good for hunting. I also hunt with a .30-40 krag, and I generally have to order ammo from the manufacturer.

I don't think a hunter could go wrong by having at least one deer rifle chambered for the .308, and if you can only afford one, a .308 is a good choice.
 
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