favorite deer cal

Favorite deer caliber: .30-06

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Favorite rifle, what can I say!

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.308 w/ 165gr Hornady's has helped take all 6 the last two years. I am planning on a rebarrel to .260Rem, flatter, faster, softer...
 
7mm-08 with 110gr Barnes TTSX... 2835fps from 15" Encore Pro Hunter... 3,300 fps from 24" rifle.

Hits like Thor's hammer, yet keeps recoil very mild.
 
I like the .270 from savage, but it kicks too much for my wife so i have to go with the 30-06 in dang near anyrifle, but you can never go wrong with a .50 muzzle loader
 
my favorite deer caliber is 243, more than enough stopping power, can make clean kills out to 300+ yards, not too much recoil for the round...all in all my favorite. 223 is a close second but that's more of a "challenge hunt" round for me.
 
Hey Win73, what's your '73 chambered for?
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.38-40

I shot a deer with it a couple of years ago. It left a good blood trail for over 500 yards but then I lost the blood trail and could not find the deer. A friend of mine was helping me trail it. We were amazed that it could go as for as it did bleeding like it was.
 
My go to rig is a Savage 110 in 7mm Rem mag. I also use a .30-06 Rem 700 when it begs to go out and play. I shoot the Savage better, but the 700 is an old friend. My first deer rifle I got around 20 years ago.
My Dad shoots a Browning A-Bolt in .270 that has killed a ton of deer and has the scars to prove it. I can't even begin to talk him out of that rifle or caliber. He is from the if it ain't broke don't fix it school.
 
My Dad shoots a Browning A-Bolt in .270 that has killed a ton of deer and has the scars to prove it. I can't even begin to talk him out of that rifle or caliber. He is from the if it ain't broke don't fix it school.
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If anybody asked me what cartridge to use for deer I always reccomend the 270 Win. It is hard to argue against.
 
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