Deer caliber of choice??


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Deer caliber of choice??  

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  1. 1. Deer caliber of choice??

    • .243 Win
      12
    • .25-06 Rem
      7
    • .260 Rem
      1
    • .270 Win
      44
    • .280 Rem
      3
    • 7mm Rem Mag
      13
    • 30/30 Win
      10
    • .308 Win
      15
    • .30-06 Spr.
      23
    • .300 Win Mag
      5


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30-06 Remington Pump. Been shooting it for years and love it. When I first started hunting I used a Marlin 30-30 pump. Used that for almost 20 yrs before I bought my 30-06. Had great success with it but we started hunting some larger fields and I needed a bit more distance.

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I own 4 of the calibers listed. The .270 was my first rifle and will always hold a special spot in my hunting memories. My 7mm mag has taken a few deer but in my opinion is too much gun for whitetails, a fine caliber but a touch much, better suited for Elk I think. I got a 30.06 this year and have not hunted with it, but have alwayes admired the versatility of the caliber. Now my .243 has become my go-to-gun in the last two season. After placing a Luepold VXII 4-12x40 AO on top it has been unstoppable in the woods. I have killed one buck and 5 does since Jan 1st 07 (late antlerless and regular firearm seasons) and 3 of them dropped in thier tracks the rest went less than 20 ft after the shot, so the .243 gets my vote as favorite, but the rest have all earned a spot in my gun rack for future hunts. Great list of guns there and no suprise that the .270 heads the crowd.

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