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Old 11-01-2008, 07:21 PM   #1
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looking for opinions on brand/type of ammo everyone uses for deer?
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Old 11-01-2008, 08:17 PM   #2
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85 gr up, pick one and go hunt, they all work, find one your gun likes and use it.
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Old 11-02-2008, 06:46 PM   #3
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brand doesn't matter very much, any of them will kill a deer. a properly placed .22 bullet will kill a deer, although i wouldn't recommend that.with that being said, the only bullets that will go through my guns are hornadys. i use a .243 for deer hunting, and i shoot hornady 100 gr. boat tail soft points. they open up a hole this big
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Old 11-03-2008, 09:52 AM   #4
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try the new xp3 by winchester.
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i use 100gr partitions
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Old 11-03-2008, 10:54 PM   #6
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I use the cheap stuff. Remington green box 100 gr. pointed soft point core-lokts. They work great. Accurate. Good penetration. One shot. One kill.
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Old 11-04-2008, 03:45 AM   #7
 
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Hornady Custom 100 gr BTSP. 3/4" all day long out of a completely stock Remington 700.
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I used to use 95gr Winchester Ballistic Silvertips but dont use that gun anymore. They shot great but i hate cleaning up the barrel after shooting the coated Winchester bullets.
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Old 11-04-2008, 06:34 AM   #9
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i use 100gr partitions
I agree, they are as close to turning my .243 into a "deer rifle" as i've found.

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Old 11-04-2008, 10:03 AM   #10
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I used to use 95gr Winchester Ballistic Silvertips but dont use that gun anymore. They shot great but i hate cleaning up the barrel after shooting the coated Winchester bullets.
what clean up are you talking about? what's wrong with the lublox coating?
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