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03-13-2003, 04:43 PM

#21

hoythunter48

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: WV USA

Posts: 383

RE: biggest caliber for deer

I have you all beat! i use a .772 remington or
otherwise known as a 12ga lol

03-13-2003, 05:50 PM

#22

buck59

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Glen MT USA

Posts: 72

RE: biggest caliber for deer

270 here and it all i`ll use for every thing.

03-13-2003, 06:04 PM

#23

bigleague

Join Date: Feb 2003

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Posts: 13

RE: biggest caliber for deer

Hit one with a ford f350 super duty once.

03-13-2003, 06:20 PM

#24

kodiakhuntmaster

Nontypical Buck

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Gleason, TN

Posts: 1,327

RE: biggest caliber for deer

I also jeep cherokeed one to death. Other than that, 12ga' s are pretty big.50 caliber caplock, and for centerfire a 30-06 with 180 grain silvertips.

03-13-2003, 10:22 PM

#25

seattlesetters

Typical Buck

Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: Seattle, WA

Posts: 917

RE: biggest caliber for deer

.338 Win Mag and .300 Wby Mag. Both are way too much gun for deer. A .260 Rem would have killed those deer just as dead, and probably quicker, too. I had to track both for over an hour and both were hit in the boiler room. Just too much power for medium-sized game!