hurley0816

whitetail deer mostly shots under 150 yds with the occassional option of shooting up to 300yds

JagMagMan

Sheesh! Anything from .243 on up will do that job! Name your poison!

907Alaska

When I was doing alot of gun hunting, for myself I would have used .308

CarpetBagger

Your splitting hairs on that one....Every single one of those rounds will drop a deer with ease out to 150+.

Its more personal preference. 308 is a great short round for whitetail and the 270 along with the 30-06 are probaly the 2 most popular long rounds for deer hunting and larger game in North America.

308 will be in 30 caliber and have a variety of rounds available for it. I have many friends who use 308 and 7mm08 as their primary deer rifles they get the job done.

Lots of others in our hunting club use 270,243, 25-06 and 30-06 all get deer...

I personally have been using a 270 for whitetailpast 3 seasons and love it. 130gr bullets put em too the floor.

Griff in VA

I voted 308 because I love thatcartridge (military days), but in thinking about it I'd possibly with the 270 depending how often you get out to the 300 yard range. It's flatter shooting out to 300 and still delivers plenty of energy on target.

Planter

I went with the .308 because you can buy some pretty cheap NON military cartridges for plinking but the biggest reason I like it is because the ammo is everywhere. No matter where I was I figure I can pick up a box of Remington 150g soft pointed corelocs.

I also know that I could confidently use the .308 with the right round for black bear and elk as well.

1shotkill1993

.270, great deer rifle. Just the right amount of power for a deer.

trevorpt

.308... that is the gun that i shoot and i love it

ButchA

+1

I love my Savage .308 and won't part with it. The .308's accuracyis legendary. They don't call it the 7.62 NATO round for nothing!

Edcyclopedia

Because you said whitetail deer I would choose the .270

However, if you ever thought about wanting to go for larger animals, like moose or black bear I think .308 might be a better choice.
IMO - They shoot heavier bullets better from the ammo manufactures. ~ I don't reload, so I can't comment on that side of things....
To me and my rifle, I shoot .130 grain bullets and every time I try a heavier bullet I loose accuracy.
So I have half concluded on my own, that a .270 is a 130 grain bullet gun??!!!...

After mentioning this, I would consider bumping up to a .30-06, for the larger game example, plus it's flatter shooting for longer distances

Lastly, any well placed, broad side shot will put any of these animals down without a problem.
Moral of the story... Shoot accurately and smart/ethically!