ORIGINAL: JLmoore1956
Anyway, and for those that may hunt the Northern New York area, would that be suitable for deer? Year before last, I attempted to shoot one with a .300 Win Mag (normally wouldnt but the only one that I could get sighted--now have a .30-06 for it) and I discovered that the bullett was moving too fast and deflected evidently off a small branch, unseen.
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The 7X64-65R and .280 Remington rounds (all pretty much the same), are eminently suitable for deer hunting, and with the right bullets, almost everything else in North America with the possible exception of brown and polar bears that weigh over 800 pounds or so!
Please be advised that all HP rifle bullets are easily deflected by the kind of sticks, brush, and crap that grows in eastern forests. Switching from a .300 MAG. to a .30/'06, (or any other similar round), will not cure such a problem! Use a scope, and put your bullets through clear spaces in the brush! Avoid small trees & limbs, etc.