mule deer
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: nashville,tn
Posts: 1
mule deer
i will be going after mule deer and pronghorn(hopefully) this fall in montana.i will be using a 30/06.i am not sure which grain bullet to use 150 or 165? any suggestions? i also handload.i was thinking of 165 grain barnes or the 165 grain nosler ballistic tip.thanks
#3
RE: mule deer
Good Grief, 165's for goats is kinda on the heavy side. The goats weigh about one third to that of a mule deer buck. Either hunt one or the other/or bring both loads, but 165's are on the heavy side for for those prarie goats, but just right for those 300 # mulies, either way your going to need something that will reach out a couple hundred yards and connect. Good luck, Bobby
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: mule deer
I would go with a 165 gr. Barnes X with a MAX: load of 63.0 grs of RL-22 VEL: 3,002 f/s. Reduce MAX LOAD by 10% for starting load.
Barnes also makes a 165 gr. XLC call Barnes for data at 1-800-574-9200
Good luck.
Barnes also makes a 165 gr. XLC call Barnes for data at 1-800-574-9200
Good luck.
#6
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 49
RE: mule deer
When I went after pronghorn I loaded up 150 grn. ballistic tips and loved the performance. I see no reason they wouldn't work on mule deer also. The acuraccy was great and terminal performance was great. Shot one goat at 325 yds and he calapsed.
#10
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Reinholds, Pennsylvania
Posts: 163
RE: mule deer
but yote hunter isnt sure if hes hunting prong horn. He is sure though of the mulies ,that is why i suggested the 165, but i do agree Charlie Brown the 165 Nosler should work just fine for either if he does go.