who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

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11-18-2007, 07:41 PM

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Blueditch42

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

well i mostly hunt in flat lands. river bottom ground 200-300 yd shots. thanks for the opinion so far.

11-20-2007, 04:45 PM

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maytom

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

Tikka T3 Lite in a .308 Winchester

11-20-2007, 10:12 PM

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JagMagMan

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

Personally, I like the dearly departed Winchester! However, my answer to who makes the best Whitetail rifle, is that you are putting the horse before the cartridge. Most new guns are capable of out-shooting the average shooter, so to me the caliber will be more important than the gun brand. Take into account the terrain, shooting ranges, decide on a caliber that fits your needs, decide on a gun type, and then decide on the gun brand.

11-25-2007, 08:29 AM

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rifleboy91

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

my deer rifle(and only right now) is a browning blr in 30-06 with a leupold 3-9x40

it shoots awesome

and looks nice

11-25-2007, 02:36 PM

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srwshooter

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

i've hunted with remingtons,savages,winchesters,nef's,mossbergs and now my favorite is a tikka t3 270 win. being a lefty you just can't beat tikka's price for what you get. light weight,great trigger,weather proof and very accurate.

11-25-2007, 03:56 PM

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retrieverman

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

I have hunted with Rugers, Marlins, T/C Encores, Blasers, and Sauers in calibers ranging from 223 to 300 WSM. My current go-to guns are a Blaser R-93 in 308, Marlin 336SS in 30-30, and a Sauer 202 in 270 WCF.

In my opinion, the brand of rifle is a personal preference, and any caliber in the 270, 308, 30-06 range will work great.

11-26-2007, 07:46 AM

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Rammer

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RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?

Browning A-Bolt
Tikka T3 Lite Stainless
Remington 700
Savage
Kimber
Thompson Center
Marlin
Winchester
Stevens
Weatherby
Howa

If you buy anything from that list you should be good to go

As for a cartridge:
7mm-08
308
243
7x57
270
6.5x55
260
7mm Rem Mag