Which Gun to drop them down??
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: IN USA
Posts: 113
Which Gun to drop them down??
What caliber would you chose trust to drop a deer down from 100-500 yards..... and why???? My cousin has a .270 and says with a 150 grain bullet 10 out of his 12 deer have dropped on the spot, and the other two havent went more that 15 yards... his longest shot with it was 534 yards he said... is he fibbing? what ya'all think???
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#2
RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
NONE!
I don't care what any one tells you there is not a single shoulder fired rifle made that can be counted on to drop a big game animal in its tracks every time unless you break back/ neck bone or shoot it in the head.
I don't care what any one tells you there is not a single shoulder fired rifle made that can be counted on to drop a big game animal in its tracks every time unless you break back/ neck bone or shoot it in the head.
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: MISSOURI
Posts: 1,157
RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
Good answer bigb. I dont understand why this keeps coming up for discussion. Do some people think that there is this magic rifle/bullet that is going to just blow an deer in half or do something mystical that nothing else can do.
#4
RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
I have shot deer with 300 savage, 243, 8x57, 308, 30-06 with a variety of bullets all shots have been in the lungs or heart but two every deer ran at least 5 yards with thaaverage being a 40 yard run, but always have good blood....the other 2 shots one was a neck shot and it dropped, and one was a high shot that hit the spine.....I dont think dropping a deer is imprtant, getting a good lethal hit and having good blood is what I want....
#5
RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
I don't know why this keeps coming up either. Bullet/caliber selection is important but it has more to do with shooting skills! I have had only one time where the cartridges I was using was not worth a dime and that was way back in the seventies.
As far as long distance shots, certainly feasible and have been done quite a bit. I shot a antelope out to 437 yards in Montana with a .243 so it is possible. Did the animal drop in it's tracks, nope, but it only ran about 50 yards, stopped and then slowly collapsed.
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As far as long distance shots, certainly feasible and have been done quite a bit. I shot a antelope out to 437 yards in Montana with a .243 so it is possible. Did the animal drop in it's tracks, nope, but it only ran about 50 yards, stopped and then slowly collapsed.
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#6
RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
"is he fibbing? what ya'all think??? "
I would vote yes hes fibbing. Its not impossible but with that bullet you have to aim about 5-6ft higher then the deer and unless you practice that it would be a very hard shot.
I like reading the word fibbing. Havent heard that for a while.
I would vote yes hes fibbing. Its not impossible but with that bullet you have to aim about 5-6ft higher then the deer and unless you practice that it would be a very hard shot.
I like reading the word fibbing. Havent heard that for a while.
#8
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Roanoke, VA
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RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
.....I dont think dropping a deer is important, getting a good lethal hit and having good blood is what I want....
#10
RE: Which Gun to drop them down??
I would vote yes hes fibbing. Its not impossible but with that bullet you have to aim about 5-6ft higher then the deer and unless you practice that it would be a very hard shot.