My dad,
Is wanting to buy me a deer rifle for Chirstmas.
I am have a hard time deciden on what kind to look at???
I will be hunting short range to long range.
I will be hunting Deer , Maybe Bear and Elk one day.
What kinda gun should i look at ???
I was thinking about a 7mm mag but i am afriad that it will mess up meat on a Deer really bad at 50 yards or under or 50 yards or longer.
Also i have a thought on a 7mm-08 is this a gun with a 7mm bullet with a 308. casen???An is a 7mm-08 a good short and long range Gun...
I have also thought of about a 308., 243. , 270. , and a 7mm Stw...
What is a 7mm STW and is it a bigger gun than a 7mm mag...
Please help me out on this guyz need some help on what kinda of gun to look at???
Thanks For the Help...
Travis h.


Edited by - Christine B on 11/10/2002 00:27:42

About any of the calibers you mentioned will do fine on deer, if you plan on elk or bear hunting stick with the larger calibers, Personally I think a 270 is a great all around gun, but then so is the 06 the 7 mm, the main thing is get the one that you like and feel comfortable shooting.

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i use a .270 Win. a 7mm-08 is a great gun. .270 is my fave,but an .30-06 or 7mm Rem Mag is great. .308 too.

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All that you mentioned will be good for deer. If you plan on hunting bear and elk you might want to go with a .300 WSM or something of that nature that can push a heavier bullet.

Oh yeah, the STW stands for Shooting Times Western and it is bigger than the 7 mag. It is a hoss and is very flat shooting with a good bit of recoil.