deerhunter729

Are there any difference in a 308 verse a 270,30.06, or a 7-08 when it comes to deer hunting and killing the animal cleanly.

johnnybravoo77

Dead is dead, 308 would kill just as effectivly as any of these rounds.

ipscshooter

Any difference on deer? NO.

RugerM77.270

All four rounds will kill a deer just as the other three. They are so close its really just a personal preference. I have talked with several people though and they say that there is just something about the 308 that make it a deer hunting machine.

game4lunch

Hey, you left out the .243!


No. The best one is the one you have the most confidence in.

Hunting the North

.308 in a great hunting round.Comes in a wide variety of off-the-shelf ammo, including low recoil, and high energy/ light mag rounds. Very economical. Very efficiant (size vs energy).

Bowflex

The 30-06 has a slight advantage in that you can shooter heavier bullets. Which you may wantforbig game other than deer. (i.e.-Moose/Grizzly)
Other than that, it is a toss-up.

Good Hunting,
Bowflex

oldelkhunter

My high school economics teacher Charlie Jeffers was a deer hunting fool and spoke about hunting in our class(a no no in todays public school). He thought the 308 was the greatest deer rifle of all time. He was a very wise man and I think of him often when I do take a deer with a 308.

1SHOT_1KILL

Nothing wrong with the .308 Win as a deer hunting round at all. Nothing wrong with the others you mentioned either.

New York Hunter

Personally I think for an all rounddeer hunting rifle, go witha good shooting7mm-08, 308, 270, 280or 30-06 and you'll be fine. I've shot two deer with my 308 and I was very pleased with it. I'll say the same thing about my 280 too! [/align]