RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

I have two:

My first gun, a Glenfield .30-30 Winchester with 170 gr. Remington Core-Lokts.

My Father's gun, a Model 94 .32 Winchester Special with Super-X 170 gr. Power points.


I was told as a young boy to (1) never sell your first gun, and (2) never sell any of your Father's guns.... very good advice, and I'm glad that I listened -- it's true.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

.50 cal muzzleloader 777 pellets and Iwill be trying 250gr barnes expander this season. I live in a shotgun or muzzleloader only zone.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

270 with any flavor 130 I feed it... or my 7mm-08 with 140 corelokts. Lots of new stuff loaded up to try on deer this year with both.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

I guess since I started this post I should at least put in my favorite.

.30-06 with either 165gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips or Hornady Interbonds

I've been lucky enough to never have a deer move after being shot with this.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

Having shot dozens of deer with both the .243 and 100 gr Hornady Interlockbullets (40.5 gr of IMR4350) and a .270 Win with 130 gr Nosler Ballistic Tips (55 gr of IMR4350) and a few with the 7-08 (the load escapes me right now but with 139 gr Hornady Interlocks, and as much as I like the .243 and its effectiveness, as well as the 7-08, both excellent whitetail rounds, I have to lean toward the .270 Win.
Now I'm not saying this is the 'best' whitetail round out there but a deer hit in the right spot with a 270, 280, 30-06, 7mm Mag will never know the difference.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

Here's one not mentioned thus far and happens to be my fav.
Marlin 336 in 35 Remington using 200gr LE's

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

I vote Remington 700 243 Win with Winchester Super-X 100 grain power-point with a Leupold 3-9-40.I killed a button buck the first day of gun season,the next day i got 300+lb 13 point,and 4 days later i got me abobcat all with this setup.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

.308 win with a 150gr Nosler ballistic tip or Hornady 150gr SST.

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

XM 214 GE Minigun. You wont be hangin' out on these forums!
You be a shootin' lol

RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
 

270 wsm in 140 grains .
Or my 300 wsm in 165 gr.