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Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
It's a boring day at work, so I thought I'd stir the pot a little.....
What's your favorite whitetail deer hunting caliber and load? Say like.......a .270 Win. with 130gr. Nosler Partitions ect..... |
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.243. Remmy green box 100 gr. PSP Core-Lokt.
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7mm Remington Magnum....does it all in my humblest of opinions.. will work from 5 yards to as far as you'd care to shoot at one.. the only limit would be you and the quality of your equipment.... I've dropped them out to 700 yards with no problem whatsoever.. I know of individuals who've done it much further than that... I use 140 grain nosler partitions and noting else, neverhad a bullet fail and never had to fire a second shot to killany animal. Fueled by 62 grain of H-4350 and a Remington 9 1/2 magnum primer.... also the bullets are seated with a Wilson Straight line seater... HARD cartridge to beat, for multiple distance and all types of conditions..
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A 280 shooting a 140gr Nosler BT
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Good info so far......
Frank, have you ever chronoed the 7mm mag load? Just curious what kinda velocity you're getting from it. Keep em' coming folks. It's gonna be a long day at work. |
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25-06 with 100 gr. TSX.
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I've killed about 175 with my .243 somewhere around 85 of those fell to the 100gr CoreLokt...
My favorite firearm though has to be my .54 caliber flintlock, a .530 home cast ball and 80grs of FFF Goex...:D |
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I would have to go with WBY .300 mag 180 grain Rem. CoreLokt I suppose. I've always subscribed to the "bigger is better" way of thinking. Going to start using .270 WSM this year to get some cheaper ammo.
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243 85 grain BTHP.. No matter how many times I try and talk myself into thinking that this is "not a whitetail" bullet.. When that deer drops in its tracks I am alway re-convinced.
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RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
ORIGINAL: Bible_Man I would have to go with WBY .300 mag 180 grain Rem. CoreLokt I suppose. I've always subscribed to the "bigger is better" way of thinking. Going to start using .270 WSM this year to get some cheaper ammo. |
RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
quote: ORIGINAL: Bible_Man I would have to go with WBY .300 mag 180 grain Rem. CoreLokt I suppose. I've always subscribed to the "bigger is better" way of thinking. Going to start using .270 WSM this year to get some cheaper ammo. Bigger is better? Always? To each his own.... You can have Rosie O'Donnell and I'll take Salma Hayek. |
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Rosie O'Donnell... damn! hehehe
I'll have to agree, bigger aint always better. I like the 7mm-08 or the 30-06. Both launching Hornady Light Magnums, 139gr. and 165gr.SST respectivley. |
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Depends on what gun I'm holding that day. 257 Roberts 117 gr btsp or 90 gr bthp, 6.5x55 140 gr interlok, 270 WSM 130 gr ballistic tip, 30-06 180 gr ballistic silver tip, 35 Whelen 200 gr interlok. That's all for deer. If the opportunity for larger game came up I'd be doing some load development for the Interbond, Accubond, Partition and maybe the the new tipped TBBC's. Perhaps even the triple shocks.
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wow......
All these replies and not one for the .270 yet |
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ORIGINAL: schoolcraft wow...... All these replies and not one for the .270 yet JMO[&:] |
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ORIGINAL: schoolcraft wow...... All these replies and not one for the .270 yet My other brother uses a .280 and his son uses a 7mm-08, both with factory 140gr CoreLokts...Between them they have killed another 150 or so... Once you pile up those deer you can't tell which caliber did the killing...Dead is Dead... Frankly the deer my cousin shoots with his .270 WSM run farther than others, but he ain't much of a shot...:D |
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I have to many favorite ones to really say, but I reckon if I had to choose just one it would be my rem 30-06 shooting 165gr serria bthp pushed by 56.5gr of IMR 4350. This is the first rifle that I ever bought many many years ago and the last one that I would ever part with.
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RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
7mm-08 with 140gr Core-Lokt bullets or a .270 Win with 130gr Federal Fusion.
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RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
Short range brush gun: The timeless class ol' .30-30 with a 170gr Winchester Silvertip.
Long range do-it-all: .308 with a 150gr Federal Vital-ShokBallistic Tip. |
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7mm rem mag with 150gr NBT(handloaded using rem brass,Fed.215GMM primer & RL22 powder). Loadyields +3100FPS & .5 groups in my rifle.
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Loves the old 7x57!Early on all I could find was 175gr loads but they worked great.Last few years I've used Rem CL 140gr.Next season I'll be trying my new .280 with 140gr handloads.
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270 win 130gr speer boattail, 3200fps out of a Ruger no.1 To infinity and beyond. Hehe
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That would be like asking which child you liked better, I have unconditional love for all my firearms!!![8D]
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I use two different rifles,so I'm gonna give my 1A and 1B.I love a 30'06with 150 grain pointed soft nose Rem Core-Lokt.Last year I started using a .270 with a 130 grain pointed soft nose Core-Lokt.I love that combination also.
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RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
ORIGINAL: Frank in the Laurels 7mm Remington Magnum....does it all in my humblest of opinions.. will work from 5 yards to as far as you'd care to shoot at one.. the only limit would be you and the quality of your equipment.... I've dropped them out to 700 yards with no problem whatsoever.. I know of individuals who've done it much further than that... I use 140 grain nosler partitions and noting else, neverhad a bullet fail and never had to fire a second shot to killany animal. Fueled by 62 grain of H-4350 and a Remington 9 1/2 magnum primer.... also the bullets are seated with a Wilson Straight line seater... HARD cartridge to beat, for multiple distance and all types of conditions.. |
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I would have to say my Ruger 270 win. with handloaded 130gr. Gamekings. Whackem' & Stackem'
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7mm-08
120gr Barnes TSX Handloads... I don't remember what powder and all... I wrote it down so I wouldn't have to remember. No recoil... plenty flat enough shooting for me... plenty of horsepower... bang - flop. |
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Mine is my 270wsm shooting 130gr accubonds over 62.5 gr of imr 4350 runnig at 3310 fps very accurate and deadly on whitetails out to 450 so far.
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moss 12 gauge with rifled barrel and scope
3" sabot slugs from lightfield |
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30-30
power shok |
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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. |
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.50 cal muzzleloader 777 pellets and Iwill be trying 250gr barnes expander this season. I live in a shotgun or muzzleloader only zone.
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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.
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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. |
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Here's one not mentioned thus far and happens to be my fav.
Marlin 336 in 35 Remington using 200gr LE's |
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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.
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RE: Favorite caliber and load for whitetails....
.308 win with a 150gr Nosler ballistic tip or Hornady 150gr SST.
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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. |
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