The best rifle for deer?
06-06-2005, 04:16 PM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: The best rifle for deer?
270 pump Remington. Or 30-06. I like the Remington pump because of its quick follow up shot if needed yet the ones I have had give up very little in accuracy to a good bolt gun. I have had four or five of them and have never had a malfunction of any kind with feeding or extracting. Good all around deer rifle.
06-06-2005, 08:47 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: The best rifle for deer?
For making consistant 400 yard kills on deer,three components are required:
1)a cartridge with sufficient energy to reliably kill a deer at 400 yards
2)a rifle and load combination that is accurate to 400 yards
3)a hunter that can consistantly place a bullet in the vitals at 400 yards
The first two are fairly easy to find but the third component is usually the difficult one. Most people simply will not spend the time and ammunition necessary to develop and maintain the skills necessary to be consistantly accurate at 400 yards.
1)a cartridge with sufficient energy to reliably kill a deer at 400 yards
2)a rifle and load combination that is accurate to 400 yards
3)a hunter that can consistantly place a bullet in the vitals at 400 yards
The first two are fairly easy to find but the third component is usually the difficult one. Most people simply will not spend the time and ammunition necessary to develop and maintain the skills necessary to be consistantly accurate at 400 yards.
06-06-2005, 11:23 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 294
RE: The best rifle for deer?
ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
Most people simply will not spend the time and ammunition necessary to develop and maintain the skills necessary to be consistantly accurate at 400 yards.
Most people simply will not spend the time and ammunition necessary to develop and maintain the skills necessary to be consistantly accurate at 400 yards.
06-08-2005, 08:46 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cornwall, Pa.
Posts: 1,720
RE: The best rifle for deer?
My favorite is a Remington 700 in 308 Win. I'm fortunate to have a decent selection of firearms to chose from. When traveling on a hunt I will normally take two firearms. My 308 is always one of the two that I will carry. The other is often a 7mm Rem. Mag.
06-09-2005, 01:52 PM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location:
Posts: 6,357
RE: The best rifle for deer?
I like the .25-06. I also use the .243 for this purpose, but think the .25-06 is a little better, more forgiving of a marginal shot.
Notwithstanding, there are just a lot of good deer cartridges including the .270, .30-06, .280, 7 mm mag, .308, .30-30, and many others.
Notwithstanding, there are just a lot of good deer cartridges including the .270, .30-06, .280, 7 mm mag, .308, .30-30, and many others.
06-09-2005, 07:54 PM
#20
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location:
Posts: 179
RE: The best rifle for deer?
I live and hunt in the catskills and you can't much go wrong with the old standard's,30-06,270,.308 etc..The 30-06 is arguably the most versatile with the wide range of bullet selection.If I only had one rifle it would probably be a 30-06.I would not be concerned about 400 yard shots.If you are mountain hunting 95% of your shots will be within 100 yards.