Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: roulette,pa usa
Posts: 349
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
I have a 1894 marlin in 357 magnum that works well on deer size game out to 100yds. This gun has very little recoil and is fun to shoot.
#23
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
if i was you i would get a .243 because they dont have that much recoil and ithas some range on it, you can also get a good recoil pad for it
#25
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
Kinda overkill but a Marlin 4570 has almost no kick at all (less than a 12 guage shotgun) I can shoot pop bottle caps at 50 yards just fine with iron sights. Otherwise stick with a weapon that uses straight cased rounds (no magnum). Good luck.
#26
Join Date: Jul 2007
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Posts: 31
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
.243 is the best I have ever used.My son has one and after he killed his first deer with it,I even use it sometimes.It is light,has no recoil and if you ever skin a deer after its been shat by a .243 you will see what kind of damage it will do.
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NW Oklahoma
Posts: 1,166
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
My girlfriend uses a .223 very successfully, but shots are under 100 yards. For longer range, you can't beat a .243. I use a .270 and it kicks like a mule. Sometimes I wish I could trade it for a .243, but I'm too attached to it.
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 121
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
I am a bit surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet.
50 caliber muzzleloader (or even a 45 if legal).
My muzzy - with a deer load - has less kick than my .243.
50 caliber muzzleloader (or even a 45 if legal).
My muzzy - with a deer load - has less kick than my .243.
#29
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wappingers Falls,N.Y
Posts: 140
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
Rackluster:
Check out this rifle recoil comparison list -
http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm
Check out this rifle recoil comparison list -
http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm
#30
RE: Need advice: lowest recoil gun, that is powerfull enough for deer
I bought a 243 and put a Sims Limbsaver recoil pad on it for my 12 year old daughter. She has no problem shooting it. It has very little recoil. A 223 would have even less but there is more of a debate as to whether it is enough gun. Personally I think it is.