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Best Deer Hunting Caliber
12-02-2007, 10:17 AM
#15
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: wi
Posts: 798
RE: Best Deer Hunting Caliber
I just read an article on this very subject in F&S. The author went through the most common rounds & came up w/the 270 as the best overall deer caliber. Surprisingly, he took out the 30-06 & 7mm Rem mag. I use both of those rounds, & nothing has ever walked away. I like the versatility of the 7mag, because you can use it for both med & lg game. The odd6 is probably the "classic" deer hunting caliber. 270 definitely shoots flatter & is a great gun for out west.
12-02-2007, 10:56 AM
#16
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
RE: Best Deer Hunting Caliber
ORIGINAL: in da woods
I just read an article on this very subject in F&S. The author went through the most common rounds & came up w/the 270 as the best overall deer caliber. Surprisingly, he took out the 30-06 & 7mm Rem mag. I use both of those rounds, & nothing has ever walked away. I like the versatility of the 7mag, because you can use it for both med & lg game. The odd6 is probably the "classic" deer hunting caliber. 270 definitely shoots flatter & is a great gun for out west.
I just read an article on this very subject in F&S. The author went through the most common rounds & came up w/the 270 as the best overall deer caliber. Surprisingly, he took out the 30-06 & 7mm Rem mag. I use both of those rounds, & nothing has ever walked away. I like the versatility of the 7mag, because you can use it for both med & lg game. The odd6 is probably the "classic" deer hunting caliber. 270 definitely shoots flatter & is a great gun for out west.
12-02-2007, 02:22 PM
#17
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana
Posts: 914
RE: Best Deer Hunting Caliber
Living in indiana and not being able to use rifles. (until the recent legalization of rifles firing hand gun cartridges) I would have to say that the 12 gauge sabot slug is the best 
12-02-2007, 03:11 PM
#18
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
Posts: 764
RE: Best Deer Hunting Caliber
the 270 has been my choice for years,over 100 whitetails and still counting. i've owned 2 rem 700 bdl's and now a tikka t3. they have all shot 140grn hornady and seirra bullets great. i would guess i have killed atleast a 1000 groundhogs with the 2 remingtons. i used to load them down to 90-100hp bullets for varmints. a great all around caliber.
12-02-2007, 08:25 PM
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Central New York
Posts: 271
RE: Best Deer Hunting Caliber
For all round cartridges or for the person that might only have one rifle,any good shooting7mm-08 Rem., 270 Win., 280 Rem.308 Win. or 30-06 Spr. will work fine in most conditions. [/align]
