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Old 10-16-2008, 03:09 PM
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Default .300 mag or .270 rem. for whitetail deer
just curious---battle with a couple of guys at work
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:11 PM
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My dad shoots a 270 and I shoot a 300 win mag and they both can kill a deer with no issue.
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:33 PM
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Depends where ur at. If ur hunting thick stuff id go with the 300 out here in california id go with a 270. Overall tho id go witht the 300
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Old 10-16-2008, 03:37 PM
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Depends where ur at. If ur hunting thick stuff id go with the 300 out here in california id go with a 270. Overall tho id go witht the 300
Just curious.. Why?
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Old 10-16-2008, 06:52 PM
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I own both, a .300 is way to big for whitetail here in Texas
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:05 PM
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.243...

Near and far, no matter where you are....
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:06 PM
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.270 is more than enough for any deer out there, and probably at any distance most folks would ever shoot at one. A .300 is overkill IMO, but lots of folks use them. I use a .280 personally and love it.
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:10 PM
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.270wsm is what I use, they don't run far after being hit with this little baby.
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:19 PM
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300 mag is to much gun for whitetails
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Old 10-16-2008, 07:29 PM
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.270 here though before that I used a .25-06 or .222!
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