Best caliber
#11
RE: Best caliber
ORIGINAL: bigbucks98
Whats the best deer caliber? I want to buy a new gun?
Whats the best deer caliber? I want to buy a new gun?
7mm-08 is a good flat shooting caliber.
Oh, and get a Savage Model 110 you will Love it.
JMHO
#17
RE: Best caliber
I voted .270 because that's what I have but to be honest, the .30-06 is probably the best all around rifle caliber in North America. They have bullets weights/style that allow you to hunt everything from coyotes to grizzly bears.
#18
RE: Best caliber
I think the 270 and 7mm 08 have the best combination of power, manageable recoil , practical range, and availability of ammo.
Cant go wrong with a savage, although IMO their synthetic stocks are pretty lousy. I scraped mine and bought a factory walnut stock for my 111 7mag. Much better.
Cant go wrong with a savage, although IMO their synthetic stocks are pretty lousy. I scraped mine and bought a factory walnut stock for my 111 7mag. Much better.
#19
RE: Best caliber
ORIGINAL: Buck Hunter 1
Wow, I realize only 30+ votes but i never figured these results, no 30-30?? Itw as the number 1 deer killer for ??? years, what happened there?
Wow, I realize only 30+ votes but i never figured these results, no 30-30?? Itw as the number 1 deer killer for ??? years, what happened there?
#20
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ocooch Mts. Wisconsin
Posts: 82
RE: Best caliber
If your in thick cover and under 150yds, get yourself a 12ga. I've seen nothing that can drop a deer quicker, including the .30 cals. With the shotguns they have now they're good out to 200yds (with plenty of bench time). If your stuck on a rifle get a .270 wsm it has the same same ballistics of the 7mm Remag, with a little more punch. My two cents.