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which caliber do you recomend for deer hunting in open hardwoods

all these are good.

a 7MM-08 in a Bolt-Action Savage with the accu-trigger! ;)

Anything from a .243 on up will do the job with a good bullet in the boiler room.

.338 RUM, the others won't kill a deer over about 50 yards...

Any of those will put venison in the freezer!Use whichever you want!

I've used a .243 for 30 years...

30-06 it can really pack a punch with a 200 grain sp, any of them will kill a deer though.

Not listed, but I use a 308 Rem. for just about everything with a bullet to match the game.

I prefer bullets that actually expand before they leave the deer

Don't own any of those, but all will do the job............I'd use my .35 Marlin lever gun under those conditions you were referring too.

From .243 up, the caliber really doesn't matter. Deer aren't thick skinned animals and are easy to kill...especially if hit correctly.

Of your choices, I'd opt for the .270.

My 30-06 has always dropped them where they stood.

I use both 270win and 300win. Both work very well for me.

Whichever one YOU shoot the best. I like lighter recoil, so, of the three you listed, I'd probably opt for the .270. But, I'd prefer a .243 or 7mm-08.

just for hunting deer? I would say 270...

50 BMG on any deer over 75 yards.

mybad, i thought we were stayin inside 50 yards....definitely the 338 rum!!!!

I'd throw in the .223!! :sign0004:

.243 win. for me

Given only the 3 choices, I'd definitely go with the .270. Given my choice, I'd say the .260, my favorite deer caliber.

I believe the .243 is the most underrated deer caliber out there with people calling it a "ladies" gun or "kid's" gun.

The .243 can retain almost 1,000 ft lbs. of energy at 500 yards. That's some "kid's" gun! LOL!

iSnipe

I would choose the .270. It has been a great hard hitting cartridge for me in 130 grain. More people in WI also use the 30-06 but you can't go wrong with any of those.

I use both the 270 and the 7-08. Those are both as damn near perfect for deer as you could ever ask for.

In the same cartridge ball park, I use and would go with the .308. Short action, less weight to carry, and does everything the .270 and 06 does except in the very heaviest bullets.

It depends on how open the hardwoods are. If they're pines scattered then
you may want to go 30-06, since it will smash right through. If it's
mainly mature timber then go with the 300 WinMag in case you have a deer
thats partly behind a tree. Then is can go through part of it. If the
woods are mixed use a 30-06 that will kinda do most. If the trees aren't
really mature, but thick, make sure you use something that has a shorter
barrel. 24" is too much for dense hardwoods, but not semi-dense. If its
semi dense with pines you'll need a 22" barrel in probably the fore
mentioned 30-06. If its really dense, you have to get a brush buster in
45-70, 35 Rem, or 444 marlin. Maybe the new 30 something Marlin "Lever
Revolution". 375 Winchester is good too, but don't get it confused with
the 375 H&H, which is good for dense brush, but dangerous game. Now if
the trees are just hardwood and spaced more than 20' apart, then a 270
would work. Make sure though, that you use 110's if you are standing in a
field shooting into open hardwoods. If you are actually standing in the
hardwoods then go with 130's in case there may be a sapling or two that
you'll have to shoot through. Yep, pretty stupid question, repeated
weekly and answered religiously by geniuses. You failed to mention the
actual species of hardwoods as they would dictate whether or not you
needed Nosler partitions or Accubonds. Don't mess with Lapuas. Now,
Sellier and Bellot makes a nice roundnose 270 that works pretty good, but
no one trusts foreign ammo. So the real answer to your question is this. Scratch out the 300 WinMag since you are asking the question, you probably dont have the experience to shoot such a round. So whats left is the 270 and the 30=06. considereing that 99.9% of deer are shot at less than 100 yards it wont make two craps of diiference between the two. if you get a 30-06 you get the pat on the back from all the old timers about that was their daddys war rifle and all the good memories they had with it. But your buddies will laugh at you because "thats just a regualar old bullet" and its nothing new. if you get a 270 you buds will swear you love Jack oconnor. then they'll say, well them 130's are way to light for a deer, dont you want a bangflop. you dont get a bangflop with 130's. you need at least 180's for a bangflop.

So, go get a 300 WinMag, and be careful about getting a black eye from the scope. It's what all the cool kids are using these days.

Now that's funny..

I say it won't matter at all. I've never seen a deer walk away with a well placed bullet...

Get the best deal and move on.

Oh that's funny.........

I highly recommend any round that comes from the .30 caliber family!!! I personally have a .270 but have kicked around the idea of goin with a .308 which again is the .30 caliber family... Just so long as you put it in the heart/lung area the round doesnt matter...

You give 3 choices of all long range cal. but in open hardwoods doubt you could get a clear shot past 100 yds. The .270 is all the power you would ever need. I would use what i have .243 or my 6.5x55 & never look back! :D

whaaat, no choice for 30-30???

IF the poll hadn't been closed, I'd have said the .270. Though that's a hard choice agains the aught six!

Must be a typo?? You surely didn't mean what you wrote did you?

any of those will do but i shoot a 7mm.08 and my shoulder thanks me everytime i shoot it.

Open hardwoods = close range shooting. I would not pick any of the listed choices, but would go with a handy lever action with peep or low power wide angle scope in 356 Win, 375 Win, 358 Win, 35 Rem, 444 Marlin or 45/70.