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    View Poll Results: which caliber do you for hunting deer in open hardwoods
    30-06
    27
    42.19%
    300 win mag
    3
    4.69%
    270 win.
    34
    53.13%
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 03:59 PM
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    which caliber do you recomend for deer hunting in open hardwoods
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 04:11 PM
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    all these are good.
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 04:18 PM
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    Their all good, but I like the .270wsm the best.
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 04:28 PM
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    a 7MM-08 in a Bolt-Action Savage with the accu-trigger!
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 05:08 PM
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    Anything from a .243 on up will do the job with a good bullet in the boiler room.
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 05:10 PM
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    .338 RUM, the others won't kill a deer over about 50 yards...
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 05:31 PM
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    I chose the .270
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 05:35 PM
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    Any of those will put venison in the freezer!Use whichever you want!
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 05:51 PM
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    I've used a .243 for 30 years...
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    Old 01-27-2010 | 05:55 PM
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    30-06 it can really pack a punch with a 200 grain sp, any of them will kill a deer though.
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