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View Poll Results: which caliber do you for hunting deer in open hardwoods
30-06
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300 win mag
4.69%
270 win.
53.13%
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which caliber???????

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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