A Caliber You Would Not Use
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,085
Zink... No problem buddy.. I'm not trying to start a pissing contest.. However, my point was that the 7mm RM ( or whichever 7mm mag you were talking about) is not unique among centerfire cartridges as far how far its bullets travel... Many chamberings from .22 centerfires through elephant guns could POTENTIALLY penetrate a deer and kill something or someone a mile or more away, including your 30-30..
Another good reason to make sure we have a safe background for all of our shots..
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,186
I would not choose any cartridges for which a reasonable variety of quality factory ammo was no longer available. I would not choose any true magnum that are more suited for the big critters. I would not go for the obscure such as the 308 Norma Mag., Warbird, or 30/378, etc. I would not go below a 25 cal. For me the minimim for deer is the 6 mm Rem. or 243 Win. No 22 cal. stuff for me. I am pretty much stuck on 30 cal., proven, Plain-Jane stuff for deer - 30.06 Spr., 308 Win., and 300 Win.
#26
Anything larger that a .243 would be good for me. A .223 is far too small for me, it could work for some smaller deer in Texas but Northern Deer I wouldn't even think about it. I'm sure a .243 would be sufficent enough as well, but it is still to small in my book. I shoot a .270 and a 30-30 and quite happy with how both perform.
#27
Anything larger that a .243 would be good for me. A .223 is far too small for me, it could work for some smaller deer in Texas but Northern Deer I wouldn't even think about it. I'm sure a .243 would be sufficent enough as well, but it is still to small in my book. I shoot a .270 and a 30-30 and quite happy with how both perform.
Considering that the Inuit use .223's for Polar bear, Grizzly, Moose, and Caribou I'm sure it will work on those northern deer as well.
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
Posts: 1,280
Considering that the Inuit use .223's for Polar bear, Grizzly, Moose, and Caribou I'm sure it will work on those northern deer as well.