Favorite cartridge
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Whats your favorite for whitetails? I've killed them with a 243, 30-30, 35Rem., 308 and 30-06.
I like the 243 simply because it works as well as the others I've used and in some cases with less recoil......and in other case is more versatile.
So what do y'all like?
I like the 243 simply because it works as well as the others I've used and in some cases with less recoil......and in other case is more versatile.
So what do y'all like?
#4

Jerry if you were to ask what cartridge did I kill the most deer with, I would have to say it was a toss up between the .243 and the .270. Both great time proven whitetail rounds. But, although I haven't shot too many deer with it, my current favorite deer cartridge is the 7mm-08. I have one in a Browning A-bolt Micro Hunter that is a joy to carry, shoots 'lights out' and has plenty of KE to drop the biggest whitetail.
#6

Jerry my load for my .270 was 54 gr of IMR4350 under a Nosler 130gr Ballistic Tip bullet. This combination dropped whitetails, mulies and antelope from literally spitting distance to out beyond 400 yards. The rifle was a Rem. 700 BDL (about 1970s vintage) and would put 5 shots into a tiny little cloverleaf @ 100 yards.