223 or 224
02-01-2004, 04:05 AM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Port Neches, Texas
Posts: 5,514
RE: 223 or 224
The .223 is legal in some states, but that still does not make it a deer caliber!
Being as you are going to be spending money anyway, why not buy a real deer caliber! .243 for a bare minimum and better yet something in .260 on up!
Being as you are going to be spending money anyway, why not buy a real deer caliber! .243 for a bare minimum and better yet something in .260 on up!
02-01-2004, 10:29 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
RE: 223 or 224
243 will fit the bill nicely. Light recoil and dual purpose. I prefer a 257 Roberts as a dual purpose gun, but I reload so ammo's not a problem. Get the 243, 100gr loads for deer and 75gr loads for varmint.
02-01-2004, 11:18 AM
#10
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: N.W. Ohio
Posts: 38
RE: 223 or 224
take-em,
You can never use too much rifle. My selection would be a 25.06 in a Savage rifle and the best scope you can afford.
A lot of people like the .243, but it's a marginal caliber for deer.
A 25.06 has the same ballistics of a .22-250, but it can shoot twice as much bullet weight. It also has the versatility of a 90gr. bullet for varmints or 120gr. bullet for deer, pronghorn or black bear.
Good luck with your choices!
Good hunting, Bowhunter57
You can never use too much rifle. My selection would be a 25.06 in a Savage rifle and the best scope you can afford.
A lot of people like the .243, but it's a marginal caliber for deer.
A 25.06 has the same ballistics of a .22-250, but it can shoot twice as much bullet weight. It also has the versatility of a 90gr. bullet for varmints or 120gr. bullet for deer, pronghorn or black bear.
Good luck with your choices!
Good hunting, Bowhunter57
