the nicest deer gun around browning blr .308

i once shot a flea off a deers back at 1000yds

a little old fashioned but i stick with my 30 30 savage.. they don't make it any more.. but the 30 30 will get the job done.. and its very reliable

The .280 is a fine all around gun I hear. You won't go wrong with a .270 though.

Alright, first off I have to say it...
Buckmastr- you are crazy. Sure, it will do it, but a .243 isnt much of a deer rifle past 100 yards, let alone 500...people like you make me laugh...
Get a real deer rifle, anything along the lines of a .270, .30-06, .280, .308, 7-08 or 7MM...guns that will do the job right

I think we all need a little more practice on range estimation. For those of you shooting 500 yards I would like to know where you're aiming. As a former Marine marksmanship instructor I am quite accustomed to shooting 500 yards with rifled sights. While I can hold a 3 inch group at 200 yards it's more like 30 inches at 500. Of course you raise the rear sight aperature about 1/2 inch to make a 500 yard shot or else you'd be off about 6 ft. Not to mention a silhoute target looks like a toothpick at that range. So for all of you shooting your scoped rifles are we making these sight adjustments or just aiming 6 ft. off the animals back?

ps. The one that said he can shoot squirrels at 400, the Marines are looking for a few good snipers.

While I dont condone shooting 500 yards with any caliber without an extreme amount of practice, especially with a caliber like a 243, I know it can be done. Go to www.longrangehunting.com, theres guys there that shoot all kinds of animals at extreme distances, but they use guns that are adequite for the task.

btw, my favorite caliber is 7mm08, shot a doe and an 8pt last Friday morning, the doe dropped in her tracks and the buck ran about 50 yards and fell in sight.

Do not try to come between my Louis L'amour Books or my 30-30 Winchister, guess I am a little old fashion.....

My personal favorite is my remington 700 sendero in 300 winchester mag.....I also have a ruger and savage 110 police both in 300 win. for my brush gun i use my marlin 444 great for close up shots........ as for the shot at 500 yds with the 243 hahahaha (thats not me laughing thats the deer when the bullet BOUNCES of his little brown a@$ and hits the ground.....) the boy can barely type so im questioning his ability to judge wind velocity and direction plus accounting for the natural drop of the bullet at 500 yds with his borrowed rifle...Personally i am comfortable shooting up to 400yds(not saying perfect cause i have missed at 90 yds broadside also with open sights) but i have been to a number of classes and basic long rifle training. And the handy laser range finder always helps....

YAS SHOULD USE A 375 h&h Magnum no chasin at all