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Homelessman 02-04-2005 08:35 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
I want a clean kill. My ultra mag 300 does the job every time.

1865 02-04-2005 08:59 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
Anything larger than this is just silly.

kshunter 02-04-2005 09:26 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
300 Weatherby

Night Hawk 223 02-04-2005 10:07 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
dont you know? you cant kill these steel plated deer these days unless you use a super ultra mag! anything less will just bounce off and they will laugh at you then run away!:eek:






yah right! [&:]

i dont think you need anything larger than a 308 or 30 06 but when i get me a 45-70 i will use it at least once.;)

James B 02-04-2005 10:11 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
1865. I love that.:D

1865 02-04-2005 10:24 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
ORIGINAL: James B

1865. I love that.:D
Thanks! I grew up an army brat and one of my favorite memories is attending a firepower display. I've been away from the life too long to tell you what they were shooting, but a cocky young officer had his boys lined up with 4-5 of those gigantic howitzers. WAAAAAAAAY downfield was a grove of live oak, with a few old vehicles, fake buildings etc, in and around it. The officer explained the firepower of his artie, then proceeded to have his troop bombard the trees for about 2 minutes. He turned to the crowd and starts talking "Ladies and Gentlemen, as you can see, no living creature could POSSIBLEY survive a barage of this magnitude." The second the words are out of his mouth a herd of about a dozen whitetails came charging out of the trees at top speed, heading for high ground! Still makes me smile. :)

soarkrebel 02-04-2005 10:47 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
Yep 1865 i need to order one of those right up and a few apaches for air support.:D

I always get a laugh on posts like this!!:D

Alsatian 02-04-2005 10:53 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
If I had a .338 winchester magnum, as someday I would like to, I would not hestitate to use it on either deer or pronghorn antelope. As someone pointed out, larger, heavier bullets won't expand on deer -- which means they won't destroy a bunch of meat -- but they will probably kill the deer or antelope just as effectively. Larger calibers may also qualify -- .375 H&H, .416.

Obviously you don't need .338 to kill deer or antelope. But what if it is raining, your other guns (.30-06, .25-06, .243) are all nice wooden stocked guns, and your .338 is stainless with a synthetic stock, which rifle do you take into the steady rain?

Of course, you have to be careful of your backstops with such a powerful cartridge, but you are supposed to be taking care that your bullet is safely contained even if you miss your target anyway.

soarkrebel 02-04-2005 11:16 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
ORIGINAL: Alsatian

If I had a .338 winchester magnum, as someday I would like to, I would not hestitate to use it on either deer or pronghorn antelope. As someone pointed out, larger, heavier bullets won't expand on deer -- which means they won't destroy a bunch of meat -- but they will probably kill the deer or antelope just as effectively. Larger calibers may also qualify -- .375 H&H, .416.

Obviously you don't need .338 to kill deer or antelope. But what if it is raining, your other guns (.30-06, .25-06, .243) are all nice wooden stocked guns, and your .338 is stainless with a synthetic stock, which rifle do you take into the steady rain?

Of course, you have to be careful of your backstops with such a powerful cartridge, but you are supposed to be taking care that your bullet is safely contained even if you miss your target anyway.
UHHHH maybe you need to go look at guns there alsatian . those other guns(30-06,25-06,243) ALL come in stainless synthetic versions. at least the ones in my safe are!

And take that old outdated 30-06 and shoot it at some steel plate and see the nice hole it leaves.

larger heavier bullets don't always mean a quick kill. i have trailed deer a long way after being hit by 45-70's and most recently a 450 marlin. and those heavy large bullets will expand.

But it's ok to desire a 338 win mag i wouldnt mind having one myself but then again i really would like one of each .

rem7400 2 02-04-2005 11:48 AM
RE: Whats the biggest gun u would use on a whitetail?
 
ORIGINAL: deerslayer223

everyone has stated what their minimum is on a whitetail deer caliber i was just wondering what is the biggest caliber you would use on a deer? I've seen the damage on deer shot with the magnums and it is just to much in my opinion alot of meat is wasted. The biggest i think i would ever consider is a 30-06 and that would only be on big deer. I currently use a 6mm rem and find it to be the best caliber i have ever used for deer. So what is overkill to everyone what your max?

Largest caliber I've ever used on deer had a bore diameter of 0.729! Heck of alot bigger than anything mentioned so far. Shooting 1.25 oz of lead downrange at about 1100 fps @ 100 yards. Kills deer with extreme prejudice.


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