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deerslayer223 02-01-2006 10:01 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
i think the best deer caliber is whatever u can shoot accurately enough and put it where it counts Be it a 223 or a 338 if you're accurate with it and feel comfortable with it and its adequatethan thats the best deer caliber for you. Everyone is different and everyone has different needs and desires so there is no best caliber for everyone. My personal preference for deer is a 6mm remington. My 223 has accounted for alot of deer though also. It's all in what you're comfortable with within legal and ethical means.

duckdog132 02-01-2006 10:27 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
308 all the way for me

FroMan 02-01-2006 10:34 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
30-06 is what I use. I like the "30" rounds. I like the 300 mag, and the 308 both. I don't own a 280 or a 270. But a friend has a custom 280, and it's a nice shootin load/gun.

mooseslayer3 02-02-2006 10:58 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
30-06 or a 7 mag

bigmatty65 02-03-2006 05:46 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
I dont think theres a "best" caliber for deer. But as close as a person can get would be a .270, 243 or a 7 mm rem. mag. but the only important part about hunting is the bullets placement and how effectivly it transfersits energy to the animal. as long as it develops about 700 ft.lb. and the bullet is placed right and does its job your deer wont ran very far, if at all.

love2bowhunt2 02-06-2006 12:43 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
i agree with yall i gott a 270 and and 280 and friends got a 7mm i love all three of them they are all nice far as i can see him with my 280 i can kill him..

SmokinVFT 02-07-2006 12:49 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
It would prob. be a .308 or a 30-06.I like the 30-06 alittle better due to the versatility of it.

philip_grubaugh 02-07-2006 07:14 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
I think a .270 is best like just about everyone else says.

coonsleyer15 02-10-2006 08:07 AM

RE: Best Caliber
 
i agree with the 25-06 i just got a remington 700 sps and i love it. It is a nice flat shooting round with plenty enough knockdown power to kill deer. I have also shot pigs and coyotes with it.But i also agree with the.270 if you are going to hunt bigger game. then again i have heard of people successfully hunting elk with a .243 but i wouldnt.Just dont get that bazooka elephant gun .300 mag. that is way too big. good luck hunting next season with whatever you get. Send me an e-mail or pm and tell me what you decide on.

FroMan 02-11-2006 12:34 PM

RE: Best Caliber
 
06 is the best all around caliber for any big game...IMO. I'd pick a 30 caliber round over another any day of the week. I'd shoot a 30-06, a 300, or a 308 any day, before I'd shoot a 25-06, a 270, or a 280.


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