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What do you guys the best Caliber for deer hunter is.

I feel it is .270 win.

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Perfect caliber for deer...cant go wrong with a 3006 or .308 either....3006 is a more of an all round caliber incase u wanted to try bear or mule dear hunting some day

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I'd say the unpopular .280 if ammo didn't cost and arm and a leg. I'm with ya on the .270 brother. Best guns I have ever shot.

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i's definately go w/ the .308

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i dont think there is the"best" deer caliber. there are TONS of calibers that will work great. you can go with a 30-30 or somethin like a 45-70 if you wanted to. its all personal choice. yeah i'd have to say .270 or 30-06 is a great deer round. but i still think its all personal choice. what do you like shooting better.

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I agree, but I'll take a 6.5x55 Swede

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Iam gonna have to disagree with yall. EIther the .325 WSM or .300 Win Mag.

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for strictly deer and nothing else other than antelope i'll go with the 25-06.

but overall best cartridge imo for anything in north america i'll go with the 30-06.

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.270- i like this caliber, but i wish i wouldve gotten a .30-06

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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.

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308 all the way for me

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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.

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30-06 or a 7 mag

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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.

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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..

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

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I think a .270 is best like just about everyone else says.

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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.

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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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270 or 7mm

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30-06

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just to clarify . the 30/06 and the 308 are ballistic twins. the 308 has less recoil which in most cases makes it the better choice of the two in some opinions. the man who invented the 243 took it to col. elk hunting for 15 years and took elk every year the most rounds he ever put into an animal was 2. ive seen people with 300 mags do 3 or 4 shots. so it was just bulet placement. in my opinion every caliber out there is a viable deer caliber in the right hands. i have taken deer with my 22 hornet. i also have used a 45/70 . every round mentioned here is a great round everyone is corect. its just personal preferance. i personaly dont like getting my shoulder murdered so i like the 223 wssm with 68 grainsp. this hot round has put several big deer down for the count for me. but you pick yours.

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270 personally

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This is a really hard question to answer. Ive used many different rifles since i started hunting 13 years ago. Im 19 now.
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Honestly, all the answers on this post were correct (given that each caliber is used within its limitations) And to be quite truthfull, there probally isn't a (best) caliber that will ever be agreed upon. here is a list of calibers that can be used for deer. (some states do not allow certain calibers, so check with the laws first) where I hunt in new york...a caliber of .243 is the smallest that we can use for deer. So lets start with the .243

.243
6mm
240 weatherby
250 savage
257 roberts
257 weatherby
25-06
6.5mm
260
264 win
270 win
270 weatherby
280 win
284
7mm
7mm ultra mag
7mm stw
7-08
7-30 waters
30-30
300 savage
300 win mag
300 ultra mag
300 weatherby
308 win
30-06
303 british
303 savage
32 special
8 mm
338 win
348
358
35 rem
35 whelen
405 win
444 marlin
450 marlin
45-70 gov.
45-90
45 cal. muzzleloader
50 cal.muzzleloader
54 cal.muzzleloader

find out what your applications are and go from there. you have quite a list to choose from. (and there are even more cals. that u can use for deer) even though not on this list. good luck huntin I hope you choose the right gun for you:):)

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12 gauge cause i dont hunt the Rifle

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y does everyone always post this?you just opened up a can of worms, but i think 270 personally...i know i know 30-06 is nice but its a perference

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I'll toss my vote onto the pile.

ANYTHING from 6.5mm up to .338 (this includes nearly all the popular cartridges...the 243 and .44mag rifle being the only 'good' deer cartridges I think it leaves out)

The type of bullet you shoot is going to matter a whole lot more than its diameter...or even its weight.

However, If I was going to have only one cartridge to shoot only deer with for the rest of my life I would choose a modern 6.5X55swede-OR-7X57mauser or a .260-OR-.280 (flip a coin, there the same difference) in a carbine rotary lever action...which I'm pretty sure haven't been made since the Savage M99's.

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iuse a 30-06 and i feel that is the right gun for me. also there are bears where i hunt and if iwanted to go bear huntin while im deer huntin then i have a big enough gun to take a bear down

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I think the best caliber is 30-06 that is what i use i have shot three deer with it and it worked great.

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well ive used a .243, 22-250,30-06, and a .270 and i have liked the 30-06 and the .270 for deer because they both have the power to knock down deer and have a longer distance shot

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12 ga. (only gun we can hunt with in Iowa)