Posted on 07/17/2018 5:21:59 AM PDT by w1n1
In one of the many survey conducted online this one is by B Smith an outdoorsman and writer.
The question was asked on Social Media of what is the best rifle caliber for hunting deer. Supposed you were a newbie and was in the market, the following information may be helpful to you. You can obviously ask the folks running the gun stores and ranges.
The following answers comprises from many different levels of hunters/gun enthusiasts, take it with a grain of salt, this is from the internet poll.
Here are those popular calibers for deer hunting that was mentioned:
.243
.270
.30-30
.308
There were other type of calibers but the above calibers repeatedly came up in the conversation.
Reasons varied among hunters and gun enthusiasts, but here's a more thorough explanation of each calibers strengths. Read the rest bullet caliber for deer hunting here.
The one that 1) you’re comfortable with; 2A) suits your hunting style; and 3) is adequate for the terrain in which you’re hunting.
I use a 7mm STW out West for Coues and mule deer, a .45-70 for still hunting here in PA or a .270 or .260 for hunting from a stand when I can see out to 200-300 yards.
280 Remington, load it any way you like.
In Texas, we are trying to get the legislature to make stingers legal for deer hunting. Don’t even have to butcher them, just bring a paper plate and a fork, it is already cooked up.
For me. 7mm Rem Mag, followed by my trusty .308.
I recently bought a .45-70 for Iowa, and have great expectations for that
Who needs a caliber?
That's SOP for w1n1 threads.
Agree, .22 and a flashlight
.54 caliber (.535) patched cast round lead ball over about 90-95 grains of FF black powder.
.............works for me.
Never shot a .243
Have killed numerous deer with the rest AND a 16ga shotgun, both with slugs and 00 buckshot.
Personally prefer the .270 in the open and 00 buck 16 ga in the woods/marshes. I like the .270 best because I get the most accurate shot placement with that rifle/scope combo.
What ever the blue helmets are using.
In eastern North Carolina you have to hunt from a stand at least 15 feet off the ground before you can use a rifle, I believe...
Got a nice buck in Middle Tennessee at 425 yards with my 7MM Mag. over a soybean field...
Got quite a few deer in East Tennessee with my .35 Marlin...Closest was about 7 yards...
That law sounds just plain goofy to me..................
In Nebraska, I shoot a lot of bean field deer.
400+ yards means the 7mm gets the nod
Oh MY , we don’t have Deer
It’s so flat with many, many farm fields that a hunter on the ground firing a rifle can have the round travel a gret distance (toward a farm house etc)...Hunting with a shotgun slug limits the distance and hunting from above ground means you are aiming toward the ground in case you miss, which EVERY hunter has done before at one time or other...
Where are you located, Red Badger???
Oh MY , we don’t have Deer
Where are you???????????????
Yes... all of them at “American Shooting Journal”.
NW Florida Panhandle..............
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