Mine .30 cal. !
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Mine .30 cal. !
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I started with a No1 MkIII and did quite well with that. From there it all went to hell.
I think it's easier to say what I've killed deer with rather than my favorite.
6MM rem kills deer all day if you do your part. I use 90 gr sierra game kings in that.
Any 6.5 bore is a fantastic killer with moderate recoil. 6.5x55, 6.5-284, 6.5-257 roberts improved. I use 120 gr lead tip like the Sierra GK or 140 gr ballistic tips.
.270 win with 130 gr bullit is a great caliber also. I used Hornady SSTs and they are really explosive. The last deer I shot with that bullet left a baseball sized entry (that's what I said) wound. Now all I use is GK.
.280 rem. All I can say is WOW! 140 gr ballistic tips penetrated from just in front of right hind quarter and I found the bullet tip under left shoulder hide. I did not find the jacket. That could be a problem so I plan to slow them down a bit.
8MM mauser, .338-06, .35 whelen all pretty much turn them into sprinklers. Just follow the river of blood to the scene of the crash! I really like the ballistic tips in the .338 and the .35. They both move slow enough and hold together really well.
.30-338 WM. and 165 gr GK. Now that is absolutely over kill for deer in the great northern pine forrests of MN but I built it for a target rifle and my son glommed onto it when the target thing got boring.
.45-70 with smokeless powder and jacketed bullets is a lot of fun when you get used to shooting it. I have made grown men cry with that one.
My next one is going to be a BP .45-70 with cast bullets. Should be fun.
Then there is a .30-40 Krag project waiting in the wings.
30-06 with a 165 grain Sierra Gameking or a 165 Nosler BT at about 2600fps at the muzzle gets my vote for any deer in the country out to 350 yds. Both of those bullets shoot extremely well out of my Savage 116 in front of a load of IMR 4064 or RL-15. H380 with the same bullets does well in my 30-06 Winchester made in 1947. It's not nearly as accurate as the 116 but I'm comfortable using it out to approx. 200 yds if I can get a good rest or prone position. If I didn't have arthritis in my hands and shoulders I just might be persuaded to consider a 300 Win. Mag. as a little more long range friendly for Mulies.
Mike
"If I didn't have arthritis in my hands and shoulders I just might be persuaded to consider a 300 Win. Mag. as a little more long range friendly for Mulies."
I hear you on the arthritis. I've had to qut shooting my .375 H&H, .404 Jeffery and .416 Rigby because of my arthritic shoulder. I still take them out once in a great while but the pain for over a week or so afterwards ain't much fun, Thank God for Aleve, it helps.
If you were anywhere near whee I live, I'd invite you to try my .300 Win. Mag. I put a Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad on the gun and it does make a big difference in the hurt.
The late great Col. Townsend Whelen once said, "The 30-06 is never a mistake." I've probably shot more deer with the 30-06 than anything else and the .308 is in a very close second place. I shot one deer with a .308 at 427 paes so it will reach out and touch something with a bit less kick than the 06. Lately I've been playing with the 7x57 Mauser, .280 Remington and .35 Whelen. Dunno which one I'll use come deer season, that is if I draw a tag but if I get the area I want, it'll be my Winchester M70 Featherweight in 7x57 with the Ruger M77 RSI in .308 as back up.
Paul B.
I have taken alot of deer with a 303 and have 4 of them, 1 is a 308 long ranch or isapore, great rifle, but favorite is the mauser 6.5x55, and i do have a collection of mauser, 3006,7mm 8mm,308, 6.5x55:-D
7mm of any sort. not too big...not too small and ballistically superior to most
GO WITH THE 270 OR 30/06 130gr 150gr. you can't go wrong.
and if you reload better yet !
Louis M
How about a 7.5 French................
Looks like I am going to have some reloading to do..............7.5x54.
savage model 99 in .22 savage hipower
If looking for one do all rifles I would say the 308 Winchester. I own several rifles but this being in the reloading section. The nice thing about the 308 Win, you can down load to a very mild easy on the shoulder load, too real close to factory 30-06. I reload several rifle rounds but have never had trouble finding the bullet brand or weight in .308 I wanted. Other calibers I can not say the same about. Hands down the .308 bullet is the most reloaded hunting round in the US. So most gun shop have a good selection on hand. The only other caliber reloaded, as much would be the .224. And with all the AR shooters I have ordered .224 bullets and the dreaded back order appeared on the screen. I own 6 rifles I would not hesitate to use on Deer. 3 -30 cal, 2-7MM, and one 270. All have dropped Deer. My favorite, thats the one I am carrying that day. I also own a 22-250, not one of my picks for a Deer rifle but many Deer have been killed cleanly with one as well. Any of the rifles I mentioned or previous poster have will take deer if you do your part. I would look at your hunting area, and match the rifle and round to the hunting area most likely you will be using the rifle in. If just for Deer one of the 30s, if predators are in your future the 243 may be a better choice both.
Your .303 British is a fine deer rifle. I like the 30/06 and that is what I usually hunt with. On occasion I will grab my 35 Rem or my M10 Ross ( .303 Brit ). Choose the caliber that strikes your fancy-if you do your part the bullet will do its part.
Love my savage 1920 bolt action in 250 savage made in 1926. Why??? Well I have been working with it this year and found that nobody had really looked at it with all these new powders. The 250 savage is a very efficient cartridge. It's so efficient I have built a precision rifle on it. Get this load for varmints- 42 grs varget under a 75 gr VMAX which from my 22" barrel gives........3480 FPS!!!!!
Now for deer - 36.5 grs varget under a Sierra 90 gr HPBT avg FPS is 3050!!! With a 1:14 twist.
Devastating on whitetails. Recoil??? What recoil!!! Great for women and beginners and kids.
SB
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Never have a bad word to say about the .250Sav. Never had much interest in it for varmints as its necked-down .22cal bro does that for me just fine, but it is a deer killer par excellance. I load for a pair of Sav99's, 100gr GK's and PAR's over 3031, 2.5-3" groups @200yds, somewhere between 27-2800fps depending on how hot or cold it is, both rifles more than 100yrs old. I've been loading for them for 25+ years and a lot of deer have been taken with the old girls. It would be a lot of fun to have a bolt action in .250....
I love the 250 Savage. I have a stubbed 16" barrel for my contender. But earlier mention was of 7 mm bullets. The 7-30 Waters is my absolute favorite.
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