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Judsmith
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Alright guys I'm new to the website so I'm sorry if come with an old and boring question, however I'm going to add a twist. So the question is, what is your favorite deer hunting caliber and most shots are fairly clear and 200 yards or less. The twist is, to exclude the big three calibers 30-06, 308 and 270. With that being said I'm going to say that my choice would be 6.5x55, I can think of lots of others like 30-30, 243, 25-06, 6mm, 260, 7mm-08, whats your favorite?
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pyro6999
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.280rem/ .280AI, .264 win mag.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Roy Finn
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280 Ackley
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pyro6999
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jinx
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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billyburl2
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.300 WSM! I like them real DEAD!
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If it is tourist season, why can't we shoot them?
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martin3175
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under 200 yd.s like you indicated ... Marlin 1895 in 45/70 loaded with Buffalo Bore 300 Gr ammo. It'll get'r done !!!!!!!
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300S&W
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Again-under 200yds?
9.3x62mm w/285gr Prvi Partizan ammo.
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lucytuma
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In heavy cover I like the 444 marlin, at extended ranges I normally would choose the 06, but seeing this isn't allowed I'll go to my 260.
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rjtfroggy
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Geez, out to 200yds. and clear how about-243,243AI,250sav,250AI,257roberts,7mmrem mag,this could go on forever,almost anything above 223 could handle the chore and maybe even a few below that.How about just using whatever is legal and comfortable for you.
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SVT_Tactical
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223 head shot
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snakeman48
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.280 Remington, where I can use it. 90% of my rifles are this caliber.
Remington 1100 in 12 ga, rifled barrel, and receiver scoped. This is what I've taken my last 20+ deer with. I live in Michigan's shotgun / ML only zone. |
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RifleDude
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7mm-08. It has no downside for a medium big game round for any reasonable shooting distance. It's the definition of efficency.
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Ted
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silver
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12 gauge or .44mag, 'cause that's what is allowed in my state...
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Rancid Coolaid
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.308
O wait, you excluded .308. Um. .308. |
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I'm glad to see I'm not the only one RC.
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Danaconda
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marlin 336 in win 32 special for the woods, winchester model 70 in 300 wtrby mag for the long shots. just got a sako in 270
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Rancid Coolaid
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Gotta dance with who brung ya!
I've been shooting .308 so long I can dope the scope from memory and dope the wind on the reticle; with that confidence in the round and ballistics, why hunt something else? |
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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I live in the forbidden zone too - 50 cal musket.
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trigger29
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.270!!!!!!!!! wait that was excluded too................270!!!! Or 300 wby...... because I like them dead too. Actually, if I'm limited to 200 yards for sure, I'd probably take the 22-250. Because that's legal here.
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3_tens
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6" colt Trooper .357 Mag. Hunting in heavy cover it has dropped more deer for me than
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