308
30-06
270
243
44mag
any short mags
25-06
375 H&H
458 lott
Other
I voted 270 but I have only been using it for three years in a Model Remington. Since I was 20 over 40 years ago Ive used a Remington 30-06 or a Winchester 30-30 depending on the areas I am hunting, I also love my Savage 308 that one knocks them down good I have used a 243 but I have lost a few deer with it so no 243 for me so 270, 30-06, and 308 are my favorites in that order. I like to use a 223 and 222 for hogs up close I guess all of these guns are great. Some of the calibers mentioned here have my respect the 6mm, 7mm, 260, 264, 257 Roberts and 280 I wish I owned on of each. I consider 7mm Mag and 300 Mags a little over kill for White Tail but that's only my opinion.
Hunted the hardwood bottoms of Arkansas for many years using a Marlin 336SC 30/30. It served me well, not surprising since most shots were inside of 70yds and many inside of 30yds. Changed to a Remington 700 .243 after moving to a more open hunting environment. Happy with both.
I always go out opening morning with my Rem Mod700 in 270. Mostly due to the stand I hunt. I can shoot upwards of 175 yards from that stand.
However the rest of the weekend, I take my 45/70. I love putting a big hole completely through deer. Puts 'em down quick!
Well, I'm definitely in the minority, as most of my hunting, deer included, is with either my .338 or .264 win mags, though I did shoot my blacktail this year with my son's .270. I need to try my .243 next year, haven't shot it in a very long time.
If I had to pick just one rifle for deer hunting, it'd probably be my .264, I love that rifle!
22-250 is way under rated for deer hunting, i use a remington 700 sps and have taken deer at 400 plus yards with no problem at all using hornady moly vmax 55 grain with a winchester casing. hits em hard harder then people think
ONE SHOT, ONE KILL
30-06.Yumy yum yum.
150 grain blunt nose for Fallow.
180 grain core locks for Sambar and bigger.
The 30-06.Who can deny the power of a French anti aircraft round (gevelot) Or Lake city machinegun ammo (heavily factory overloaded) with a bull nosed hornandy or nozler belting from the muzzle of an Eddystone M17 with extra long springfield sniper barrell made in 1918 and stamped.WHIIIIZZZZZZZ PLOP they go.I can't find anything that compares.Nothing made after 1950 compares.Millitary factory overloaded ammo with sporting heads rock.
It's all about that "Yeeeee Haaaa" air punch feeling.
6.5x55 swedish mauser.Very very nice calibre indeed.
It's all about that "Yeeeee Haaaa" air punch feeling.
30-06 because that is what I have used for the most part over the years and it has worked very effectively, but my second would be a 6.5 Swede, then .270 Win., then 30-30 (within it's effective range).
50 bmg 600 grain. i hate chasin em..
Mines is my screen name. Why aren't there any 7 cals listed?
+1 7mm Rem Mag
Tied in, Jesse B
my favorite round when younger was a 243 rem but for the last 10 years it has been a remingtom 700 308 win. now this year i'll have a straw drawing contest to see what goes in the woods with me. the 308 win rem.700........the 30-06 t/c encore or the 15" barreled 308 win t/c handgun ..whoooooo weeeeee what decisions lol
Hi all, I've had great succes with Ruger m77 in .243, various model 70s in 7mm rem and .270. However, my little sweetheart has been my weatherby mark5 deluxe japan made .257! She really gets out there like a laser!
1st deer: PSE bow
2nd deer: borrowed 30-30
I just bout a .30-06 and hoping for my first pig real soon.
100gr VPA, tri-blade solid broadhead.
Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. Force has no place as a valid method of social interaction, and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm, as paradoxical as it may sound to some.
The U.S. city with the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, Washington, D.C., has the highest murder rate at 24 per 100,000. The state with the most unrestrictive gun regulations, Vermont, has the lowest murder rate at 0.48 per 100,000.
2 deer with a Morrett bow 1 deer with a 308 and one with a 300 Savage.
Deer do not have a favorite caliber.
Human beings only have two ways to deal with one another: reason and force. Force has no place as a valid method of social interaction, and the only thing that removes force from the menu is the personal firearm, as paradoxical as it may sound to some.
The U.S. city with the most restrictive gun laws in the nation, Washington, D.C., has the highest murder rate at 24 per 100,000. The state with the most unrestrictive gun regulations, Vermont, has the lowest murder rate at 0.48 per 100,000.
Your probably right my first rifle kill deer i used a 308 and severed his spine, i did not like that shot had to watch him crawl before i gave him one in the boilermaker :)
Still love my Savage Model 99 .308
THE WORST DAY OF HUNTING OR FISHING IS BETTER THAN THE BEST DAY AT WORK
We can't use rifles here in oh. so my 12 gauge with Rem copper solids is my go to gun here. If i'm going out of stste then my 30-06 well be in my hands and the 7mm08 will be my backup gun. One works as well as the other but I shoot the 06 better.
I'm suprised you left out 30-30, 35 Remington, and 300 Savage - all 3 still popular hunting cartridges in Pennsylvania.
TR
When I bought my first deer rifle about 7 years ago I asked everyone I knew that hunted what caliber I should get most everyone told me I couldn't go wrong with a 270, I had never hunted before. When I went shopping for one the guy at the gun store didn't have one and sold me on a 7mm wsm BAR he said it would take down any north American big game animal . I wanted an auto loader so I bought it. Seven deer later and I understand what he was talking about they were all one shot one kill and they never went more than 40 yards most dropped on the spot. The only problems are is that the ammo is pricy and you can't get it at Walmart.
I'm not a seasoned hunter by any means but I've taken some decent Saskatchewan whitetails and mulies with a 30-06. I'm thinking of buying a 7mm-08 "for my son" that I'll of course have to try out as well just to make sure it will be good for him
the 7mm08 is a fine round. my wife is 102 pounds and recoil shy but has done very well with her 7mm08. we cant hunt deer with a rifle here in Ohio . but she has taken black bear. hog, kudu . wilderbeest. impala. blesbuck. mountain reedbuck . and more with it. If your son is small the youth mod 7 Rem is a fine rifle.
im partial to my .25-06 ackley. its probably my ugliest rifle with matte blueing and plain black synthetic stock, but, its light, hits amazingly hard, and unbelievably accurate. i have taken deer with a 7 wsm, 30-30, 30.06, 22-250, and .270. all performed well, just partial to my ackley
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