Author Topic: favorite deer caliber and bullet (Read 11322 times)

tigercat · « **Reply #30 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:03:43 PM »

308 308 308 308 308 308 308 308 180 grain remington corelokt

dks7895 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 16, 2010, 04:52:25 PM »

.308 WIN Federal Power-Shok 150gr Soft Point

High Brass · « **Reply #32 on:** March 07, 2010, 09:14:36 AM »

30-06-165gr Hornady SP
280 Rem-139gr Hornady SP
243 Win-100gr Remington PSPCL
44 mag-240gr Hornady XTP

All in handloads

Hooker · « **Reply #33 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:31:46 PM »

45/70- Hornady 300gr hp
308- Nosler 165gr Btip Btail
7.62x39- factory Remington core locks
357mag- 185gr FN GC Beartooth bullet
45 cal- Home grown patched round ball

Pat

1marty · « **Reply #34 on:** March 08, 2010, 03:15:00 PM »

7-08 Federal NBT if hunting in open country
Heavy woods winchester 30-30 150 grain silver tips

backstrap · « **Reply #35 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:39:31 PM »

25-06 ,120 grain speer hot core

Gene R · « **Reply #36 on:** March 22, 2010, 02:26:14 PM »

Favorite Deer Rifle TC 25-06 and Hornady 117gr SST (sometimes many other favorites depending on where I'll be hunting.)

Favorite Deer Handgun Ruger BH 45LC 250gr cast wadcutter @ 1000fps (S&W 629 in 44mag maybe next favorite.)

B-dog · « **Reply #37 on:** April 08, 2010, 11:26:26 PM »

140 nosler accubonds 7mm-08 44 grains AR 2208 equivilent to Varget. Shot three deer last weekend out of my supressed ruger M77, 11,12 point Red stags and a young hind as well.

Doesniper · « **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2010, 05:37:31 PM »

250-3000 and 100g Barnes TSX. All you ever need.

saddlebum · « **Reply #39 on:** April 25, 2010, 06:10:35 PM »

.243 Win. 100gr Sierra SBT

Big Nasty · « **Reply #40 on:** June 05, 2010, 04:24:13 AM »

Carbon Force radial x-weave. Next would be 150 gr. hornady match .308 or 100 gr. Winchester power point .243

All Hawks Kill · « **Reply #41 on:** June 14, 2010, 12:48:53 PM »

S&W 1500 270win with Hornady Custom 140gr Interlock Boattails.

JonD. · « **Reply #42 on:** June 14, 2010, 04:50:40 PM »

30-30 170gr. Remington Core-Lokt

Win 1917 · « **Reply #43 on:** June 20, 2010, 05:04:09 PM »

260 w/ 120gr Core-lokt (handgun) 140gr Core-lokt (rifle)

Rock Home Isle · « **Reply #44 on:** June 20, 2010, 05:52:54 PM »

Quote from: APEX PREDATOR on January 31, 2010, 05:35:54 AM

what is your favorite caliber and bullet

Modern Rifle .270 with a 130 grain Sierra Bowtail. I can't even remember how many deer and elk have fallen to that calibre & bullet combo. I will admit that shot placement is always a concern, but especially with elk.

Black Powder .50 or .54 calibre, Round Ball sitting on top of 95 grains of Black Powder. Average yardage with black powder is 10 to 45 yards, but I did take a nice 5X6 Bull Elk at ~125 a few years back.

thumbcocker · « **Reply #45 on:** June 21, 2010, 03:55:16 PM »

270 win. with 150 gr. speer 308 with 180 gr. core lokt round nose and 45-70 with 350 gr. hornaday flat point.

schoolmaster · « **Reply #46 on:** July 03, 2010, 06:02:01 PM »

45 PacNor/Savage muzzleloader, 195 Barnes. .358 BFG McGowen/Savage wildcat, 200 Barnes

turk762 · « **Reply #47 on:** July 06, 2010, 05:30:46 AM »

My .300 win mag, 180 gr sierra BT, 77gr RL 22 has worked well for a good many years.

I am so used to using this gun that I feel naked in the deer woods with out it. I used my wifes lever .35 rem. last year for a doe only hunt, and I just had a hard time feeling confident with it even though I knew it was right on.

I dont know how guys can switch up guns like they do, to me it would be like cheating on the wife and having the weird feeling of being with another woman.

hornady · « **Reply #48 on:** July 12, 2010, 03:08:39 AM »

A lot has to do with the area I will be hunting. Thickets, it’s the 336 with 170 gr bullet.
If open country, it’s a 308 with 150 gr, or the 270 with 150gr,
The 3006 don’t get too much time in the woods anymore, but when it was my primary rifle it was loaded with 180gr, I load all my hunting ammo, and its all Hornady, I use the cheaper stuff, why use the cheap stuff on paper, and then go to the high price stuff to hunt with, the deer really don’t care if you paid $20.00 for a 100 or $40.00 for 50 bullets.

WD242 · « **Reply #49 on:** July 12, 2010, 06:10:37 AM »

7-08 Handloaded 140gr RPSPCL
6MM Handloaded 100gr Nosler

Handgunner41 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 18, 2010, 05:55:24 PM »

25-06 117gr Hornady BTSP out of a Steyr SBS strikes like lightning from above.

Drilling Man · « **Reply #51 on:** July 19, 2010, 04:23:26 AM »

Fav caliber for deer is 7mm

Fav cartridge for deer in 280 Rem.

When i use the above for deer these days, it's loaded with 145 Speers.

DM

Huntsman1 · « **Reply #52 on:** July 22, 2010, 05:21:05 PM »

Well it would have to be my 1st hunting rifle, Carl Gustav model 38 Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55mm shooting 139gr soft points, many a deer fell to those bullets. Sadly I traded her off. These days I'm shoosting a .270 Win with 130gr Hornadys.

ccc0mb0 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 22, 2010, 05:50:09 PM »

7mm08
139gr SST

Land_Owner · « **Reply #54 on:** July 24, 2010, 03:36:55 AM »

Quote from: turk762

I dont know how guys can switch up guns like they do, to me it would be like cheating on the wife and having the weird feeling of being with another woman.

Hmmmmmm....and how exactly would you know about that "weird feeling"?

Just kidding. Just kidding.

Winchester 270 caliber x 150 grain Nosler Partition out of a Model 70 Classic Featherweight. Nice combination and I shoot that rifle well.

I really enjoy reading about all of the rifles and combinations used.

Ryan-O · « **Reply #55 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:56:54 AM »

.30-06: 150 gr. Winchester Power Point
.30-30: 150 gr. Core-Lokt
.280: 150 gr. Core-Lokt
.270: 150 gr. Hornady SP
.50: 300 gr. Hornady SST

jwinva · « **Reply #56 on:** August 03, 2010, 04:51:43 PM »

Quote from: JonD. link=topic=198028.msg1099112190#msg10re it12190 date=1276570240

30-30 170gr. Remington Core-Lokt
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I second that.Also have used 30/06 with 165 CoreLokt,and .243 with 100 grain CoreLokt.Also we have had good results with 7mm-08 and 140CL's and .308 with 180grain Win grey box. A good moderate kicking cartridge that you can shoot well and put the bullet where it needs to be is what you want.

JKump · « **Reply #57 on:** August 08, 2010, 06:51:15 AM »

308 Caliber, shooting 180 grain Federal Fusions.

Huntsman1 · « **Reply #58 on:** August 08, 2010, 06:58:58 AM »

Quote from: JKump on August 08, 2010, 06:51:15 AM

308 Caliber, shooting 180 grain Federal Fusions.

It is purely my oppinion here, but the .308 Win case has too small of a case capacity to get the full potential of the 180gr bullet, in the 30-06 however, this bullet wt. shines.
In my .308 Win 88 she loves 165gr bullets.
Of course if these bullets wt's work for you by all means.......

PawPaw · « **Reply #59 on:** August 10, 2010, 11:53:22 AM »

My favorite deer rifle? The one I'm carrying at the time.

It's hard to decide, but I generally let the terrain dictate the rifle. For thick woods hunting, where you can't see over 50 yards, I like my .45-70 Handi. You're only going to get one shot, and it'll be quick.

For open woods, I like my lever action, in .30-30.

For places with pipelines, or open country (which we have darned little of, around here), I prefer a bolt action, in .30-06. Or maybe .243.

I'm wed to one woman, but I'm not wed to any of those rifles. I pick the one I feel like picking.