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What caliber do you hunt whitetail deer with?

.44 magnum
82 (38.9%)
.41 magnum
21 (10%)
.357 magnum
25 (11.8%)
other
83 (39.3%)

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Voting closed: September 21, 2005, 02:44:19 PM

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Offline Lloyd Smale

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What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #90 on: April 05, 2006, 07:47:45 AM »
hell throw here out and mount the machine at least it can hold your beer.
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I was going to shot one last year but my taxidermist wanted to much to mount it. Plus the wife said it would not fit over the fire place.  :-D
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I hunted with a 44Mag for years then.........The Max
« Reply #91 on: April 18, 2006, 04:05:13 PM »
I have hunted with a 44Mag for 10 plus years with good results untill, I had one at 25yds and 6 shots later he did not fall. the shots were one the spot they just went threw to fast to do damage. Now I have seen the light
357MAX a flat shooting excelent range with knock down. My best shot with a bipod is 130yds down it went. a 250yd shot on a 5gal bucket is well with in reason repatedly. T/C super 14
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What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #92 on: April 19, 2006, 03:10:28 PM »
Well, I think I counted 16 answers that didn't answer the original question (7.08 mm T/Cs and so on)? So, the poll is not going to be correct, by any means. I would erase the question, if I could, but can't. Still, for all practical purposes, the .44 mag. seem to be the hands down choise for most hunters?
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What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #93 on: April 25, 2006, 04:52:18 PM »
.500 Linebaugh.
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What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #94 on: May 02, 2006, 03:03:58 PM »
Either a .475 Linebaugh, 440 gr. WFN at 1350 fps. ( 4 3/4" Freedom Arms), I know, way too much, or a .45 colt 320 grainer at a little under 1100.  ( 4" S&W mountain gun).  I haven't gotten anything bigger than a squirrel with either during deer season, so who knows which is better.  Maybe I should stop shooting at squirrels during deer season and see if that helps.
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What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #95 on: May 06, 2006, 04:13:31 PM »
I have used a 375JDJ and a 44 Mag for 9+ years. The 375 has a 14" vent rib barrel and a 2.5x8 Leupold scope. The 44 Mag is a 8 3/8" Classic DX.  This year I will be using a 5 1/2" 500 Linebaugh by David Clements. I have about 5 weeks and 600 rounds done and am doing well. I can cover 4 of 5 shots with my hand at 100 yards and 100% at 50 yards.

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« Reply #96 on: May 07, 2006, 10:48:54 AM »
It is very interesting that in the poll, "other" is slightly leading over the .44 mag (by a very slim margin).

I had expected the .44 mag to take a very strong lead with the advantages of having so many guns chambered for it and with factory ammo readily available.
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What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #97 on: May 07, 2006, 12:27:53 PM »
Revolver..........will use 10" Dan Wesson or 6" Ruger GP 100 357's
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« Reply #98 on: May 08, 2006, 04:01:09 AM »
Dan Wesson .357 Mag (most of the time)
Ruger Blackhawk .44 mag.
Ruger Vaquero .45 Colt.
S&W model 29 .44 Mag
Custom S&W model 1917 in .45 Auto Rim
I have found that the .357 mag. is more than adequate for Whitetail
They simply are not that hard to kill. I am going to use the 1917
a lot more simply because I shoot it better than the others. I use
200 grain SWC's and it has not let me down yet.
I do hunt very heavy cover and a long shot for my property would be about 60-70yards. If the distances are more, I am going to use a rifle anyway.
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From "Other" to 44 magnum
« Reply #99 on: May 08, 2006, 07:09:46 AM »
Was out this last deer season with a 45Colt Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter model.  Alas, I sold off the Ruger to pay for a shotgun, so now I'll be heading out for the 2006 deer season with a 44magnum again.   I like the nostalgia of the 45 Colt cartridge, but did find bullet selection locally limited.  For me, the two calibers are a toss up since I'll reload for either.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #100 on: November 10, 2007, 02:03:16 AM »
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #101 on: November 10, 2007, 05:00:51 AM »
I used to hunt with a TC Contender in .35 Rem.  It did well and I enjoyed it.  However I really prefer revolvers.  I sold it.  I hunt with a Ruger Blackhawk 7 1/2 bbl , 2x Simmons Scope, with a 452424 Keith over 19.5 grns of H-4227.  Not too powerful, but very, very accurate in my gun.  Besides, like ol' Elmer said...Once it goes through the critter, the rest of that energy is wasted on the sand bank that stops the bullet.  Too bad my S&W .45 Colt Mnt Gun doesn't like that load.

It really doesn't take much to punch through a deer or blackbear.

Recently (like, last month) however, I picked up a used Dan Wesson in .44 Mag with a 8 inch bbl.  That dang thing is so accurate it's spooky!  My favorite load is a RCBS 44-250kt over 10 grains of Unique.  Again, not super hot, but enough power to do anything that needs doin' in these parts.  Plus it is comfortable to shoot in my S&W .44 mag Mnt Gun.  But in that Dan Wesson, it makes one ragged hole at 50 yards (as far as I have shot it).  Just spooky accurate that Dan Wesson!  Might have to take the scope off my Ruger and use that as my  stalking gun and put the scope on the DW for the deer blind (the DW is as heavy as a tank, the Ruger is much nicer to walk/stalk with.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #102 on: November 11, 2007, 04:04:13 AM »
In a revolver, 41 Mag or 45 Colt  Blackhawk..........
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #103 on: November 11, 2007, 04:10:44 AM »
Last year, 475 Linebaugh FA 83 with 420 grain hard cast at 1,000 fps.  This year 45 Colt FA 97 with 225 grain Barnes DPX loads.  Still working on a good cast load for this gun so I am using Cor-Bon factory loads untill I get a good reliable cast reload.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #104 on: November 11, 2007, 04:53:10 AM »
I also have`a 8" Dan Wesson 357 I might use here in northern Oklahoma, most deer are 150 lbs or less with a few 200-250 monsters around ( which I never get a shot at)
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #105 on: November 11, 2007, 10:07:57 AM »
I am gonna try to use all the hanguns if I can... 475, 45 44 in that order
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #106 on: November 11, 2007, 04:47:43 PM »
S&W Model 29 8" 44 mag.  Ruger 45 Colt BH 4 3/4".  And now an 460 S&W.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #107 on: November 11, 2007, 05:00:36 PM »
S&W Model 29  5"  44 Magnum

Ruger Blackhawk 4 3/8"  45 Colt

Encore  12"  6.5x55

I have scored with all but the Encore, maybe this year.

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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #108 on: November 17, 2007, 07:14:21 AM »
5.5' .41  or 5.5 41 GNR
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #109 on: November 18, 2007, 05:45:33 AM »
.41 mag and this year, I will use Winchester Platinum Tip 240gr in my Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter with Leupold 4x.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #110 on: November 18, 2007, 02:07:55 PM »
jenge, I thought the super blackhawks were .44s?l
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #111 on: November 19, 2007, 07:42:17 AM »
5.5' is an awfully long barrel on that .41, GradyL41.

M29 .44 Mag. 6" bbl., Tasco Pro Point Red Dot sight,  21.0 gr. 2400, 250 gr. RCBS cast.

T-C Contender 14" bbl. .30-30, 2x7 T-C scope.

Dan Wesson .357 6" w/ iron sights when it's raining since I can keep it dry until I need it.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #112 on: November 19, 2007, 03:59:40 PM »
The best Hunting Round out There... -The 460XVR
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #113 on: November 19, 2007, 04:13:27 PM »
Roger460xvr,

Is that a recoil-reducing glove I see on your hand in the picture?
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #114 on: November 27, 2007, 02:51:24 PM »
Yes woodchukhntr it is , That is some past shooting gloves i was using . I had worked up quite a few different hunting rounds-75+ cast and jacketed . helps out with the push from the Recoil..ROGER :)
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #115 on: November 28, 2007, 04:59:13 AM »
this year i carried a blackhawk 41mag backed up with a srh 44 mag. no shots fired ,but definitely got into
to carrying handgun instead of rifle.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #116 on: November 28, 2007, 05:04:16 AM »
Quote from: jengel on November 18, 2007, 05:45:33 AM
.41 mag and this year, I will use Winchester Platinum Tip 240gr in my Ruger Super Blackhawk Hunter with Leupold 4x.

that round is VERY effective on whitetails
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #117 on: November 28, 2007, 05:07:00 AM »
S&W 686 6" barrel 357 mag open sights for shots under 50 yards
Ruger Bisley Blackhawk hunter with 2-6 scope for 50-125 yard shots
Glock 20 will get used once I get the grip reduction and some trigger work done
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #118 on: November 28, 2007, 02:03:45 PM »
Ruger super redhawk, .454 casull.
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Re: What caliber do you hunt deer with?
« Reply #119 on: November 28, 2007, 02:27:00 PM »
44 mag Redhawk 5.5" barrel.
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