jimmyp:

Originally Posted by Blacktailer
Neither would be my first choice but ...

In Colorado where I live and do most of my hunting, the .22 cal bullet would be illegal for deer, because the minimum legal cal for deer is 24. So that leaves the .30 cal bullet and 2,200 fps is pretty slow muzzle velocity. Must have a trajectory like a rainbow.

You asked "which is more lethal?" Dead is dead. Solid lung shots from both will kill a deer. So there's no such thing as "more lethal". If I lived and hunted in a state where both calibers were legal, and I had only those calibers/bullets to choose from, I would opt for the faster muzzle velocity and the flatter trajectory that comes with it.

My thoughts are the same as what Blacktailer wrote, neither would be my first choice.

When I've used a 30 cal bullet for deer, it has been a 30-06, 150 grain BTSP at 2,900 fps.

But my first choice is a 25-06, 117 grain BTSP at 3,030 fps.

If I wanted to use a smaller, faster bullet it would be 25-06, 85 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip at 3,550 fps.

KC


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