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"I've been asked this question a bunch, pick one caliber, bigger than 22 but no magnums, no thrills chills, cooked up loads, little recoil and very accurate and could a deer at 200 yards??? Out of the box, no custom jobs here, just plain jane, what would be you choice and why???"
I am really surprized the 30/30 did not come up more often in this. Those Leverevolution 160 gr. FTX's fly pretty flat and should do the damage to your 200yd and in specs. They shoot well out of both my Marlin 336 and my Winchester 94. Pick up a handy and accurate Marlin 336 and go hunt. Plain old 30/30's have been killing deer inside those specs and beyond for over 100 years.
Not a levergun guy? Then the standard .6mm/.243, .257, .260, and of course the .275 Rigby would all work with factory ammo and in any good bolt action.
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Probably the 243, but 257 gets my vote! My .02 worth!
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Maybe not so small.. But I'd say don't forget the. 35 Rem...Lite recoil, good factory ammo. Slays deer with no fuss.
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Tom, I know you're a big guy, but how do you figure .308 as a small calibre ?
To the OP, I take the .243 as perfectly suited "to my needs", in this scenario.
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No question about it...got to be the .243 Win. with 90 or 100 gr. bullets. My wife has even killed elk with 105 gr. Speers in her .243.
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The 85X in a 243,is simply a MONSTER...........
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Going to load some TSX in that weight soon for a 6mm Rem I've got.
Any good starting points you might have to share Larry? The gun has always been partial to h4350.
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Going to load some TSX in that weight soon for a 6mm Rem I've got.
Any good starting points you might have to share Larry? The gun has always been partial to h4350.
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We shot the 85 TSX out of my wife's .243, the season before last. As noted on the last page, we opted for the 95 grain Fusions last year.
We are "meat hunters" only (broadside boiler room only) & the only concern we had with the TSX was the lack of a decent blood trail. My wife will not shoot bone, it's just how she was bought up, so we opted for the Fusions last year, particularly as there was no, or very little snow, to make trailing a little easier "on me" !!
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In 243AI and 6mm,I consider the 85/87's a place to start looking at '19/'22,as opposed to '15............
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At least it's the 308 necked in the right direction. Scenar's make it viable,but the .243" 105A-Max rates building a rifle around and is cheaper to boot............
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The one you can hit something with at 200 would get my vote.
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