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For me the 7X57, but it's a matter of I've shot more deer with it than any other.I think ratio's are probably a better indicator and for me the DRT/Kill ratio is a tie between the .223 and the .350 Rem. That should say something about the ability of light fast right there.
We eat organic in our house, we just have to shoot and gut it first.....
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How about, "what camo pattern were you wearing when you got the most DRTs?"  Carhartt and orange. It's a special pattern.....
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How about, "what camo pattern were you wearing when you got the most DRTs?" Carhartt and orange. It's a special pattern..... Start Y'ALLs OWN thread!!!!! No smiley face!!
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Without a doubt the .30-06 and 150 grain bullets.
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How about, "what camo pattern were you wearing when you got the most DRTs?" Fluorescent orange for sure.
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Without a doubt the .30-06 and 150 grain bullets. Same for me.
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30-06 w/165gr bullets. Close second is a .280 Rem.
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Camp is where you make it.
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.30-06 with 150 grain c&c or .270 with 130 grain c&c. I have used both extensively for more than 50 years and I don't remember which. The totals will be close.
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Also highly ILLEGAL in Ark.
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7mm RM with 150 gr. bullets. Don't think I've ever not had a DRT with that combo.
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You didn't ask for legal cartridges. 
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You didn't ask for legal cartridges. I guess it was wrong of me to ass u me we used them for LEGAL hunting?? <G>
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1. Having no luck AND getting ICED....
2. I've been thinking about this the last few days while hunting and seeing nothing....
Regardless of the rifle>>>WHAT CARTRIDGE has given you the MOST 1 shot DRTs?? (drop right there) Not one shot kills with death run et.al.>>>>> 1 shot 1 drop.
I've killed deer with cartridges ranging from 243/6mm thru 8mm RM. I've had a few days to reminisce over the last 40+ yrs of deer hunting and deer reactions. I've had DRT with many or most cartridges BUT...
FOR ME, I've had more DRTs with the 7 RM - 139 HBTSP @ 3300 fps.
How about for YOU?? For me, it was teh 243 Win. With 80 grain bullets and before I was taught to get off the spine and shoulder and tearing stuff up so bad. But the real answer to your question is simple, its not about the round, its about the placement. Nothing other than placement will give you what you want every time you want it.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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that's easy .243, and that includes through the ribs not high shoulder. death runs are very often short when they do occur. speed kills plain and simple.
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300win mag, 180grn interlock loaded to a goal of 2960fps. What I noticed though was that even with the same cartiridge, distance made a difference. Almost every deer shot past 150yrds dropped. Almost every deer shot inside 100yrds ran.
That load also gave me my longest blood trail. 150+yrds on a big doe that was heart shot at 10 yards.
That 300wm was my only centerfire for 14 years, my .257 Rob is quickly catching up, in fact I can only think of three runners with the .257.
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30-06, but because it was all I had for the first couple of years I hunted. 3 of 4 were DRT
1 for 1 DRTs with 25-06, 7RM, and 220Swift
If past performance is any indication, I figure on a lot of future DRTs with my 257Wby!
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25-06 and 100gr nosler ballistic tips.
Oh, and believe it or not, deer bite. Fairly hard.
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