Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting What 'cartridge' have you had the MOST --DRTs?

.308 Win CorBon 168gr DPX

.45-70Govt CorBon 300gr. DPX

both neck-n-neck....

bottom line: Barnex X-bullet is like throwing a chainsaw thru game.

264 Win Mag

120 BT going 3200

Oh, and 12 gauge slugs are devastating..

Agree with RAS. Only "DRT"s I have had is here in NC with 12 gauge slugs. My favorite deer rifle is my 35 Whelen CDL, but no "DRT" even on a small doe and a neck shot 8 point in WV. 30-06, 7mm-08, 243 all right behind the shoulder have ran at least a little. All of these have been a non issue though as within 50 yds I have found the deer but as far as the posted question, 12 gauge slugs have been the most devastating. If you are able to place the shot in the vitals, I don't think you can go wrong with most calibers.

I've killed far more game with a .280 than anything else but the rounds that I've had the most non-CNS DRT kills with are the .257 Roy with 85 TTSX and .300 RUM with 180 BT. I'm not talking about lung hits here though. Don't recall many, if any, DRT lung shots with any round. I'm talking center shoulder shots or raking shots from behind.

30-06

35 Whelen 250 Gr bullet

165gr in an 06

.338 250NP both WM & 338-06

257 Roberts 100gr Sierra

GreggH

I agree with rost495. I could be wrong but I think he meant specific shot placement with a specific round = DRT. There have been plenty of white-tailed deer elude hunters that have been shot with the like of 7mm mags, 300 wm, etc. on the contrary there have been too many animals to count that go DRT with a 22-250. Obviously a .22-250 and a .280 would not have the same effect if shot in a lung heart area. But if shot in neck or head....not much different.

Basically, choose the shot according to the round you are shooting nd any animal can go DRT.

The last 15 deer all but 1 were DRT from lots of different angles with .260 rem 120gr fusions.... Very deadly combo on Deer. Next would have been .270wsm 130. Can't remember the kind I shot in that..... I have shot deer with .300wm, .270wsm, 30-06, .308. .260, .243. The .260 for its size in a 120 is just plain Impressive..... My Mountian rifle DM is my go to gun.

Oh none were neck shots and the one was a death run for 25 yards

7mm-08.

7-08 with a 140.

270 by a landslide! DRT's have been pretty much guaranteed since I started using the 120's in the 7-08 tho.

270 win

257 Roberts and the old Remington factory 117gr. Seems to drop deer quicker than my 35 Whelen but I do love the Whelen. Both are Rem 7600.

Just whitetails but 35 whelen with 200gr core-lokts

DRT is more on the hunter than the cal. I have killed many many whitetail (drt) with a large range of cals. head shots and high shoulder hits puts them right down I have used 243 up to 300 weatherby and also ued 12ga slugs. all work well when bullets are placed where they belong just my 2 cents worth