Originally Posted by Jim585
Would lower velocity loads still be sufficient for hunting deer? I would like to target shoot & hunt with exactly the same load.


The closer you are and the more accurate you can shoot, the less powerful of a cartridge will kill a deer. grin

You don't need a maxed out load to kill deer. 30-30's have killed millions of deer, and has less power than the 250-3000. You just lose effective range the lower you load it.


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