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Anything from a .243 to a .308 on the .308 case is good with me.
Calvin's recommendation on the .243AI is about perfect for deer IMHO. I've been thinking hard about carrying nothing but a .243AI this year....but I like variety so I doubt it will happen.
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Seems since having my .243 built by Kampfeld Customs 4 years ago that's all I pick up these days so I'll go with the .243. Otherwise I could slum a 7MM-08 I suppose.
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For me, it would be a 7mm/08. I could likely be happy shooting 140 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips over Varget from a Tikka T3 for any of the game listed.
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This one... .223AI shooting 55 TTSX
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Hard to beat the old .30-06 in a Winchester or Ruger.
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7-08 or 308, 22 inch tube
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For KY Whitetails only, this ^^^^ plus a pile of 95gr Nosler Partitions. Meat in the freezer...
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Hypothetical question ; If you were only going to hunt whitetail/blacktail/mule deer (and why not insert pronghorn) and nothing larger with one rifle/cartridge combo, what would it be? Nothing hypothetical about it. 270 Winchester. It worked in Maine this year the same way it has worked everywhere else I've used it.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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.270 Winchester and 130 gr Nosler Partitions.
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Hypothetical question ; If you were only going to hunt whitetail/blacktail/mule deer (and why not insert pronghorn) and nothing larger with one rifle/cartridge combo, what would it be? Nothing hypothetical about it. 270 Winchester. It worked in Maine this year the same way it has worked everywhere else I've used it. Whaaat, no .280 Carbine?
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260 Rem with shooting a 120-130 grain bullet.
Followed very closely by the 270 with a 130-140 grain bullet.
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Hypothetical question ; If you were only going to hunt whitetail/blacktail/mule deer (and why not insert pronghorn) and nothing larger with one rifle/cartridge combo, what would it be? Nothing hypothetical about it. 270 Winchester. It worked in Maine this year the same way it has worked everywhere else I've used it. Whaaat, no .280 Carbine? Dang it Again - you beat me to it! ! ! BobNh - How big? How Far? How many shots? <G> Jerry
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moose mike - in answer to your OP...
There are too many good cal/cartridges to choose from but...
I could live with A 270 Win (280 Rem) or A 6mm Rem.
Whatever I could choose WILL be capable of flat trajectory PERIOD!!
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A .25 cal of some sort 250-3000, 257 Roberts, 25-06 and even a257 Bee.
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I think the great premium bullets available really make light recoiling, flat shooting cartridges like the 260 pretty versatile. It is a good fit for a lightweight rifle. Then I would think 7mm08, and 308. Of course where I hunt 50 yards is a normal shot and 100 yards is really far.
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If I ever get to go deer hunting this year I'll be packin' a Kimber MT in 270 Win loaded with 140 Accubonds.
Little dink was chasing a doe practically through our feed yard this morning. Talk about torture at work!
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Of what I've got now? Sako 85 in 6.5X55. Don't really understand all these other choices????
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For me it would be a good .243 or other 6MM.
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