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Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15239072 09/19/20
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn. domit Campfire Regular
domit Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,163 tn.	still my pair of 06. butttt my 260 is crying out and the savage 99 in 3030 is strong contender!

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Re: The best deer cartridge roryling1 #15239102 09/19/20
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,805 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana
mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,805	Originally Posted by roryling1 Anybody fancy .308Win? I guess I do. I've got a dozen or so.

Re: The best deer cartridge hookeye #15239103 09/19/20
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,805 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana
mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,805	Originally Posted by hookeye The older I get the less blast I want. The less rifle weight I want. Think something mild mannered more my thing. Maybe a .250 Savage It is a sweetheart of a cartridge for a handloader.

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15239247 09/19/20
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 385 Aya up in Maine G garddogg56 Campfire Member
garddogg56 Campfire Member G Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 385 Aya up in Maine	'300 savage from a model 99

Re: The best deer cartridge garddogg56 #15239551 09/19/20
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,257 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna
Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,257 Oregon	.284 from a Savage lever action kils them at 10 yards or 400 either one. Where I hunt 346 yards 200 yards 10 yards Works on bears too. 7-8 yards [img]https://i.imgur.com/5EkszG0.jpg?1[/img] 175 yards _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

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Re: The best deer cartridge Fireball2 #15239743 09/20/20
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Saaaaaaright ! Great PIX. Had a few 99s. 1 in 358 a guy offered much MORE than I had in it, both of us were happy. Thnx Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15242190 09/20/20
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 264 Utah fishnut Campfire Member
fishnut Campfire Member Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 264 Utah	every time I carry my .280 something dies so this. Everyone is pretty on the internet!

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15242338 09/20/20
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,502 Lived all over the world H hotsoup Campfire Outfitter
hotsoup Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,502 Lived all over the world	308, 270win, or 30-06. These days my preference is the 308win.

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15242602 09/21/20
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,945 NB / Canada SuperCub Campfire Outfitter
SuperCub Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,945 NB / Canada	Originally Posted by WAM Something between the .257 Roberts and the 7x57 Mauser should be the sweet spot. Mild .30’s fit the bill also. ^^ This ^^ ...... If I had to pick just one and wasn't a handloader, I think I'd go with the 6.5CM for a deer only rifle.

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15246839 09/22/20
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,008 Texas hanco OP Campfire Savant
OP hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,008 Texas	The last rifle I’ve bought, a Remington 798 in 7 mag.

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Re: The best deer cartridge fishnut #15247616 09/22/20
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by fishnut every time I carry my .280 something dies so this. I know that feeling. This is TRUE. My first Rem Mod Six was in 270 W. My Son is here now and can verify. I killed so many deer with that rifle I nicknamed it Old Faithful EDIT. - Meat In The Pot. !! FMD. (fading memory disorder) One year we had some kind of problem on our Deer Lease, I could NOT find A deer. Late in season I decided to try something new, a draw between 2 ridges. I went home, got > Meat In The Pot> I went to a dump sight and checked zero. (No hunters there) I went to that draw a KILLED a deer 45 min before dark. After I inherited my Dad's Six in 270, my Son inherited it. HE put the bubbas on it. It still looks good after hunting many years. Jerry Last edited by jwall; 09/22/20. jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: The best deer cartridge garddogg56 #15247762 09/22/20
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 766 Texas M Mohawk Campfire Regular
Mohawk Campfire Regular M Joined: May 2005 Posts: 766 Texas	Originally Posted by garddogg56 '300 savage from a model 99 This in a model 99 F

Re: The best deer cartridge jwall #15248656 09/23/20
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Guys, IF you're wondering about my confusion on "Meat In The Pot", what I said IS true. My Dad died 12/98, almost 22 yrs ago. I got his M 6 270 and my Son got "Meat In The Pot".....22 years ago. AND at 70 yo, Fading Memory Disorder has begun on me. NO ONE is sadder than I about that. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: The best deer cartridge SuperCub #15250180 09/23/20
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,912 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter
moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,912 PA	Originally Posted by SuperCub Originally Posted by WAM Something between the .257 Roberts and the 7x57 Mauser should be the sweet spot. Mild .30’s fit the bill also. ^^ This ^^ ...... If I had to pick just one and wasn't a handloader, I think I'd go with the 6.5CM for a deer only rifle. I keep thinking about the 6.5 Creedmoor. I just haven't acted yet

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15267291 09/28/20
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,355 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter
Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,355 WA rain forest	270 ..9 deer 7mmRM ... 7 deer 2 antelope 257 Roberts Ackley rimmed... 4 deer 300WM... 1 deer 6.5-06.....2 deer 4 antelope 280AI ..... 2 deer 3 antelope Right now I am building a: 25 Krag Ackley 6.5-06 250 sav There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: The best deer cartridge jwall #15267327 09/29/20
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter
VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia	Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by fishnut every time I carry my .280 something dies so this. I know that feeling. This is TRUE. My first Rem Mod Six was in 270 W. My Son is here now and can verify. I killed so many deer with that rifle I nicknamed it Old Faithful EDIT. - Meat In The Pot. !! FMD. (fading memory disorder) One year we had some kind of problem on our Deer Lease, I could NOT find A deer. Late in season I decided to try something new, a draw between 2 ridges. I went home, got > Meat In The Pot> I went to a dump sight and checked zero. (No hunters there) I went to that draw a KILLED a deer 45 min before dark. After I inherited my Dad's Six in 270, my Son inherited it. HE put the bubbas on it. It still looks good after hunting many years. Jerry Those are some cool rifles J...Enjoy!....Hb

Re: The best deer cartridge VaHillbilly #15268079 09/29/20
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Thnx Va H I kinda like em. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: The best deer cartridge Dave_in_WV #15269170 09/29/20
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,724 AR, USA philgood80 Campfire Regular
philgood80 Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,724 AR, USA	Originally Posted by Dave_in_WV I'd say where you hunt would be the most important factor. For deer in my state the 243,6mm Rem, and 25-06 are tops IMHO. I have two 243s but also use other rifles. It would be interesting to see a state by state comparison of ammo and dies sold. Anyone like doing research?!? Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. - Ronald Reagan For why should my freedom be judged by another man's conscience? - 1 Corinthians 10:29

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15273042 09/30/20
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ T Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker
Talus_in_Arizona Campfire Tracker T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,575 AZ	Longer range? 6.5 Creed. 300 in? .250 Savage. My most-used and bloody? .270 Win. I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough. -- Col. Stonehill

Re: The best deer cartridge hanco #15287225 10/05/20
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,993 H Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker
Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,993	I have used several different rifles and shotguns with buckshot. I have killed around 100 deer. I wouldn't use anything less than 30 caliber from my experience. My best deer killing rifle is a 300 Wby. Every deer I hit with it I retreived. I have had 2 travel out of their tracks. The others just fell. I have hunted every day I could during deer rifle season my whole life. I have hunted with a lot of people shooting everything from 22 Hornet to 340 Wby I have helped track deer other people shot for 40 years. Deer shot well can go 300 to 400 yards before they bleed out and stumble and fall. In my experience a 30 caliber will bleed them enough to find them. Some of the smaller stuff works to kill them they just don't leave a big enough hole or exit to bleed and leave a trail. It makes finding them more difficult than needed. I realize many people like their smaller caliber rifles, I just don't think they are best. If I had to pick one it would be a 30-06.

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