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For flat shooting on deer sized critters out to 400 yards, you can't beat a 257 Roy spitting 100 grainers. Mild recoil and lazer like trajectory. The 100 gr bullets start shedding velocity in a hurry after that.


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Only taken two shots that far on deer in my entire hunting career and that was with my M70 .308. Killed them both. One was 300 yards in Colorado and the other 400 yards in Texas. Both dropped at the shot. All factory ammo and do not remember the bullet type or weight.


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[quote=TrueGrit] Hornady really screwed the pooch with the 6.5prc.

just curious how did hornady screw the pooch with the 6.5 prc?

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If keeping shots under 300 yards...223 is my top pick

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7 Rem Mag or 7 STW…killed all my mulies and elk with these two calibers. 140 gr. Barnes TSX or TTSX. As luck would have it, or lack thereof…all shots have been between 252 yards and 426 being the longest for my best bull to date.


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I usually use a 220 Swift for my deer hunting but that's because I'm 125 yards or less to a deer. I wouldn't feel comfortable taking shots over 200 yards with the Swift.

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I have used all these and they have very tolerable recoil.

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If i were to shoot such distances at deer i have always admired the .300 WM but this cartridge is a powder hawg and in todays powder market its too hard (for me) to feed this beast.... Anyway, I rarely shoot a deer over 100yds so for the last few seasons I hunt with a .308 Win...My powder supply goes much further now...Hb

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Originally Posted by pete53
well my favorite caliber is 25 , my favorite cartridge is 257 Weatherby mag i shoot a 100 gr, Nosler partition 3800 fps and no out to 400 yards a 6.5 Creedmoor doesn`t - not - nope -no - never = out shoot this cartridge for deer in those ranges,



Won't think twice on a 400 yard shot with my 260 or 6.5 Creed if that's what I was toting that day . Did not see where anyone mentioned it'd out shoot the bee.


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270 or 7mm08 are my choices for deer. I rarely shoot over 200 yards but there are a few spots I hunt were it might be a reality. I have a 270 weatherby Accumark that I would take if I thought all my shots would be 200-400 yards. Not sure even with that I would shoot over 300. Im just not that practiced up.


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The farthest I can see is about 275. Stand is 240 from the place I took pic


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Well if game in the 100-250 lbs range is all you’re going to go after the 243 Win or 6.5 Creedmoor are all you’ll ever need. Both are common and have great manufactured ammunition available. In fact a 6mm, 90 grain bullet at 3,200 fps is quite impressive on that size game. If you want a one gun that will kill 95% of the worlds game and leave you impressed and is one of the most component friendly chambers you need look no further than the 308 Win. It flattens deer size game, is easy on the shoulder and can provide deadly hunting accuracy out to 600 yards. Many 308 Win can shoot under 0.5” MOA out of the box with the right ammo and a good bedding job. I have to chuckle when many comments elude to the 308 Win as a nice 200 yard gun. They may need to review its history and its capabilities. However there’s no one answer or choice to your question it’s all about preference, game, terrain, etc. In the end the 308 Win hurls 110 gr - 200 gr bullets for just about any field condition a hunter may encounter.

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would go either the 6.5CM or the 7mm-08. That approximate bullet diameter and powder capacity hits a sweet spot IMO

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I took a doe (not a fawn like some call a doe) at somewhere between 310 and 320 yards with a 223 18” AR and a 77gr TMK. She went 30 yards and bled pretty good. Put one in the slats and they die. It’s not Rocket Surgery. Otherwise my favorite would be 260/6.5CM.


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I shot a 270 for many years and got a lot of both deer and elk with it. I had it sighted for 200 yds. That put it 1" high at 100 and about 2" low at 300 so I could hold dead on out to 300+. That was using 150 gr bullets. It's a great caliber with 130's for deer.


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Originally Posted by Bugger
7mm RM
280AI
280
270
30-06
25-06
300 Win Mag
257 Weatherby
270 Weatherby
7mm Weatherby
264 Win Mag
6.5-06 AI
308 Win

And then - Nosler cartridges, 8mm RM, 300 Weatherby

Having too much power or too flat shooting is better than too little power or rainbow trajectory.

I have or had many of those chambered rifles. I think all would work. If I knew the shots would be possibly 400 yards and I wanted to stick to a commonly found on the shelf, I’d pick either the 7mm RM or the 300 Win Mag.
I normally don’t shoot 400 yards at game any more though.

This last year I was watching a pond and out of a corner of my eye I noticed a deer standing still. I had not taken my range finder with me and I estimated the range to be 350 yards. I had a 308 Win and I knew the trajectory of the load, I took the shot. The bullet went under the lungs. The range was close to 425 yards. I filled my tags later. I did not expect to need a range finder - I did.
If you’re shootings at those distances don’t [bleep] up like I did, take a range finder along and know the trajectory of your load.


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For many years I used a 270, which was a great deer round. Then I bought the wife a 260, which she then decided to not use, so I used it. Works great, and I’ve used it on deer out to 275. I think of the 260 as a 270 Lite. I keep saying that this next season I’ll use the 270 again, but I don’t. Maybe next year…

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For me 240 Weatherby for deer, 30-06 for everything else.


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a 223 18” AR and a 77gr TMK.

My Marine son in law ( who is now a Master Gunnery Sergeant) used the similar ammo on his two sandbox tours....works just fine on Hajis! ha

In reality, a scoped Marlin 336 in 30-30 is the berries up to 200yds on deer. Loads of fun to use too!

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well my favorite might be different than many others , but i use a 257 Weatherby mag. with my handloads shot out a custom Ruger #1 , 27 inch Brux barrel , Nightforce scope 100 gr. Nosler Partition 3800 fps., 200 yds is a chip shot with this combination


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Originally Posted by Gojoe
I've never shot a deer at over 100 yards. But I use a 30-06 for most of my hunting. It is said that an '06 is never a wrong choice.


If you have never shot a deer over 100 yards why on earth would you reply with any type of suggestion when the thread topic is 200 yard plus?



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