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Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? wildchild2010 #5120929 04/06/11
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VAnimrod Campfire Kahuna V Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 61,130 gone	Originally Posted by wildchild2010 Hunting around for a rifle the does no destroy the meat at 100-200 yards. I hear guys talk about the .375 H&H, .375 Ruger and the 45-70. What round have you guys had luck with? Thanks Placement trumps everything else.

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Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? VAnimrod #5121032 04/06/11
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Boggy Creek Ranger Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 16,032 Leon County Texas	Originally Posted by VAnimrod Originally Posted by wildchild2010 Hunting around for a rifle the does no destroy the meat at 100-200 yards. I hear guys talk about the .375 H&H, .375 Ruger and the 45-70. What round have you guys had luck with? Thanks Placement trumps everything else. True, as asked the question is impossible to answer with absolute certainty. Bullets do wierd things. BCR Quando Omni Moritati

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? Boggy Creek Ranger #5121669 04/06/11
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280Ackleyrized Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,068 Mt. Hermon, LA/Gulf of Mexico	a 50bmg should work well with a 750grn FMJ Crossed Arrows Archery LLC Authorized Obsession Bows Dealer Custom Strings/Tuning www.crossedarrowsarcheryllc.com Black Eagle Arrows Pro Staff, Montana Black Gold Shooting Staff, Dead Center Archery Products Shooting Staff

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? wildchild2010 #5122260 04/06/11
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Arns9 Campfire Regular Joined: May 2004 Posts: 779 South Texas	Take a standard deer rifle and load up your favorite bullet at about 2500 fps. It will kill cleanly out to your stated 200 yards with little meat damage, even if you use cup and cores. Good luck! Only a fool would sell an accurate .30-06

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? Arns9 #5122325 04/06/11
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moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,917 PA	Anything pushing a hard cast lead bullet.

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Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? wildchild2010 #5122517 04/06/11
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CLB Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,185 CT	Best way to avoid meat damage is don't shoot them where the meat is. If you can get them to strike a broadside pose for you, you are good to go!

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? CLB #5122649 04/06/11
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mossbergman Campfire Member M Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 417	Originally Posted by CLB Best way to avoid meat damage is don't shoot them where the meat is. If you can get them to strike a broadside pose for you, you are good to go! or a texas heart shot, in through the pooper out through the front of the chest. note: if a texas heart shot taken i recommend using the "gutless" method of game cleaning. **note: i also do not recommend this shot, and this post should be consumed with a shot of sarcasm

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? wildchild2010 #5122982 04/06/11
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Ella Campfire Regular E Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,257	"Anything pushing a hard cast lead bullet." 2nd that. Ella

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? GaryVA #5123643 04/06/11
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rta48 Campfire Regular R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 878	anything just below the ear works wonders! A thru and thru lung shot is a killer without any credible meat loss. Randy

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? rta48 #5123791 04/06/11
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444Matt Campfire Outfitter 4 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,731 Alabama	Hardcast at moderate velocities has worked well for me.

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Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? 444Matt #5124010 04/06/11
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264wm Campfire Regular 2 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 846 Loomis, WA	You can still buy 30-06 armor piercing rounds if you want the cleanest hole posible.

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? 444Matt #5124623 04/07/11
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nhFrank Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 878	head shot no loss of meat and thay dont run

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? GaryVA #5124637 04/07/11
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Tim M Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 545 Louisiana	9.3x62 has done the least meat damage for me out of .270 and 7x57 and 7-300wsm. that being with swift a-frames _______________________ Proud deep sea diver for over 25 years, fairly paid and never once needed a union to do it for me. "if you can't do it-you can't stay"

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? Tim M #5124841 04/07/11
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VAnimrod Campfire Kahuna V Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 61,130 gone	I can tell you that it ain't a .300WM shooting a 165 SGK, impacting a doe quartering away and looking back over her shoulder at you, when the bullet hits on the point of her shoulder... Scrap that shoulder.... And, those ribs.... And, that neck... And, that other shoulder...

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? VAnimrod #5124962 04/07/11
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Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	Ive found this to be the least destructive so far. .

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? Tom264 #5125704 04/07/11
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gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,243 Oklahoma	A 8-bore BP rifle cuts a beautifully clean .825 hole thru deer, no bloodshot meat, no schrapnel damage, just a clean hole w/ massive leakage. I remember the first WT buck I took to the butcher, He called a few days later and ask "Did You run a damn rock bar thru that deer? what did You shoot him with?" LMAO Gunner Trump Won!

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? gunner500 #5125906 04/07/11
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Tonk Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,090 Chicago, Ill.	Robin Hood is lerking about! Well I used both the .243 Winchester in an 85 grain bullet and my 25-06 with a 117 Hornady bullet, also the 120 Nosler Partition with a 120 grain bullet. I don't aim for the shoulder unless it is a trophy rack with the 1/4 bore. None of the above have showed any excessive meat loss in past years. Thank Our Veterans! GOD Bless Them All UNIONS BUILDING AMERICA, SALUTE ALL THE UNION TRADESMAN

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? Tonk #5125979 04/07/11
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VAnimrod Campfire Kahuna V Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 61,130 gone	Not this one...

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? VAnimrod #5126299 04/07/11
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gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,243 Oklahoma	Dang sure didnt need a beagle to find that one, nice hit VA. Gunner Trump Won!

Re: What caliber does the least amount of meat damage on deer?? VAnimrod #5127426 04/07/11
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northcountry Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,871 End of the Oregon Trail	VA what in heaven name did you use on that poor Doe? Were you mad at her or what? It looks like you made her swallow a hand grenade!! LOL Cheer NC don't judge until you have walked a mile in other persons' moccasins' SUM QUOD SUM........HOMINEM TE ESSE MEMENTO

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