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The 30-06 is supposedly my "go-to" caliber, but my 243 is on one hell of a roll. I'm only shooting Texas deer and hogs out to 225yds, but it seems to punch through them with no problems
...on earth as it is in Texas.
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.25-06Rem and .260Rem. They perform identically. Two favorite rifles...one in each.
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I would have to say a 257 Roberts. However I have a 308 that has taken a couple of deer in the last 3 seasons and I like it pretty well. If I was starting over from scratch I might well just buy a 308 and call it good.
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30-06 & 7x57
Still want a Roberts though
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.270 WCF+130gr bullet=big medicine.
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Another vote for 25-06, 260rem.
Tomorrow I might reverse that order.
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caliber? .257. cartridge? .250 Savage. .308, .243, .257 bob run a very close tied 2nd. really really good deer killa? .270 winchester
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308 Winchester or 358 Winchester
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Over the last 30 years I have taken deer with calibers from the 220 swift to the 458 Win Mag. 25-05 is awsome, but the 243 Win is my favorite. In 2011 it accounted for 11 deer and in 2012, 10 so far. All one shot DRT kills from 100 yards to one at 320 yards. Bigger is not always better!
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7mag...thread is now over
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I started to post my favorite whitetail calibers then thought, as long as I�m not shooting a 270, nobody on here gives a rats azz. Unless the OP is looking for some kind of general consensus, in which case my fav WT rifle is a 35 Remington. (Not many posters on here will concur with that choice.) Behind the 35 Rem is a 300 Savvy and then a 6mm, followed by a 223. I'm 35 Rem poor: (Top - Model 7, Middle - Model 600, Bottom - 7600.) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/DSCN0596.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/AutumnLeaves.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/760035Rem.jpg) Rem Mdl 7, 300 Savage: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/DSCN0714.jpg) 2 Rem Mdl 7's, 6mm ![[Linked Image]](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/DSCN0829.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/DSCN0812.jpg) Rem Mdl 600, 223 [img] http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x472/davidmc116/DSCN0721.jpg[/img] DMc
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I don't hunt whitetails (but do hunt muleys). My go to deer rifle for over 25 years had been a model 600 Rem in 6.5 Rem Mag. The 600 is semi retired now and lately I've been reaching foe a Tikka T3 light-weight in .308 win. In my opinion, the .308 win is the best deer round in America.
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Dad always said, "Nadie Nacio Ensenado" (No One Was Born Taught)
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I have killed deer with:
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264 Win Mag
270 WSM
308
30-06
32 Win Spcl
358 Win
50 cal ML
They all worked
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250 Savage might be my favorite.
Have used the 308 Win the most.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I've not yet hunted whitetail deer. If I left tomorrow for an out of state whitetail hunt, I'd take my M7 in .358, and my 7 WSM Montana. The conditione would dictate which got used.
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Caliber .284
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I started to post my favorite whitetail calibers then thought, as long as I�m not shooting a 270, nobody on here gives a rats azz. Unless the OP is looking for some kind of general consensus, in which case my fav WT rifle is a 35 Remington. (Not many posters on here will concur with that choice.) Behind the 35 Rem is a 300 Savvy and then a 6mm, followed by a 223. I'm 35 Rem poor: (Top - Model 7, Middle - Model 600, Bottom - 7600.) DMc That is a nice group of 35's. My dad's favorite was a 35 rem but in a Marlin levergun. For 90% of the whitetails in New England it would get the job done and many old timers swore by it.
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Caliber- .284
Cartridges- .280 rem
Rifle- ruger bolt, tang safty
happiness is elbow deep in elk guts.
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My choice for many years has been a .270 Win.. The caliber has never failed to do the job.
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Today....270 Win. Tomorrow...???
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