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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #60 on: January 03, 2009, 05:39:04 PM »
.30-06 High Energy 180 gr. Noslers

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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #61 on: January 04, 2009, 05:11:31 PM »
Been almost 20 years since I've rifle hunted for deer but when I did it was a toss up between my 1st rifle, a Savage model 99c .308 or a Browning A-bolt .280 Rem., both were very sweet shooting guns, wish I still had them.

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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #62 on: January 06, 2009, 05:53:29 PM »
400 grain easton axis-shuttle T lock combo's just kidding I'll go with 7mm remington.

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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #63 on: January 06, 2009, 05:55:21 PM »
Had been using a .270, but had to give that back to my grandpa I was borrowing it from. I'm considering using my .243 again this year for Blacktail. If I draw an eastside permit, I will probably shoot some 150 or 180's out of the .300 RUM.

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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #64 on: January 06, 2009, 06:05:07 PM »
Browning BLR in .308, Remington 700 (built myself) in 7mm-08, and this year gonna carry my .257 A.I., I built on a Howa 1500 action, shooting 120 gr. Nosler Partitions.  So far the 1st two have been deer killers, knocking them flat whatever the range.  I think it is time for the Ackley to get deer blood on it, no matter how pretty it is to look at.
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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #65 on: January 06, 2009, 09:40:07 PM »
Winchester Model 70 carbine short action 243 with 85 grain Barnes TSX BT. Prior to the Barnes I used 85 grain BT Hornady. Have used the combo on blacktails, mulie's, antelope and my 2 bears, all with very short tracking if any at all.

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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #66 on: January 07, 2009, 12:17:32 PM »
I shoot a custom my uncle helped me build:

Mauser '98 action barrelled in 30-06, timney trig., synthetic stock, Leuplold scope...etc.etc..  makes pretty cloverleafs at 100yds.

I recently switched to Fed. Premium loads topped with 165g Barnes TSX - one gun, one load for Blacktail, Mulies, and elk.

I have a .257 Wby on my xmas list though!

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Re: Your Favorite Caliber For Deer
« Reply #67 on: January 07, 2009, 12:30:05 PM »
first choice would be my bow followed by my stainless a-bolt 7mm mag
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