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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #15 on: October 22, 2009, 09:35:47 PM »
model 700 Remington Mountain Rifle in a .280....switched to a 139 gr. Hornady light magnum round this year.....very pleased

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #16 on: October 22, 2009, 09:42:26 PM »
Both my son and I used my Rem 700 chambered for .270 with 130 gr Nosler BTs.  That rifle has killed 7 deer since I bought it.  5 of them died in their tracks.  The other two went less than 50 yards.
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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #17 on: October 22, 2009, 09:44:41 PM »
Pre 64 Winchester model 70 in .30-06 165 grain partition hand loads.

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #18 on: October 22, 2009, 09:45:35 PM »
Easton Axis with a G5 Striker...

My dad used a Browning A-bolt .270 WSM

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #19 on: October 22, 2009, 09:53:00 PM »
117gr .257 weatherby magnum. No tracking needed.

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #20 on: October 22, 2009, 09:54:00 PM »
both my girlfriend and i used a ruger m77 stainless .243  95 grain b-tip

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2009, 10:10:11 PM »
Remington 721 in 30-06.....my first deer ever. Went 20 yards and dropped.
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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #22 on: October 22, 2009, 10:27:07 PM »
I don't think it matters the shape and size of the little brass case that holds the powder that burns.  As long as it sends out that little piece of lead and hits the target, that's all that matters.  To me, this question is a fun one but one where we don't learn a lot.  I worry less about the size and shape of the powder holder and more about the object that actually makes contact with the animal.  Bullet design is 95% of it, in my opinion.   :dunno:

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #23 on: October 22, 2009, 10:29:11 PM »
I don't think it matters the shape and size of the little brass case that holds the powder that burns.  As long as it sends out that little piece of lead and hits the target, that's all that matters.  To me, this question is a fun one but one where we don't learn a lot.  I worry less about the size and shape of the powder holder and more about the object that actually makes contact with the animal.  Bullet design is 95% of it, in my opinion.   :dunno:

exactly but like you said its still a fun topic

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #24 on: October 22, 2009, 11:10:38 PM »
weatherby vanguard in a 300wsm 180gr accubond

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #25 on: October 22, 2009, 11:19:28 PM »
25-06 115 gr. Bergers
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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #26 on: October 22, 2009, 11:24:23 PM »
300 win mag winchester (grey box) factory ammo. 180 gr
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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #27 on: October 22, 2009, 11:33:27 PM »
270 Win with 130 grain Remington Core lock out of a Browning A-bolt.

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2009, 04:33:30 AM »
I don't think it matters the shape and size of the little brass case that holds the powder that burns.  As long as it sends out that little piece of lead and hits the target, that's all that matters.  To me, this question is a fun one but one where we don't learn a lot.  I worry less about the size and shape of the powder holder and more about the object that actually makes contact with the animal.  Bullet design is 95% of it, in my opinion.   :dunno:

Great. So which caliber did you use?

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Re: Sucessful hunters...What rifle round did you use for your deer?
« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2009, 05:43:46 AM »
T/C Encore Pro hunter in 300 win. with hornady custom loads in 150 grains.
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