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(p.s. Backfire is clickbait nonsense.)
Post by: Sakko300wsm on June 14, 2024, 04:53:14 PM
Post by: JasonG on June 14, 2024, 04:54:42 PM
7mm-08 is my everything cartridge.oh I know , strictly entertainment.
(p.s. Backfire is clickbait nonsense.)
Post by: Threewolves on June 14, 2024, 05:01:39 PM
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Post by: JWBINX on June 14, 2024, 05:31:34 PM
6.5 Creedmoor with Hornady 143 ELD-X
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Post by: ASHQUACK on June 14, 2024, 06:54:08 PM
Seriously though, I shoot a 7mm stw for everything from coyotes to bears.
Post by: bobcat on June 14, 2024, 06:55:04 PM
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Post by: mboyle0828 on June 14, 2024, 07:30:44 PM
270 win for all game :tup:
:yeah:
Post by: elkaholic123 on June 14, 2024, 07:59:56 PM
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Post by: buglebuster on June 14, 2024, 10:06:54 PM
6.5 PRC/147 ELD-M.:yeah: My elk gun too
Post by: hunter_sean08 on June 14, 2024, 10:44:57 PM
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Post by: Rat44 on June 15, 2024, 05:12:29 AM
Works for everything I hunt.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on June 15, 2024, 06:12:10 AM
Guess I'll just keep using my boring old 30/06 with 180gr Partitions.
Works for everything I hunt.
Right🤣
Any legal center fire caliber for deer will do it. 😉
Post by: chukardogs on June 15, 2024, 07:11:40 AM
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Post by: hunter399 on June 15, 2024, 09:15:05 AM
Probably the same rifle I'll miss the shot with.
Same story for me, can't find a mule deer or I find him and buck fever it.
Post by: Okano-gun on June 15, 2024, 09:28:31 AM
Post by: bornhunter on June 15, 2024, 09:50:04 AM
270 win for all game :tup:
:yeah:
Post by: Houndhunter on June 15, 2024, 10:42:31 AM
Post by: muleyslayer on June 15, 2024, 11:32:58 AM
6.5 PRC/147 ELD-M.I’ve killed 8 deer with this combination, I used to just use the 28 nosler for everything. The 6.5 prc is prefect for deer at mid ranges
Post by: chukar58 on June 15, 2024, 11:48:38 AM
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Post by: MeatMissile on June 15, 2024, 02:26:23 PM
The other rifles were all 24-26” barreled sporters with fixed 6x, 2.5-8x, 3-9x,3.5-10x, and 4.5-14x scopes. I don’t use scopes above 10x for big game hunting anymore. Mostly for eye relief issues shooting up or downhill.
Post by: bearpaw on June 15, 2024, 02:42:51 PM
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Post by: dreadi on June 15, 2024, 04:09:30 PM
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Post by: SeaRun1 on June 15, 2024, 05:37:53 PM
SR1
Post by: blackdog on June 15, 2024, 05:43:30 PM
Post by: buglebuster on June 15, 2024, 06:31:56 PM
6.5 PRC/147 ELD-M.I’ve killed 8 deer with this combination, I used to just use the 28 nosler for everything. The 6.5 prc is prefect for deer at mid ranges
I shot my spike elk at 500 on the dot with that combo last year
Post by: mountainman on June 15, 2024, 07:26:49 PM
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Post by: Wingin it on June 15, 2024, 11:36:55 PM
Not trying to be a smart ass, I have never hunted MD (only killed WT and BT). Does it really matter?
Nope! Carry what you are most confident in and that you shoot the best. Deer aren’t that hard to kill if you do your part and put the bullet where it needs go.
Post by: Ricochet on June 16, 2024, 09:07:23 AM
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I have other deer rifles but this is my go to.
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Post by: pickardjw on August 21, 2024, 10:40:48 PM
.223 clone is in progress but with 1/2-28 threads shooting black hills 77gr TMK's. Looking for a 5.56 specific suppressor for that setup...then it will be used wherever it's legal.
Post by: Dan-o on August 21, 2024, 11:04:22 PM
When I was a boy, the 30-30 was it. Back then, people thought it could kill a deer. The naivete of people back the was stunning.
But shortly we learned that the 30-06 was the only real way to go. For years people mistakenly believed that the 30-06 was the go-to deer round.
Thankfully, Jack O'Conner came on the scene and it was settled once and for all*: The 270 Winchester was the ultimate deer round.
I remember the day I brought my Winchester Model 70 in .270 home from the pawn shop. I knew I had the only deer rifle I'd ever need. I was 16.
And so it was. The 270 remained the ultimate deer round.
Until my older brother came home with a 7MM Remington Magnum.
I was suddenly horribly undergunned for mule deer with my anemic 270.
I scraped and scraped money together and got my hands on a BAR in 7MM Remington Magnum.
Not only was it a 7MM, it was Semiautomatic, making it impossible for a buck to escape. I could pull the trigger 4 times in almost no time.
I remember the 308 going through a popularity boom, but I knew it was a fad and that the 308 would never be a good mule deer caliber, so I stayed pat. The 7MM remained king.
Until one day I read about the absolutely magical 7MM-08.
There was no way I could hunt with that old outdated 7MM Mag. Using such an inefficient caliber on deer was suddenly downright unethical according to all of the magazine articles.
Finally we had arrived at the perfect efficient deer caliber. The universe was in balance.
And it remained in balance.
That universal balance lasted about 2 years, when I learned about and researched the 6.5 Creedmoor.
We all know that Mule deer live in open country, and the 6.5 Creedmoor was designed and purpose built to shoot those super high BC 6.5 bullets that kill deer just by zinging by.
What could I do?
I immediately began growing out my hair and buying scrunchies for my man bun, sacked up, and started shooting my 6.5 Creedmoor while looking down on other people.
Good times.
I knew I'd finally settled on the Creedmoor for good.
And it was for good, until the 6.5 PRC came along.
3,200 fps from a short action? Are you kidding me?!?!?!?
Do you have any idea how cumbersome a long action rifle is? There's practically no way you can wield one of those things on a deer hunt.
The physics don't lie. The 6.5 PRC is THE perfect mule deer round.
Unless you consider the 28 Nosler.
Sorry, but the 6.5 PRC just can't compete with the case size of the mighty Nosler. Efficiency is a metric used by the weak.
That's the kind of power that is required to cleanly kill a Mule Deer!
So, the only right answer is the 280 Nosler.
* Some perfect calibers were omitted, due to space limitations.
* In truth, I've shot the 7MM Remington Magnum at deer for the last 45 years.
*
Post by: robescc on August 21, 2024, 11:05:20 PM
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Post by: westsidehntr on August 22, 2024, 07:42:44 AM
Currently a 6.5 Creed Tikka T3x Lite Stainless chopped and threaded 5/8-24 to 18" for a dead air nomad TI. Factory Hornady 143 ELD-X rounds and looking through a Maven RS1.2 mounted with UM Tikka rings.
.223 clone is in progress but with 1/2-28 threads shooting black hills 77gr TMK's. Looking for a 5.56 specific suppressor for that setup...then it will be used wherever it's legal.
The RS special!
Post by: chukardogs on August 22, 2024, 09:11:03 AM
I have to ask, there seems to be very little love for the 25-06 on this forum. Am I under gunned? Do I need to go out and get me something with a little more umph? Is the 25-06 already so outdated that it's considered retro and weak? I mean, every deer I've shot hit the ground within a few feet of where it was standing when hit. Most had very little blood shot, except the one I hit on the shoulder. That one was ugly, but not as ugly as that time I was present when a buddy shot a Mulie 3 point with a 300 WinMag, holy smokes, I asked him if he wanted me to just go grab the meat grinder now?
The 25-06 has done everything I've asked of it. Blacktail, Whitetail, Mulies, Antelope, Caribou, a few Grouse and a Coyote or two. You can load with bullets from 75 to 120 grain bullets that are getting out there at 2800 to 3200 feet per second. It's the perfect deer gun from 25 to 400 yrds and honestly, just a joy to shoot. I don't know what more you can you ask for?
It started out as my grandfather's Springfield 1903 30-06. Since I already had my father's Springfield 1903 30-06, no one needs two identical rifles, right? With a new barrel, new composite stock, nice Vortex scope, it's been my deer getter since 1992. I'm not sure how it would feel heading up the hill without it. Probably feel like I was forgetting something.
Anyways, just felt like the 25-06 needed a little PR in this sea of 6.5MM, 7MM, 8MM and 30 caliber lovefest.
Post by: Skillet on August 22, 2024, 10:56:16 AM
Post by: b23 on August 22, 2024, 11:20:51 AM
I think if Hornady were to ever do a 25 Creedmoor or 25 PRC and they got someone like Tikka to get on board along with them you'd see a pretty significant increase in interest for the 25 caliber.
Post by: hunter399 on August 22, 2024, 01:04:07 PM
Whatever caliber that's in the truck.
Post by: Cougartail on August 22, 2024, 01:07:54 PM
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Post by: hunter399 on August 22, 2024, 01:29:49 PM
Has anyone shot a deer and felt they needed more gun?Yes
But it is a 25/223 caliber .
Pretty much a 25 caliber bullet ,jammed into a 223 case.
Muzzle velocity right around 2850,with an 87 -100 grain bullet.
If you throat shoot em ,it's perfect. Less than 100 yards,works pretty well.
Post by: wadu1 on August 22, 2024, 05:08:34 PM
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Post by: Cougartail on August 22, 2024, 08:08:18 PM
Quote from: wadu1 link=topic=286850.ms
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I've done the 303 Brit, 30-06, 243 and 308. I settled on the 6.5X55 Sweed since I don't sport a man bun. :chuckle: It's been getting the job done since the late 1800's.
You know you can buy a clip on man bun.
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Bun-Original-Platinum-Blonde/dp/B017WRU5JE#
Order early as they're getting scarce with hunting season just around the corner.
Post by: MeepDog on August 23, 2024, 07:37:27 AM
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Post by: harveymarv on August 23, 2024, 08:39:18 AM
it’s just a pleasure to carry and shoot.
Post by: Taco280AI on August 23, 2024, 09:10:44 AM
If I start hunting areas without the potential for 400+ yard shots I'll use a 7mm-08 with a 139 LRX.
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 23, 2024, 12:03:49 PM
Post by: savagehunter on August 23, 2024, 12:39:35 PM
ighs 3 lbs less cuz I'm old and the 127 gr barnes lrx are around 2840
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Post by: geauxtigers on August 26, 2024, 07:26:41 AM
I’m liking the Federal Premium trophy copper in 150 grain.
Post by: bigmacc on August 26, 2024, 08:48:55 PM
Post by: DeerThug on August 26, 2024, 09:04:20 PM
Mine is a Remington 760 Gamemaster 30-06. Stainless camo synthetic stock. Been around the block that most of the camo is worn off the stock and yes stainless can rust when you carry/use it enough in harsh conditions for as long as I have. Topped with a 3.5 x 14 Nicon Buckmaster scope and an 24" old school Harris bipod.
Shooting factory Remington 165 grain pointed soft point. All I have needed for countless deer and elk, a moose and goat, and throw in random bears and cats. Add the abuse of years of harsh conditions it is still a tack driver. Give me a solid rest where I can get my quad focal glasses to align with the scope optics. BOOm done. Happens more that some would guess??
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on August 26, 2024, 09:17:48 PM
Post by: Gunfire on August 26, 2024, 11:37:28 PM
Muzzy - .50 cal 340 grain Hornady Bore Driver
Post by: hunter399 on August 27, 2024, 07:39:51 AM
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Post by: hunter399 on August 28, 2024, 12:44:48 PM
Lol 😂
Just joking.
Post by: Griiz on August 28, 2024, 01:19:13 PM
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Post by: Magnum_Willys on November 28, 2024, 04:24:30 PM
Last few years and years to come I’ll continue to shoot my 300prc with 215 Berger’s.This for deer, and elk in a pinch.
Post by: pd on November 29, 2024, 10:17:40 AM
This thread reminded me of that store.
Post by: Jimmy33 on November 29, 2024, 10:34:45 AM
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Post by: HereDuckyDucky on November 29, 2024, 02:03:31 PM
RW
Post by: GWP on November 29, 2024, 02:13:31 PM
The last one was with a 6000lb projectile with a front hitch set up. No noticeable damage on said vehicle.
As far as firearms, 30-30, 25-06 which I still regret selling, 30-06, 7X57, 44 Mag and a custom 45/70 with 350gn SPRN.
One that I am tempted to use is my .256 Win Mag Contender.
It is interesting to me the number of the ‘newer’ calibers that are used here.
I have reloaded since the 70’s and have compared ballistics on nearly all cartridges at one point or another it seems.
I always get a kick out of the latest ‘magical’ cartridge shooting the same bullet at the same speed as an older one, but somehow the newest addition shoots flatter, further and harder even with the same speed and same bullet. Well, until reality and physics get in the way, that is.
Now the .17/25 ACP I made……..
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Post by: bustedoldman on December 04, 2024, 11:30:41 AM
.223 8)
I shot my first buck with a Rem 700 .223!
Post by: pianoman9701 on December 04, 2024, 12:08:53 PM
30-06:yeah:
Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 04, 2024, 12:12:32 PM
7mm Rem Mag for everything since about 2010
Post by: TheProjEng on December 04, 2024, 01:40:54 PM
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Post by: Sakko300wsm on December 04, 2024, 04:05:10 PM
Post by: M_ray on December 04, 2024, 06:55:27 PM
168 Berger’s BTW
Post by: Limhangerslayer on December 04, 2024, 08:08:16 PM
Went through this quickly but don’t tell me I’m the only one that shoots a 7wsm???thanks to JJhunter, I’d like a 280 AI though!they are a rarity anymore. Do you reload? Factory is impossible and extremely expensive! I’ve got a model 70 stainless with 9 boxes of factory that I’m actually thinking of offloading to find another project. The ammo is almost worth the price of the gun!
168 Berger’s BTW
Post by: SeaRun1 on December 04, 2024, 08:18:27 PM
Always wanted a 25-06.
SR1
Post by: huntnphool on December 04, 2024, 10:20:52 PM
Went through this quickly but don’t tell me I’m the only one that shoots a 7wsm???thanks to JJhunter, I’d like a 280 AI though!
168 Berger’s BTW
Not the only one with a 7mm, but one of few shooting the boutique version! :rolleyes:
Post by: Jimmy33 on December 04, 2024, 10:24:37 PM
.223 8)Ive shot a lot of deer with a 223…
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Post by: broadhead on December 04, 2024, 10:58:34 PM
Post by: shootem on December 04, 2024, 11:42:57 PM
My favorite caliber has changed over the years. I’m more successful when I’m hunting multiple species with the same rifle. They all (pretty much) do the same thing. I love .300 Win Mag for everything larger than coyotes. With modern scopes and infinite choices in bullets you can choose almost anything bigger than a .243 Win for almost anything smaller than grizzly. Nothing is more important than shooting well. No caliber can compensate for poor shooting.
Couldn’t say it better.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on December 05, 2024, 06:09:01 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 05, 2024, 10:10:29 AM
Went through this quickly but don’t tell me I’m the only one that shoots a 7wsm???thanks to JJhunter, I’d like a 280 AI though!you're definitely the only one :chuckle:
168 Berger’s BTW
Seriously though, the 7wsm is truly a travesty as it's a phenomenal chambering. If only someone like Hornady would have developed it there would have been the support behind it to make it. With an 8tw, a case full of n565, and a 180gr Berger or eldm its a beast.
Post by: TimberMuleys on December 05, 2024, 01:22:31 PM
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Post by: Rick on December 07, 2024, 04:36:24 PM
My mule deer caliber is .308 my daughter’s is .264
Post by: jackelope on December 07, 2024, 05:10:45 PM
Interesting lol, 10 pages and nobody actually answered the OPs question. A whole bunch of cartridges thrown around though.
My mule deer caliber is .308 my daughter’s is .264
Poor wording on the question or poor wording on the answers?
:chuckle: