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Question

What would be the best rifle to shoot with during a deer season that will kill a deer 100 yrds away and not damage the meat. What is the perfered gun. What type of gun should i by that a average size person can use

Answer 1

There are several rounds and weapons on the market that will do what you are looking for. I would also suggest putting a scope on your weapon too.

Winchester, savage, rugar, Remington weatherby just to name a few weapons.

round calibers

.270, .308, 22-250, 243 7mm 8mm

do a little research on ballistics ratings on the rounds you will be surprised at what you will learn. And a lot this that you will read on here is what that persons personal perfernces.

Good luck
be safe and have fun
suro

Answer 2

Okay, The .25-06 Remington with 115 to 120 grain bullet is a stellar deer gun. The .270 Winchester has only slightly more recoil with the 150 grain bullet, but nearly indistinguishable from the .25-06 with the 130 grain bullets. Both are good deer guns.

The .243 Winchester is (in my opinion) the minimum deer gun with the 100 grain hunting bullets. It has very little recoil and is accurate and has enough energy for deer out to a couple of hundred or more yards (depending on the accuracy of the shooter). This one may serve a small person better, but I would go with the .25-06 if it doesn't intimidate the shooter.

Good luck.

H

Answer 3

Any of the general deer rifle calibers will do the Job. The most common ones (ammo always in stock at Walmart) are the 243, 308 Winchester, 270, 30-06 and the venerable 30-30. There are a host of others I use an 8mm Mauser but I have a weak spot for funky old European rifles.
Dropping a deer with one shot is really up to the shooter's skill level and the only way to improve that is practice. I have seen shooters place ten out of ten shots in a ten inch circle at 200 yards using iron sights from a standing position. They practice a lot.

Answer 4

If my sister told me she wonted to start deer hunting and wonted my advice on a good rifle caliber I would tell her 25-06.
The recoil is not bad and it is an out standing caliber.
I too would recommend that she use it in a bolt action only no semi autos.
For that is the most accurate action other then a single shot.
The 25-06 out performs the 243 and has less recoil then the 270 or 30-06.
30-30 are ok but the 25-06 in my belief is better.
I use a 30-06, 308, 30-30, 45-70 and the 25-06.
The 25-06 I feel you would truly like and the 100 yard rang is a peace of cake for it.
I shoot varmints with it 1 shot kills at 600 plus yards, 100 yards easy.
Now as in brand of rifle Ruger, Remington, Savage or Mossberg. All are out standing weapons.
I am a big Ruger M77 Mark II fan.

Best of luck

D58

Answer 5

God bless you. Traditional, thoughtful hunting instead of sniping based on ballistics tables!
You want to pick a cartridge between 25 and 30 caliber, most probably, shooting a bullet with sectional density of about .275 with a muzzle velocity of at least 2100 but no more than 2700 fps. The modern whiz-bang magnums are just asking for bullet failure (even with the expensive premium bullets) and waste meat.
250 Savage or 257 Roberts are a little on the light side with 100 and even 117 grain bullets but will do nicely. 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser or 260 Remington with a 140 grain bullet, 7x57 Mauser or 7mm08 with a 160 grain bullet are just about ideal. I can't think of any currently made guns that still chamber the 250 Savage, but the Ruger 77 still can be had in 257 Roberts. 7mm08 is widely available and can be had for instance in both the standard-sized Remington 700 and the little, handy model 7 Of course, if you could find an old small-ring Mauser (Oberndorf) in 7x57, you'd have both the perfect deer rifle and a collector's item.

Answer 6

I looked at your answer to another question and know that you are serious about this and are probably good with your .257, so I'm laughing at the "men" who insulted you here.
I'm guessing that you are about 5'7" and about 140 pounds, and probably a bit stronger than the average person of your size.
I recommend you get a stainless steel, synthetic stock Ruger Model 77 chambered in .308 Winchester. I have one and have killed 10 whitetail deer with it so far. I have 2 other stainless Ruger model 77s, a .223 Remington and a .300 Winchester Magnum. The Magnum is overkill, and the .223 is illegal in most states for deer hunting, a stupid law in my opinion.
As for damaging the meat, what counts there is shot placement and that is entirely up to you.
With a head shot a .22 damages as much meat as a .50 BMG . With a shot to the ribs you might get a little more shock to the backstrap with a magnum, but unless you hit higher than you should to start with the extra shock is not a factor and will not harm the meat, but a magnum is no better for killing deer at reasonable ranges than a .308.
Another advantage for the .308 is it's inherent accuracy. The reasons for this are subject to debate and probably involve a few things we haven't figured out yet. Whether it's vibration harmonics, shoulder angle, length/width ratio or whatever, the .308 is more accurate than almost every other cartridge ever designed, and it doesn't kick bad either, especially with light weight bullets.
If you reload, and you should if you are serious about shooting, you can get once fired US military brass for a .308, and it's cheap. For hunting deer I like Hornady 150 grain soft point boat tail bullets (cat # 3033), Remington 9 1/2 M primers, and Accurate 2015 powder. I'm getting 2900 feet per second with that bullet in my Ruger .308 and can do 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards.
If you are outshooting "the boys" with your .257, then just hunt with it. It will kill a deer just as dead as my .308 will, if you can hit it to start with.

Answer 7

So you have a lot of answers here, don't you? Lets keep this simple. Any of these rounds people keep talking about will kill a deer at 100 yards. A 30-30 or .243 are more than enough for that shot, and if the recoil bothers you then buy a shooting pad for your shoulder. Rifles and ammo in both calibers are easy to find. Aim for the heart and you won't lose any meat. Enjoy.....

Answer 8

Most name brand (Remington, Winchester, Ruger, CZ, Savage, etc.) bolt action rifles currently produced are reliable and suitably accurate for your requirements. Good soft recoiling but hard hitting calibers you should consider are 25-06, 270 Win, 6.5mm Mauser, 7mm Mauser, and 7mm-08. I would stay away from anything larger since it is not required for deer sized game, specially for shots inside 250 yds, and needlessly punish the shooter.

Your scope and mounts are very important, don't buy cheap low quality optics and mounts. I prefer to have a cheap rifle and a good scope than an expensive rifle and a cheap scope. You can't hit what you can't see!

I HIGHLY recommend you take your home state's hunter safety course. Don't forget to ask the wildlife officer for information on more advanced shooting/hunting courses. Also, contact the NRA (National Rifle Association) or SCI (Safari Club International) and find your local clubs where you can meet with more experienced hunter/shooters.

By the way, my wife and daughter are both excellent shooters. There are many great women in the shooting sports.

Answer 9

First you want to check with the dept of natural resources to verify the types and calibers able to be used in the area you wish to hunt.
A good rifle caliber would be 243 Winchester, it has low recoil and good range potential out to 250-300 yards on deer. As to the brand, Remington, Winchester, Savage all make quality bolt action guns. Look around at different gun shops you may find a nice used one at a good price.
If you only want to shoot to 100 yards you could also look at a 30-30 caliber lever action, made by Winchester or marlin. There are lots of calibers that will do the job, 6mm or 243 are great for smaller hunters due to the low recoil, friends I hunt with use 243, 6mm, 7-08,308,30-06.
The main thing to consider is comfort and fit and a good gun shop will assist you with this.

Answer 10

Hi I appreciate you hoping a man is more able to answere you on your hunting rifle question? I have hunted deer and enjoyed the adventure of campsites in the Michigan Northwoods even in the 1950s, hunted in Vermont with an Army buddy I met in FortKnox Kentucky, and now hunt deer with a bow and arrow here in Massachussets. But my girlfriend and I were hunting partners and she liked my Winchester model 94 30/30. I wouldn't recommend a higher caliber just for the recoil impact of a more powerful rifle. A rib shot is always fatal because of lung damage as the bullet passes through, and that is all ribcage bone so there is not much spoilage to the meat itself. Also the 30/30 is easily accurate up to and beyond the 100 yards range. Likely in the wooded area where the deer make thier runways your shooting will be within that target area anyway.

Answer 11

Bound's hubby here:

First, Bound feels that by restricting your question to men, you are limiting your answers. Many women hunt and could answer this question for you as well as most men.

Second, a good 100 yard rifle for deer that has killed more deer than any other (with little meat damage) is the .30-30 fired in any number of popular rifles. You could get a Winchester Model 94 (or variants), Marlin 336, or Savage 340 rifles and have an excellent deer rifle. When my daughter is of age (if she has the desire to hunt), she will have a Model 94 in either .30-30 or .32 Winchester Special available to her. The recoil is manageable and the rifles are accurate.

Good luck!