what is the best gun for deer?

Answer 1

Well the above is a pile of useless answers....

How old are you and what size? Any shooting experience? Aversion to recoil? Does the state you will be hunting restrict firearms (some are shotgun only)? What is your budget?

Assuming a rifle state and a mid teenager or older of average or larger body size....I recommend a bolt action 270. Great caliber that will serve you for many years.

If you are in a shotgun state then a pump 12 guage ideally with exchangable barrels for multi purpose. I am partial to a Remington 870 because of durability, longevity, reasonable cost and personal experience.

I hope this is actually helpful.

Answer 2

The best gun depends what you are hunting, where you are hunting and to some extent on your physique.

There are just far too many to pick one and reasonably claim it is the very best.

Anything from a 270 Winchester up to the various 300 magnums is reasonable for ranges from 0 to 300 or more yards. The hotter 300 magnums are more than enough at short range but give a git more certainty of doing the job at long range.

A 308 or 30-06 will do an entirely adequate job at any reasonable range. Lots of choice, adequate power and no problem finding ammo at a country store in rural west virginia or even Walmart in some city in California.

Are you heading out in the rain? Well maybe a stainless/synthetic rifle would be best. In the woods? Well, maybe a short lever action 30-30 would be the good bet for you that it has been for many others over the decades. Open country? Maybe you need a hot 300.

But my current favorite? Kimber 8400 Montana in 300 WSM.

If I had less money or needed more practicality I'd go for a Savage 16FSS, the AccuTrigger is wonderful and you can have that in 308 or 300WSM.

There's very little practical difference, 10-20%, between most of the rounds people would recomend. I've killed deer with single heart/lung shots from 357 and 10mm pistols up to the 300WSM and they all passed right through and killed the deer in under ten seconds. If 700ft.lbs will do the job at 25 yards then a 308 that retains around 1400ft.lbs at 500 yards is way more than enough at more range than I want to use.

Answer 3

I have 33 guns and my favorite for deer hunting is my .308 Ruger model 77 with a stainless steel barrel and synthetic stock. A .308 has all the power you will ever need and more different kinds of bullets are available for it than most other calibers, especially if you reload. My favorite bullet for my .308s is the Hornady 150 grain soft point boat tail (catalog #3033) with Accurate 2015 powder and Remington large rifle magnum primers. I'll be loading some soon.

Answer 4

This is an age old question that every hunting magazine has addressed at one time or another. There are only two things you need to know to pick the best deer rifle. 1. What do the laws in you area allow you to use. 2. What gun are you proficient and comfortable shooting that stays within the laws.

My preference is my Sako Deluxe .270. But where I currently live, I can't use centerfire rifles, so I hunt with my T/C Omega .50 muzzleloader.

Answer 5

If there were a one correct answer to that, I mightn't own so many (OK, I probably would, anyway).
You may have to make do with a shotgun in some areas.
For close brush work, the tubular-magazine lever-actions are good. My personal favorite is the Winchester 71. A 220 grain Barnes .348 caliber bullet pushed with a bucketful of IMR4350 will definitely do the job. The Marlin 45-70's and the good old "thutty-thutty" are solid alternatives.
Most folks opt for bolt-actions, and the 7mm Mauser is probably the best balanced chambering, with 7mm08 being almost equivalent. 8mm Mauser or the necked-down versions like 6mm Rem and 257 Roberts are alternatives, and the 308 case in its original iteration or other sizes besides 7mm08, such as 243Win, 260Rem, and 358Win are also good choices. Many prefer 30-06 or necked down versions like 25-06 or 270Win, and necked up to 338-06 or 35 Whelen is fine.
308 and larger are really too much for deer, but there's Elmer Kieth's classic reply: "You mean you can kill 'em too dead?" I have to admit to have taken some rather oversized rifles (8x68 and 500BPE, for instance) into the deer woods.
So it may come down to what you have handy, and what you like, taking into consideration the type of hunting you do.

Answer 6

If most of your hunting will beat at ranges under 150yds. A Marlin 336 30-30 would be a good choice
http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/centerfire/336w.aspx

If you hunt on more open land, with the possibility of longer shots, a Remington 700 or Ruger 77 in .270 or .308 would be better choices.

Answer 7

unloaded,?broken?,what a crock of crap answers,if you bozo's don't wanna hunt ..then don't,but leave the rest of us that do alone,get off you freakin high horse and get a shock of reality,I don't hunt for sport I hunt for food,I like living off what mother nature provides,just remember one thing,if our economy ever collapses and you can't get food cuz you don't hunt and don't know jack ^%$# about farming think of me,as I am probably enjoying a wholesome meal of meat and taters.to answer the question lots of guns will take down a deer size animal,shop around and pick what you like best,I prefer 30.06,

Answer 8

i have handled Meany guns if you want power get a 20 gage after about 10 shots you wont want to fire it again for about 3 days a 12 Gage is about the same if i was you i would get a 30/30 and use the hollow points and not the solid slugs . hollow points get the job done quick and clean need more hunting info holler [e-mail]

Answer 9

I would prefer the 30-06 or 7mm Rem. Mag. any day. Lots of power, and about 20-22 foot pounds of recoil.

Answer 10

I think that a .243 or .270, are two of the best deer cartridges around today.