Your five favorite. The list starting with the most respected caliber(s).
2007-11-03 18:07:18 · 13 answers · asked by T.Long 4 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
.358 Winchester
.45-70 Government
.30-30 WCF
.44 RemMag
.250-3000 Savage
Doc
2007-11-03 18:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I guess in the order of favorite to least favorite;
1. 30/06
2. 7mm Remington Magnum
3. 308
4. 270
5. 30/30
If you want me to continue the list:
6. 243
7. 6mm
I would not hunt deer size animals with a smaller caliber than the 6mm.
2007-11-04 01:29:06 · answer #2 · answered by havetowait 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the caliber is the diameter of the bullet so there is only 2 that I deer hunt with 7mm which is .284 caliber and .308 or 7.62 or 30 cal . as far as cartridges are concerned
7mm Remington Magnum
7mm STW (Shooting Times Westerner)
300 Weatherby
300 H&H (Holland & Holland)
300 Remington Ultra Mag
But those are my picks clearly everyone likes different chamberings for the rifles most dont enjoy shooting these rifle and say they are to much for thin-skined deer size game but usully its because they have heavier recoil than standard deer cartridges such as the 270 Win 30-06 or 308 Win which is the civilian verion of the 7.62 NATO round.
But personally I like Long flying, Hard hitting bullets with very flat tradjectories
It also matters where you hunt and the ranges at which you might get a shot and whether you yourself are capable of shooting at ranges of 350 yards or more
Close quarters hunting requires slower moving heavier bullet to do the job as the faster magnums do not exhibit the proper bullet expansion at close range due in large part to the thin skin and high vlocities so when hunting at short range while i prefer to just use a bow you could use 30-30 or shotgun slug or 444 marlin
2007-11-04 04:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Hoot 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My two favorite deer calibers are the .25-06 Remington and the .270 Winchester.
H
2007-11-04 08:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rifle
30/06
257 Roberts
6.5x55 Swedish
35 whelen
45/70
pistols
44 mag
45 LC
454 causal
500 S&W
460 S&W
and
XX78 super slam & 75 grain rocket arrowheads mini blaster
2007-11-04 17:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by crazy_devil_dan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
30-06 .> 308.> 8mm.> 32 Winchester Special.> 30-30.*
2007-11-04 11:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
7x57 Mauser
7mm08
348 Winchester
8x57 Mauser
30-06
6.5x55 Swede
257 Roberts
6mm Remington
45-70
2007-11-04 02:48:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
.308 Winchester (7.62x51 NATO)
.270 Winchester
.300 Winchester Mag. (great for longer shots)
.30-06 Springfield
7mm - 08 Remington
2007-11-04 01:28:19 · answer #8 · answered by Corvo 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
.243, .280, 30-06, 7mm-08, 300mag
in no particular order except i will say that the
.280 with 140 grain accutips is by far my favorite though.
2007-11-04 13:05:14 · answer #9 · answered by roger c 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
30-30, 32 special, 30-06 and Easton carbon express topped with a Muzzy lol.
2007-11-04 01:57:18 · answer #10 · answered by tackelberry88 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋