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re: You’re buying a deer hunting rifle today… what round?
Posted on 1/3/22 at 10:28 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
Posted on 1/3/22 at 10:28 pm to tiggerfan02 2021
Right NOW there is only 1 answer and it’s 308. Is the only ammo other than 350 bush, and 6mm (not 6.5) creedmore Ive seen in every hunting/gun store in EBR triparish area.
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Posted on 1/3/22 at 10:44 pm to gsvar2004
Posted on 1/4/22 at 12:28 am to MSG
No love for the .30-30? I love my old Marlin lever action.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 7:11 am to TigerOnTheMountain
Why would he want to limit himself to 150 yards by hunting with a .30-30? The action is can’t hold a candle to the accuracy of a bolt action. It isn’t as safe as a bolt action. If you must go with an anemic old round in a lever action, go with the 35 REM, 38-55 WIN, 375 WIN, or a 444. Better yet, get the 358 WIN in a Browning BLR if you must run a lever.
A .308 or a 7mm-08 in a bolt action is the perfect deer rifle for 90% of Southern deer hunting situations.
A .308 or a 7mm-08 in a bolt action is the perfect deer rifle for 90% of Southern deer hunting situations.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 7:25 am to MSG
308 all day bb
Posted on 1/4/22 at 7:25 am to MSG
270
Posted on 1/4/22 at 7:41 am to spudz
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7mm08
Both of my sons hunt with 7MM-08 rifles. 7mm-08 is a great round but i have not be able to find ammo since the start of the covid mess.
.308 is the round to go with.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 7:44 am to bigtiger440
I shoot a 7-08 but am also thinking of getting a 308. I see ammo for 7-08 now but it's expensive. Sgammo used to sell boxes of PPU for about $15. It's not 3x that.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 8:21 am to MSG
I find myself really wanting a 280 AI (ackley improved). I am also drawn to ta fast 6.5; either 6.5 prc or 6.5-300 or 6.5-257. I already have two .257 weatherbys and there isn’t much difference and I just can’t justify it. When I shoot out the barrel of one of them I may get it rebarreled in 6.5-300, or .6.5-257. For now I am leaving them alone. But I have a blue remington 700 in .30/06, and a stainless one in .270 that I never use. The .270 has never even been shot. There is a good chance one of those two, probably the stainless action, will have a new barrel in 280 AI by next year. I also like the 30 prc; but I have a 30 wsm in a hunting rifle and a 300 win mag in a long range gun, and just can’t justify it. But that .280 AI, surely I need it. I can get 7 mag performance in a nonbelted case. Plus I already have tons of bullets since I already load 7mm/08 and 7 rem mag. Yeah, I think I need a 280 AI.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 8:35 am to MSG
.270 is the best round out there. Shoots flat and straight and hits hard.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 8:41 am to captdalton
You do need the 280 AI. Factory ammo available now.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 8:42 am to jimbeam
quote:
308
Posted on 1/4/22 at 9:06 am to captdalton
I think you need a .338-06 or a 35 whelen instead of a little old arse 280 AI.
Quit messing with those little tiny bullets and come over to the dark side. Big hole in the barrel makes the gun lighter.
Quit messing with those little tiny bullets and come over to the dark side. Big hole in the barrel makes the gun lighter.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 9:15 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:I agree. Air is pretty light
Big hole in the barrel makes the gun lighter.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 9:23 am to jimbeam
I have a want for a 458 win mag. I have zero practical purpose for one, but I would definitely shoot a deer with it. Therfore, I amend my original answer to 458 win mag.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 9:58 am to MSG
I love my 28 nosler. Ammo availability sucks though . 280 Ackely improved would be my next choice .
A standard 300 would be the best all around IMO.
A standard 300 would be the best all around IMO.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 10:00 am to MSG
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This post was edited on 10/27/22 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 1/4/22 at 10:03 am to Deltachessie
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standard 300 would be the best all around
Wayyyyy overkill
Everything after 7mm08 starts being overkill for deer IMO. Drastic overkill starts when you pass up .30-06
300 win mag might be the perfect lower 48 caliber, but its a howitzer for swamp donkies.
Posted on 1/4/22 at 10:04 am to MSG
.308
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