Best deer Caliber choice

[mcdougmd]

My 4 granddaughters have killed 9 deer with a youth model 243. Average shot distance about 90 yards. none of the deer killed ran over 20 yards. Rounds used are 90 grain Winchester.

 

[Toothlesswun]

going back to the 308 friday,nothing has come around when I hunt with the 350 Legend

I had to shelf the .350,.308,30-30 and the 30-06 and take the 7.62x39 to see and kill a deer. Two years running that has been my lucky rifle.

 

[atscott]

around 1965 the Georgia Game Regulation Book list the .257 Roberts as not a legal round to use on Deer, there were several others also
one of the other rounds I remember on the list was the .30 Carbine; I remember Dad saying that was a piss poor round, said in the Korean winter the enemy was was bundled up so thick the round didn't do much good

Can't speak to the .30 carbine, I can only speculate about people using surplus hardball rounds.

But having taken many deer with the .257 Bob I can tell you it's a very effective round. It's essentially a necked down 7 mm Mauser that is soft recoiling but has heavier projectiles and greater case capacity than .243 or 7mm-08. Its also the only +P rifle cartridge. It fell out of favor when the .25-06 was introduced.

 

[bigfw55]

7mm08

i have primarily used a 7mm-08 for the last 2years and i love it.
It is one of the beer deer rounds available and low recoil/performance is as good as you want.

 

[Shovelhead]

.357 mag

 

[Hurricaneshand]

.357 mag

What's your longest shot kill with 357? I had read it should be in theory good to about 150 yards

 

[jawf000]

444 Marlin at anything under 100 yards is DOA

 

[Blue bio balls]

I am going hunting for the 1st time next weekend with my brother-in-law, I'm using 7.62×39....thoughts? He said he could put me on a doe at around 40 or 50 yds.

 

[bubonic]

I am going hunting for the 1st time next weekend with my brother-in-law, I'm using 7.62×39....thoughts? He said he could put me on a doe at around 40 or 50 yds.

you'll be fine. Lots of people use it for deer.

 

[trw2094]

I am going hunting for the 1st time next weekend with my brother-in-law, I'm using 7.62×39....thoughts? He said he could put me on a doe at around 40 or 50 yds.

use a soft point bullet, not FMJ