Best Deer Caliber?

[BIKER13]

30-06 plenty off ammo and will kill anything in North America.But someone will be along to tell you how bad it is in 9 8 7 6 5 4 3........

 

[oldford]

In some hardwoods through brush, i like lever guns. i like .35 rem, but there is nothing wrong with .30-30, or even a .44 mag lever gun.
if you plan shooting across i field, many calibers with work. i like .270 and 7mm mag.

.308 and .243 will work 99% of the time, but i like one notch up to lock in that clean kill.
in georgia just please stay away from anything with ultra in name

 

[Bypass]

I kill all my deer with a bowie knife.

 

[Bypass]

And a 5.56x45,7.62x39,243,.308,30-06, 7mm mag, 300 win mag and they all worked.

 

[Bypass]

Believe it or not the 5.56x45 was actually the best one shot show stopper out of 3 deer taken with it the farthest travelled from point of impact was 15 yards.

 

[MRH]

well its not.Just because its what you shoot doesn't make it the best.308 is the best

Nuh uh .270 is the best I called it first.

 

[Junior_357]

Sounds like plenty of calibers will put one down, so his biggest concern after that is cost and availability. I think he's leaning toward 30-06.

Seriously, can't go wrong with the .30-06. Most common caliber in the country, so you can find ammo just about anywhere. And the loadings for it are very diverse...

 

[sig68]

cant go wrong with 30-06 or 270! a friend of mine used to hunt with a 243 and more than not they would run off!

 

[ARCman47]

cant go wrong with 30-06 or 270! a friend of mine used to hunt with a 223 and more than not they would run off!

Damn you are alive

 

[sig68]

Damn you are alive

haha