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Best in between deer hunting caliber #3015762
01/16/20 07:53 PM
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blount county alabama
jwalker77 Offline OP
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If you wanted to get away from the harder kicking calibers, but you wanted something a little more substantial than say a 243, what would you choose. Its going to be a shooting house gun, mostly used in the evening, 200yds is about the max shot distance. I would like for my son to be able to shoot it and not be afraid of it, hell be 13 next year. He shoots a 243 no problem, wont even talk about shooting my 3006.

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015765
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Chelsea, AL
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308

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015767
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25-06


Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015769
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Saraland, Alabama
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.308, 7mm-08, or 25-06

My 13 yr old daughter loves shooting my Sako Finnwolf .308.

Last edited by hammerhead; 01/16/20 08:21 PM.
Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015773
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.308 is what all three of my boys have (14 yrs old and twin 12 year olds). Awesome rifles. I wished I had one for myself.


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Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015774
01/16/20 08:01 PM
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There is many but I killed one at 270yrd with 308 last year and 2 yotes past 230 the year before..i got it 2inches high at 100 and shoot low back shoulder up close and it's working for me


They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015775
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.260, .25.06, .308

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015776
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I will go ahead and say it. 6.5 creedmoor. As mentioned above 308 is also a good choice. Since it's under 200 yards a 30-30 is a good option, but the least versatile of the 3 mentioned.

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015777
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7 mm-08

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015778
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Ourtown, AL
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.257Roberts, 6.5x55Swedemoor, 7mm-08


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Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015780
01/16/20 08:02 PM
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.308 plenty big enough and an enjoyable round to shoot

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015782
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My go too caliber is a 7mm-08. I like the youth and compact models for treestand and shooting house hunting. They also shine when trying to make a running shot on a animal. They just balance well for me and very mild recoil. Plenty of power to take down any animal around.


“Everything Woke Turns To SH_T” Donald J. Trump
Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015784
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.308 7mm-08


I shoot a 7mm-08 and really like its performance on deer.

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015786
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.243 OR .223 kills them graveyard dead every time


Turkey’s tell you when they want to die not lawmakers.
Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015787
01/16/20 08:10 PM
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If you buy him a 6.5, get ready to start buying him lipstick too ! rofl


Thomas Jefferson. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Life is too short to only hunt and fish on weekends!

If being a dumbass was fatal some of you would be on your death bed!

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: 257wbymag] #3015789
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Originally Posted by 257wbymag
25-06



this^^^^^^^^^^


I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....

proud Cracker-Americaan

muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015794
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243 with 100 grain Remington core lokt will give em hell

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015795
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My son went from a 243 to a 7-08. He loves the 08 and it a very sweet shooting gun.

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015796
01/16/20 08:15 PM
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Some Marriott/Auburn
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Some Marriott/Auburn
6.5Creedmo, perfect caliber to headshout cullbucks.

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015798
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Use these 2 tables below, then consider ammo availability.
Also if it is a "shooting house" gun you can get a heavier rifle, & put a larger area recoil pad on it.

Me - 130gr out of a 270.
Get a Ruger American or something with a hollow stock & fill the stock with plaster or something to put a little more weight in the rifle. Or a wooden stock and drill it an put lead in the stock.
Then get a good (Simms) over the stock recoil pad. This will increase the area of the butt stock and further reduce kick felt on your shoulder (by increasing the area of the stock on your shoulder).

https://www.chuckhawks.com/rifle_ballistics_table2.htm

https://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm


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