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Best in between deer hunting caliber #3015762 01/16/20 07:53 PM 01/16/20 07:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 22,168 blount county alabama jwalker77 OP Pumpkin
jwalker77 OP Pumpkin Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 22,168 blount county alabama	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 01/16/20 07:55 PM 01/16/20 07:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 826 Chelsea, AL S Spottedbass 6 point
Spottedbass 6 point S Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 826 Chelsea, AL	308

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015767 01/16/20 07:56 PM 01/16/20 07:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 38,489 N. Bama 257wbymag Boo Boo Head
257wbymag Boo Boo Head Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 38,489 N. Bama	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 01/16/20 07:57 PM 01/16/20 07:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,704 Saraland, Alabama hammerhead Booner
hammerhead Booner Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 11,704 Saraland, Alabama	.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 01/16/20 08:01 PM 01/16/20 08:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,846 . F ford150man Old Mossy Horns
ford150man Old Mossy Horns F Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 18,846 .	.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. If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015774 01/16/20 08:01 PM 01/16/20 08:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 16,827 Banana Republic jb20 Old Mossy Horns
jb20 Old Mossy Horns Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 16,827 Banana Republic	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. Ben Franklin

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015775 01/16/20 08:01 PM 01/16/20 08:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,094 Chilton County Morris Poppa Jon
Morris Poppa Jon Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,094 Chilton County	.260, .25.06, .308

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015776 01/16/20 08:01 PM 01/16/20 08:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,726 Jasper, Alabama V ValleyDawg 8 point
ValleyDawg 8 point V Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 1,726 Jasper, Alabama	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 01/16/20 08:01 PM 01/16/20 08:01 PM
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 840 Skyline, AL H hillmp 6 point
hillmp 6 point H Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 840 Skyline, AL	7 mm-08

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015778 01/16/20 08:02 PM 01/16/20 08:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 15,360 Ourtown, AL BCLC Old Mossy Horns
BCLC Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 15,360 Ourtown, AL	.257Roberts, 6.5x55Swedemoor, 7mm-08 We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870 Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015780 01/16/20 08:02 PM 01/16/20 08:02 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 302 Birmingham, AL A AUbowhunter1990 4 point
AUbowhunter1990 4 point A Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 302 Birmingham, AL	.308 plenty big enough and an enjoyable round to shoot

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015782 01/16/20 08:05 PM 01/16/20 08:05 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 4,161 chilton, co. hayman 10 point
hayman 10 point Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 4,161 chilton, co.	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 01/16/20 08:06 PM 01/16/20 08:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,119 alabama B BigEd 10 point
BigEd 10 point B Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,119 alabama	.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 01/16/20 08:08 PM 01/16/20 08:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,460 North of 459 South of 20 B bhammedic84 8 point
bhammedic84 8 point B Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,460 North of 459 South of 20	.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 01/16/20 08:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La perchjerker Freak of Nature
perchjerker Freak of Nature Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 31,681 Slidell, La	If you buy him a 6.5, get ready to start buying him lipstick too ! 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 01/16/20 08:10 PM 01/16/20 08:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,187 alabama BhamFred Freak of Nature
BhamFred Freak of Nature Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 36,187 alabama	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 01/16/20 08:14 PM 01/16/20 08:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 323 Boaz, alabama C Cutem 4 point
Cutem 4 point C Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 323 Boaz, alabama	243 with 100 grain Remington core lokt will give em hell

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015795 01/16/20 08:14 PM 01/16/20 08:14 PM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 1,578 Alabama R Red Fox 8 point
Red Fox 8 point R Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 1,578 Alabama	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 01/16/20 08:15 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 14,022 Some Marriott/Auburn A AU7MM08 Booner
AU7MM08 Booner A Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 14,022 Some Marriott/Auburn	6.5Creedmo, perfect caliber to headshout cullbucks.

Re: Best in between deer hunting caliber [Re: jwalker77] #3015798 01/16/20 08:16 PM 01/16/20 08:16 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 25,444 Tampa B Beer Belly Freak of Nature
Beer Belly Freak of Nature B Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 25,444 Tampa	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 -------------- For what it is worth: I still agree with me! A big man will stand up for himself; a great man will stand up for others. Processor Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1OTDcvGoo3puyO-CV10he3pH97IE

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