Best whitetail bullet.

[Phil Rizzo]

Ballistic tip or Accubond, started at 3000 to over 3500mv.

Getting more and more comfortable with Berger HT’s, the heavy for caliber mass is working so far.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

I drew a doe tag this year and I’m undecided what to use. I have three experiment loads I would like to try on this hunt.
1. 235 grn TSX in a 375 H&H mag.
2. 220 grn SMK in. 300 blk
3. 77 TMK in a 556.

I wish I had 3 tags…

 

[Varmint Hunter]

Amax's are nasty. I think the only one they still make is the 168gr 30cal.

I believe that the 162gr ELD-M is the same bullet with a heat resistant tip. They shoot great in my 7PRC.

 

[wvbearhunter]

45-70 with a handloaded 250 grain barnes tsx. Drops them like someone hit them in the head with a sledge hammer.

300 AAC with a handloaded Lehigh Defense 115 grain Controlled Chaos. I have never had a deer take more than 5 steps after being hit with this particular loading.

 

[birddog 68]

When doing shoulder shots I prefer a bonded bullet. Interbond or accubond but have used cor lokt and Speer hot cor for these shots with great results.
I prefer behind the shoulder nowadays and use 140 ballistic tip in 7-08.
Berger works wonderfully behind the shoulder or high shoulder if you aren’t worried about meat loss because you will have considerable meat loss if you hit shoulder.

 

[YZ-80]

I to am a fan of the 85gr sierra bthp. Haven't killed any deer with it but it has done a number on a couple yotes and other varmints. Running about 3200 fire forming cases in my 243AI. 22-250 was my go to for a long time but I've really been enjoying the 243AI.

I have yet to explore the AI. Perhaps I should. You could argue that it would be irresponsible not to.

 

[unclecroc]

About any bullet will do but I like hammers. They don’t ruin meat and they kill quick and consistent.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

...same as with any big game animal anywhere on the planet... Nosler Partition...can't go wrong.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

...same as with any big game animal anywhere on the planet... Nosler Partition...can't go wrong.

Negative for folks trapped behind enemy lines in CA.

 

[cape cove]

When I use my 25/06 I use the 117 gr Sierra SBT and the 145 Speer SBT when I reach for my 7/08. Both do a great job. JMO

 

[DustThroughaFan]

45-70 with a handloaded 250 grain barnes tsx. Drops them like someone hit them in the head with a sledge hammer.

300 AAC with a handloaded Lehigh Defense 115 grain Controlled Chaos. I have never had a deer take more than 5 steps after being hit with this particular loading.

A buddy of mine has killed a pile of animals with the 300blk. Mostly pigs, but quite a few deer also. Several big south Texas deer. His favorite bullet is the 110gr nosler varmegeddon. I think the farthest he had one go was 35-40 yards, and that was a 150 yard shot. Most everything else is like you said, dead in five steps or less.

 

[del2les]

I drew a doe tag this year and I’m undecided what to use. I have three experiment loads I would like to try on this hunt.
1. 235 grn TSX in a 375 H&H mag.
2. 220 grn SMK in. 300 blk
3. 77 TMK in a 556.

I wish I had 3 tags…

Just move to a state that has a very liberal limit. When I lived down South, we had a one legal buck per day limit for a few years, then it went to 3 does and 5 bucks per year, then it flipped to 5 does and 3 bucks. Since there were no tags, I knew people who would kill over 20 per year during the various hunting seasons.

We still have have family farm land there, so every so often, I make the trip back to enjoy the liberal limits. Lots of deer allow for trying various calibers, bullets, handguns, etc.

 

[lancetkenyon]

A buddy of mine was fond of the 22 mag. He had a pretty good lease back in our highschool days. It wasn't real wide but it was miles and miles long.

That is called a "highway"...

 

[Allen Kitts]

I was shooting 124 grain hammer hunters at 3394FPS out of my 26" barreled 6.5 PRC and it hit everything I shot with it like Thor's hammer! Literally Bang/Dead. Sometimes they died so quick I thought I had missed them they just folded in the long grass and I missed it. These were mule deer and pronghorn antelope but I am sure the results would be the same on whitetail.