What’s your favorite caliber for deer?

[Reloder28]

Favorite Calibers:
.284 & .308

Favorite Cartridges:
280 Rem AI
7 Weatherby Magnum
308 Winchester
300 WSM

 

[valleysnyper]

7mag or 7RUM

 

[bryceadair]

300WM

 

[GAHunterJim]

I started my three sons with a custom Winchester 70 in 250-3000 with 100 gr bullets at 2600 fps, I watched them kill about ten deer with that rifle, all on shot kills, all within 100 yards. I soon realized that deer are not hard to kill if shot properly. I like lots of different cartridges but I know it doesn't take a super mag to kill a deer.

 

[jake545]

I started my three sons with a custom Winchester 70 in 250-3000 with 100 gr bullets at 2600 fps, I watched them kill about ten deer with that rifle, all on shot kills, all within 100 yards. I soon realized that deer are not hard to kill if shot properly. I like lots of different cartridges but I know it doesn't take a super mag to kill a deer.

I grew up hunting with a m77 in 250-3000 and 100gr sp. We killed a bunch of deer with that rifle. Great round to start out on.

 

[SummitOh]

Hunting Ohio, .44 Remington mag rifle/pistol .375 Winchester Hunting Pennsylvania, 6mm Remington, 25/06 Remington, muzzleloaders in both states.

 

[Eric Ward]

.280 does the job for me.

 

[3Wheeler]

.308

 

[GAHunterJim]

.280 does the job for me.

I really like the 280 but ammo is hard to find, Midway doesn't have any and they have one box of AI and it's $90+. You really need to handload to own a 280 these days which is a shame as it's a great cartridge.

 

[Big_Kumar]

.243, .308, or 7mm Rem Mag depending on where I am and what I'm chasing.

My old H&R .243 has proved to be very effective on whitetail and my 7mm is great when I want to go roam the mountains after bigger deer at longer ranges.

*Edit for clarification.

 

[Calvin45]

.243, .308, or 7mm depending on where I am and what I'm chasing.

My old H&R .243 has proved to be very effective on whitetail and my 7mm is great when I want to go roam the mountains after bigger deer at longer ranges.

I assume by 7 mm you mean the 7mm rem mag?

There's a ton of 7mms most of which are better long range deer rounds than the .243 or .308 win haha

 

[Big_Kumar]

I assume by 7 mm you mean the 7mm rem mag?

There's a ton of 7mms most of which are better long range deer rounds than the .243 or .308 win haha

Nice catch. You are correct that I meant 7mm Rem Mag.

 

[30378wbymag]

Killed most of my deer with a .300 Winnie!!!

 

[Calvin45]

Killed most of my deer with a .300 Winnie!!!

For the last few years that's all I use. But the bulk of my deer have been with a .270 win I had given to me when I was 14