What is everyone favorite caliber for deer?

[The Badger]

Have used 243 win, 25-06, 6.5 CM, 270 win, 7-08 and 7 RM to take deer but overwhelming majority was with a 270 win and 130 SGK.

Enjoy mixing it up more these days. Hoping to break in a fresh 6.5x284 and 6 CM builds on some does in the next few weeks.

 

[MachV]

Have used 243,6.5sweede, 6.5-284, 708, 7mag, 30-06, 300weatherby, 454casull, 20ga and12ga
The 7mag has acounted for as many as the 12ga but the Sweede is by far my favorite

 

[snookntarpon]

7-08. good to 500
280 AI for longer
unless I take the laser beam 6.5 GAP
SnT

 

[Chris J Spierings]

For me the last one I got a deer with. This year a 6.5 Creed. In terms of deer taken top three:

30-06
7mm08
243

Playing around with a 6 creedmoor and a 280 AI ask next year about this time and I will have a different answer.

 

[Rem81]

I have used 22-250 to 300 win mag and always go back to 25-06 and in the process in building 25-06ai. Going to be a long 4 months!!! I have always used 100 grain partitions.

 

[just_jon]

250 Savage AI in Encore 15" pistol has been good WT medicine.

 

[Never ffp]

165gr gmx 300 win mag

 

[Ksduckhntr]

I have enjoyed using the 6.5 x55 Swede. Just enough umph to reach out and touch them but not abusive to the shooter.

 

[RealtreeJB]

7mm mag

 

[DNADave]

I've used .243 Win, .270 Win, .257 Rob, .300 Wby Mag, and .240 Wby Mag. Most with the .270 followed by the .243.

Currently, I think my favorite is the .240 Wby Mag. Recoil of the .243 with the authority of the .300 Wby Mag. Pleasant to shoot and deadly accurate.

 

[Lab rat]

For Oregon blacktail love my 260 Remington
For mule deer my 6.5/06

 

[blacktail 8541]

7mm-08
280 AI
Have taken a lot more deer with the 280AI

 

[Pmacc60]

Same as most of us forty five years of deer hunting and a lot of different guns . First I need to say I can't stand slug guns ! My favorite is still the first rifle I ever bought , 270 Winchester ! Always made me happy with performance .

 

[Pa Grizz]

280 Remington shooting 145 Speer BT going 3100