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Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 04:02 AM
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Gw123
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I see a lot of post talking about favorite deer hunting caliber so I’m curious what everybody’s least favorite caliber is?
For instance, I don’t care for a .270 or 30-06. Don’t get me wrong they are great calibers and owed much respect, I personal just don’t have any interest in them for the fact that they’re “boring”. Not wanting to start any scraps just looking for food for thought.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 04:04 AM
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booradley
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Don’t roll those bloodshot eyes at me.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 04:09 AM
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ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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Definitely a .270 Win. It makes no sense to me.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 04:12 AM
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Sneaky
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 04:16 AM
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scottfromdallas
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Anything much over 2800 FPS muzzle. Give me moderate velocity.
I like 2500-2800 fps with 110 plus grain weight.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 04:22 AM
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Creekrunner
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Oh, for Pete's sake! I personal just don’t have any interest in them... "I, personally, just don't have (yada, yada)..." (See "commas" and "grammar".) And, as for "food for thought" - Just shoot what you shoot, and let the other guys that kill deer day in and day out with "boring" old calibers alone.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 04:37 AM
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DocHorton
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Least favorite for me is the .270, always had bad luck with that gun. Second is .243.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
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12/12/19 05:27 AM
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Definitely a .270 Win. It makes no sense to me. Because you can’t count that high or it’s physically taller than you?
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 05:36 AM
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Bee'z
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Definitely a .270 Win. It makes no sense to me. Because you can’t count that high or it’s physically taller than you? Both...
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Bee'z]
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12/12/19 06:00 AM
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ImTheReasonDovesMourn
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Definitely a .270 Win. It makes no sense to me. Because you can’t count that high or it’s physically taller than you? Both... That's how many times each of yall need to be smacked in the mouth.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: ImTheReasonDovesMourn]
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12/12/19 06:04 AM
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Earl
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Nah... I'm one of the millions that live by the credo that there is no other deer caliber than .270 Earl Definitely a .270 Win. It makes no sense to me. Because you can’t count that high or it’s physically taller than you? Both... That's how many times each of yall need to be smacked in the mouth.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 09:09 AM
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Papalote
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You asked for caliber and named a caliber and a cartridge.
Least favorite cartridge(s) are anything with a belt. I don't need the reach or recoil. I don't dislike any caliber.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 10:45 AM
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243 I'm sure its good for coyotes and varmints but I could shoot a deer in the shoulder with it and it would still bloodshot both hindquarters. You asked-that's my opinion.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 12:38 PM
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snake oil
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 12:47 PM
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Smokey Bear
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6.5 creedmoor. Because It’s like tits. Everyone has two.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 12:49 PM
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GusWayne
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 12:56 PM
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jeffbird
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.25-06 with Ballistic Tips by far.
A friend took one on a four day hunting trip. We spent every single day looking for wounded deer or pigs he shot with that rifle. He bought a .308 after that trip and has been dropping them very dead ever since.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 01:36 PM
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pertnear
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My least favorite caliber when used for deer hunting is .224. Although I guess a .22-250 (or similar capacity) with a 1-in-7" shooting one of the new 90 gr hunting bullets might be okay. But I've never seen a rifle like that.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 01:39 PM
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RJH1
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Anything that is not a 30-06. I went with cartridge since i figured that is what the op was looking for. If it really was caliber then anything sub 30 caliber
Last edited by RJH1; 12/12/19 01:42 PM.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 01:47 PM
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Funny how many guys on here dislike the .270. I can understand Icantjumpthathigh's reason for not liking it, but for everyone else, I don't get it. I think it is probably the quintessential deer rifle. I don't like .223 or .243, and any rifle cartridge that has Magnum in it.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 01:52 PM
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HWY_MAN
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I see a lot of post talking about favorite deer hunting caliber so I’m curious what everybody’s least favorite caliber is?
For instance, I don’t care for a .270 or 30-06. Don’t get me wrong they are great calibers and owed much respect, I personal just don’t have any interest in them for the fact that they’re “boring”. Not wanting to start any scraps just looking for food for thought. Since you say deer hunting calibers I have to say anything below 24 caliber.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
[Re: Gw123]
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12/12/19 01:57 PM
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Jgraider
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I realize they are cartridges, but any of the WSM's.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 02:19 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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.30-30 and it's not close. I've never seen an accurate one and cleaned up too many messes made with one.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 02:26 PM
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HWY_MAN
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.30-30 and it's not close. I've never seen an accurate one and cleaned up too many messes made with one. Hey Pink! Somebody's talking bad about your gun! That young Lady and her 30-30 is a deadly combination. You in trouble now!
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Least Favorite Deer Caliber?
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12/12/19 02:32 PM
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And .223 Yeah, they will work, but they better be super tight shooting. And the deer better be no more than 100 yards for a brainstem shot. I wouldn't shoot either one of those cartridges in vitals. Nosler Partitions in vitals, yada, yada. Bring enough gun for a vitals shot.
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