Whitetail Deer Hunters: What caliber you grabbing?

[Wardamn]

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Got a doe with the truck last week. Got her with the point of the bumper and both tires not a scratch on the truck.

 

[Vexor]

Got a doe with the truck last week. Got her with the point of the bumper and both tires not a scratch on the truck.

Ha, lucky no damage on the truck. That's usually the expensive part of hitting a deer. Hope the doe didn't go to waste at least.

 

[CCBIGGS]

.308
.243

 

[McPriimate]

.308
.243

Been thinking about adding a 308 or 30-06 to the safe. I use a 270 for just about everything in CONUS but have wanted to try the .308 for distance (although the 270 does really well in that regard) and the -06 is just so classic it feels weird NOT to have one . We have a couple .243’s for the wife and kids and I’ve yet to see the monster that a .243 won’t put down, so there’s that too. No way to go wrong really, so the answer is to add another calibre

It’s like bikes, boats, planes - the “n+1” and “s-1” rules apply

 

[WaDaDaDang]

My sons have been shooting the 350 Legend this year. I usually stick to the tried and true rounds as they've never let us down but we really like this round.

Low recoil, plenty of range for a youth hunter, and puts a big enough hole in them that they don't go far. They've both shot a deer each this season and they didn't get out of eyesight before dropping. They put it right through the lungs but with the faster rounds, they would get a little further and we'd have to track them into the woods a lot of times.

I got both 350 legend and 450 bushmaster.

350 legend just zips through and dont leave much blood. 450 is almost too much tissue damage.

Id say for big northern whitetails id go with the 450 however that shits like $2.43 a round. However i mostly hunt with crossbow during the archery season

 

[Knarfster]

I’ve been out of the hunting game for approximately 20 years now. Recently, my youngest has decided that he would like to take up an interest in it. He is going to learn to shoot with a .243 and that will be his primary rifle moving forward.

I have never shot anything other than a 270 and a 7mm-08. I know that there have been several advancements in calibers in the 20 years that I have not hunted. If I was to look for something new today, what is a caliber that I should consider? It would primarily only be used for Whitetail deer, maybe coyotes, and range fun.

Just got a 6.5 PRC. I need to the scope on it and go dial it in.

 

[BigManT]

.308 or .300BO