What is you deer rifle chambered in?

What cartridge is your deer rifle chambered in?

  • 308

    Votes: 26 11.4%

  • 30-06

    Votes: 67 29.3%

  • 270 Win

    Votes: 25 10.9%

  • 7mm Rem Mag

    Votes: 7 3.1%

  • 300 Win Mag

    Votes: 5 2.2%

  • 6.5 Creedmoor

    Votes: 6 2.6%

  • 7mm-08

    Votes: 16 7.0%

  • 223

    Votes: 5 2.2%

  • 30-30

    Votes: 14 6.1%

  • 280 Rem

    Votes: 7 3.1%

  • 6.5x55

    Votes: 8 3.5%

  • 7x57

    Votes: 4 1.7%

  • 243 Win

    Votes: 12 5.2%

  • 25-06

    Votes: 4 1.7%

  • 257 Roberts

    Votes: 2 0.9%

  • 357 Mag / 44 Mag / 45 Colt / similar pistol cal

    Votes: 12 5.2%

  • 45-70 or similar straight wall cartridge

    Votes: 9 3.9%
  • Total voters
    229
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I have a. 280, but basically load it down to 7x57 vintage levels for 90% of my hunting. That's the beauty of handloads, you can have a bigger engine, but don't always have to floor the throttle. Surprising how strong a showing the. 308 is making. Guess it might be due to the fine short action woods rifles chambered as such over the years?
 
Random 8 said:
Surprising how strong a showing the. 308 is making. Guess it might be due to the fine short action woods rifles chambered as such over the years?
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Could be. But I started with a 308 Winchester when I was 15 (57 years ago), and "woods" rifle or not, I never found it lacking for mule deer in the open spaces out west here.
I've used a lot of different rifles chambered for a lot of different cartridges for mule deer over the years, and it's kinda obvious I like my 308 Norma Magnum. Nevertheless, for a while now I've been considering having a lightweight, short-action "mountain" rifle built because the mountains in Idaho are getting steeper and taller every year. My "old age" rifle would be stainless with a synthetic stock, have a barrel no longer than 22", and it would be chambered for the 308 Winchester.:)
 
Varminterror said:
If a buddy showed up at my house during rifle deer season to say, “hop in, we’re going hunting,” I wouldn’t be home to hear it, because I’d already be out hunting. We get 10 days here each season, I don’t waste them sitting on the couch like I don’t have something better to do.

If that scenario WERE possible, then I’d either grab whichever rifle I have been shooting recently, or grab whichever rifle or pistol tickled my fancy at the time. Today, my .243LBC AR comes to mind, but I could as easily grab my 357/44B&D Redhawk, especially going on whatever ill-conceived two-man hunt my poor-planning buddy concocted on a whim (because the rest of my buddies would already also be out in the deer stand/blind as I would be). So today, it would be one of those two. Ask me again next week, it probably won’t be.

But then again, it’s probably likely this poor-planning buddy has a walk-in or new spot he found, such the shots could be long (considering the reality of our state), so I might grab my 300wm, if I thought we might actually see anything at all. I’ve rarely found success tromping around new territory midday (I’m assuming in this scenario, he’s NOT pulling into my drive at 3:30am to wake me up to go walk blindly out into new territory and hope we have a good view when the sun does rise), so I might just grab my binos and not even take the weight of a rifle along.
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I had a Stainless Encore in 357/44 B&D. Never shot it.. Couldn't locate a set of dies..
Paid $650 for the gun and a couple hundres pieces of new starline 44mag brass. Sold the brass to a buddy for $75 after a couple weeks. Sold the gun for $800 3 weeks after that. I'd probably still have it if not for Covid....:cuss:
Oh well.. Can't keep 'em all. At least the layoff lottery is over at work.
 
When I say or read 06, I have always meant and understood it to mean 30-06 ! Any thing else on the 06 should have a clarifying tag to go with it :rofl:
In hind sight, I guess in this day and age, I should of taken into consideration of all the new fangled wildcats:). Sorry for the confusiono_O
 
Bronco72 said:
When I say or read 06, I have always meant and understood it to mean 30-06 ! Any thing else on the 06 should have a clarifying tag to go with it :rofl:
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I agree, and I used to work with a guy who called his 25-06 his "aught-six" just to irritate me.:mad: I have to admit though, the guy used that silly offspring pretty darned effectively on pronghorns out on Idaho's big desert.;)
 
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At a large sporting good chain last week, seemingly half the display hunting rifles were chambered in 6.5 Creed. It has definitely won the 'burbs. A nice one in particular was a stainless Tikka mounted with the Leupold aluminum rail, instead of the Tikka mounts, and a Leupold VX3i 4.5-14 CDS scope. Very nice.
 
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What is you deer rifle chambered in?

Living in Ohio most of my deer hunting was done in West Virginia. My rifle of choice was my little Ruger 44 Carbine. All deer I took were inside 100 yards and if I recall correctly my longest was maybe 70 yards and most inside 35 to 40 yards. Eventually I went from the Ruger 44 to a Marlin 444 which really made no improvement since I couldn't shoot deer I couldn't see. :) While I have other hunting rifles for where I hunted the 44 Magnum was my cartridge of choice.

Ohio has finally opened up to straight wall rifle cartridges but I really do not get out and hunt anymore. Anyway, some states limit a hunter as to cartridge.

Ron
 
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At a large sporting good chain last week, seemingly half the display hunting rifles were chambered in 6.5 Creed. It has definitely won the 'burbs. A nice on in particular was a stainless Tikka mounted with the Leupold aluminum rail, instead of the Tikka mounts, and a Leupold VX3i 4.5-14 CDS scope. Very nice.
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I think for very good reasons, 6.5 Creed appeals to the folks who shoot but don’t hunt.

That is not to say it is not good for hunting because it is but it also is a popular round that is very available in rifles and ammo and has a lot of characteristics that make it fun to shoot. That being lower recoil, accuracy, easily available match ammo along with inexpensive entry level rifles that shoot well.
 
Gtscotty said:
Now that's an odd duck! Out of curiosity, what kind of velocities do you get with the 140gr pills, and why the 7mm-204 as opposed to the 7mm TCU?
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Velocity is 2,300 fps. and it will safely go faster, but it's not as accurate, so what's the point.

I wanted just a little more case capacity, and Winchester 204 Ruger brass, at least for my use, is better brass than standard 223 brass.

The rig pictured was put together specifically for the use of Sierra's 140 gr. B.T. - H.P. Game King bullets, and considering the game that my wife has harvested with it, it turned out to be a well thought out plan!
 
marksman13 said:
The thread about the 7mm Rem Mag being obsolete got my wheels turning. I bet many of us will be surprised to see how popular certain cartridges are among segments of the hunting public, so I decided to create a poll. I intentionally set the poll, so we can only select one cartridge. I realize that many people, myself included, own MANY rifles we can and do hunt deer with. Select the chambering of the rifle you would grab if your best friend showed up and said, “hop in the truck, we’re going hunting.”

This is not a poll about what cartridge you think is the most utilitarian or a poll about the next rifle you are dreaming about. If you have to grab your favorite deer rifle and take off to go hunt, what rifle are you taking with you?

For me, it’s a Ruger M77 in 6.5x55 topped with a 2-7X Leupold scope. I think that is going to change as I shoot this Ruger No. 1 in 300 Win Mag, but right now the Ruger gets the nod.

So, what cartridge is your favorite deer rifle chambered in. Should be fun to see. And yes, I know I left off a ton of great cartridges, but I couldn’t have possibly listed all of them. Feel free to comment if you were left out.
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Not really picky. Back in the good old days I carried a 270 and never had a gripe. Now I have two rifles in 6.5 CM. One for long range and just acquired another for all-around use. Then there is a little 243 that gets used once in a while. The 300 WSM comes out when the deer are in the thick stuff. That 165 gr. Accubond does a job on deer. Last year I tried out a 338 Federal just for kicks and giggles. Worked swell, but I really like the Creedmoors. They shoot very well, have less recoil, and smack my whitetails with authority. Next year I might have a new love. I'm fickle.
 
Captcurt said:
Not really picky. Back in the good old days I carried a 270 and never had a gripe. Now I have two rifles in 6.5 CM. One for long range and just acquired another for all-around use. Then there is a little 243 that gets used once in a while. The 300 WSM comes out when the deer are in the thick stuff. That 165 gr. Accubond does a job on deer. Last year I tried out a 338 Federal just for kicks and giggles. Worked swell, but I really like the Creedmoors. They shoot very well, have less recoil, and smack my whitetails with authority. Next year I might have a new love. I'm fickle.
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Give the 180 grain Accubond a try. 2 of the 3 300wsm's that I have owned loved them!

Safe shooting.
 
Captcurt said:
Not really picky. Back in the good old days I carried a 270 and never had a gripe. Now I have two rifles in 6.5 CM. One for long range and just acquired another for all-around use. Then there is a little 243 that gets used once in a while. The 300 WSM comes out when the deer are in the thick stuff. That 165 gr. Accubond does a job on deer. Last year I tried out a 338 Federal just for kicks and giggles. Worked swell, but I really like the Creedmoors. They shoot very well, have less recoil, and smack my whitetails with authority. Next year I might have a new love. I'm fickle.
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I’d like to try a 338 Federal soon, but I have a lot of rifles in the safe that need to see their first blood this season.
 
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