What caliber do you deer hunt whitetail with?

[el44vaquero]

Always deer hunted myself with lever-actions in either a Marlin .357 or Marlin .30-30. Mostly been in thick brush withing 50yrds, and all my Marlins have open iron sights.

Now I've purchased a Winchester Model 70 in .30-06 with a Simmons 3-9x32 scope . Trying to figure out what to take with me this upcoming season. I will have the chance of hunting in the wide open spaces where shots are around 100yrds.

What's your hunting setup?

 

[Polishrifleman]

Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .243 with an old lyman all american.

 

[one-shot-one]

.243
6.5X55 sweed
.270
7mm mag
.308
.30-06
.300wsm
.44 mag
.45-70
depending on when/where/and my mood

 

[mtnbkr]

Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5x55 with 2-7x33 Leupold VX-1 on top.

Chris

 

[dakotasin]

i use/have used/will use again:
7 rem mag, 7-08, 7 rum
308, 300 win mag, 300 wsm
25-06
338 win mag
357 mag
480 ruger

i have used and won't use again (not sure what i'll do w/ the guns, though):
223, 22-250
243

 

[TrapperReady]

.30 Rem - Just because.

 

[Hawken50]

.50 cal!!!!

flintlock that is.

 

[jacobtowne]

Other: 12 gauge.

JT

 

[esheato]

HS lightweight sporter in 260 Rem.

Ed

 

[kimbernut]

Deer Rounds

.243 Win,.270 Win,7mm08rem,30-06 Spr.,308win -all Great Rounds.

 

[Lennyjoe]

Savage 110 in 30-06.

Also, PSE G-Force with carbon arrows.

 

[Bill2k1]

.50

 

[wdlsguy]

.243 Win.

 

[sumpnz]

CZ 550 American 6.5x55mm. Though I haven't hunted whitetail with it yet. Hunted mule deer last year and will be using it for cow elk hunting this year.

 

[scubie02]

these days i've got several depending on circumstances and what strikes my fancy

pre-64 win 94 in 30-30
Model 70 featherweight 270
Steyr Mannlicher 7x57
Browning Abolt 243
sporterized 8x57 mauser
Remington model 8 in 35 Rem

hmm, probably forgetting something...

 

[rico700]

223
22-250
243
25-06
*270*
300 win mag
45-70

Used all at least once but love the 45-70 (with open sites) in dense cover and Remington titanium in 270 with 3-9 lupy for more open terrains.

 

[Chuck R.]

Steyr Mannlicher in .270 Winchester with a 2.2-9X Swarovski


I’ve also used/use:

Steyr Mannlicher in 6.5 x 57mm
Rem Mod 7 in .350 Rem Mag
Remington 700 in .300 Win
Remington 700 in 6mm Rem

But the one I use 98% of the time in the .270 Win.

Chuck

 

[ACP230]

I started with a rifle at 16, before that I used an old single-shot 12 gauge. The rifle was a sporterized 1917 Enfield, .30-06.

I moved on to a BAR .30-06 Grade II. Accurate and handsome but heavy.

Then used a 16 gauge shotgun and a .357 Ruger Blackhawk for a couple years.

Then a Swedish Mauser carbine 6.5X55.

Then a TC Contender pistol in .357 Maximum for a year or two.

Then my best deer rifle came along. It is a Ruger 77RL, a six pound .250 Savage. Accurate, classic in styling, and easy to carry. I've killed most of the deer I've taken with it.

I have since used a Ruger VT in .308 a few times but it's too hefty if I move at all.

I'm looking forward to hunting with the .250 again this year.

I used to use a Navy Arms "Country Boy" .45 caliber muzzle loader and a TC .50 caliber Thunder Hawk in muzzleloading season, but the cold usually keeps me home in December these days.

 

[Souris]

I use several. Depends on where I'm hunting and what part of the season.

.50 black powder
.45-70 in a Marlin 1895 or Ruger #3
.30-06 in a Winchester Featherweight or Rem 700 ADL

.44 Mag in a virginian Dragoon

 

[scout26]

12 gauge Mossberg 500 with rifled barrel, intregral scope mount and 3-9x scope.

(Shotgun, muzzleloader or large caliber handgun only in Illinois)

I want to get the muzzleloader barrel for it also.

 

[pcf]

221 Fireball
222 Rem
223 Rem
243 Win
257 Roberts
6.5x55 Swede
6.5-06
30-30
300 Savage
30-06
338-06
9mm
357 Mag
44 Special
44 Mag

 

[MilsurpShooter]

8mm

 

[TexAg]

Mostly use a Model 7 6mm Remington.
but also use .45Colt in Marlin 1894 or Vaquero.

 

[CARRY'IN]

Shot Sitka Blacktails with 7.62X39MM SKS (ball ammo). Worked every time. Just get close and know your anatomy. Also whacked one with a .303 British.

 

[454c]

short range- 30-30
long range- 30-06