deer caliber
what is the best choice(caliber) for deer hunting under 250 yards. Trying to avoid exotic or hard to find ammo and would like to avoid high recoil(bad shoulder,from football). Needs to be a little flatter than a 30-30 and no .22 caliber.As always thanks for your replies.
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.250 Savage. If you want to go with a little more oomph, .257 Roberts. Will kill all the deer you can get the X on in the 250 yard range, you will be hunting in. Enjoy! GW. 0 -
My first two choices would be .270 and .280 as you can find them most anywhere and they both shoot pretty flat.
Of course 30-06 would probably be the best choice as the ammo is everywhere and it still hits pretty hard when taking those long shots.
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I like the 270. The 243 or the 25-06 would work well also.
Guncontrol-The ability to hit what your aiming at.0 -
7mm-08 or 260. Light recoil, plenty of power for 250yds.
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
Got Balistics?0 -
257 ROBERTS. ENOUGH GUN , LIGHT RECOIL. I TO HAVE A BAD SHOULDER.
I WOULD RATHER BE DUCK HUNTING.0 -
THIRTY OUGHT SIX......Hands Down...You can get half a dozen Bullet weights and or load just about anything your heart desires...You can get Speeds to over 3000fps with the 110 grain Bullet to close to 1600fps with 193 grain Cast, [w] gas check..and 2300 or better with a 220 grain jacketed Bullet...Praire Dogs out to 250 to 300 yards..and Elk with a change of bullets...The venerable 30-06 is the best cartridge ever created.....{my considered opinion}......
Captain Kirk, Tech Staff<P><BR>0 -
.308 with a muzzle brake, Browing BOSS, best all around cartridge ever made with plenty of surplus and specility rounds avaiable. 0 -
How about 6.5mm x 55 Swede Mauser? Flat trajectory, low recoil, good enough even for elk (or so I've heard it said.) 0 -
Todd,
There is no such thing as "the best".
Everyone has their favorite(just like
opinions),but I think it's what a person
gets used to using and is comfortable with.
I've killed deer w/everything from .22 Hornet
to 45-70.With proper bullet placement,the results
were all the same,they went down.
.270 is my personal preference,but all those
mentioned(and then some)will certainly do
the job.IMHO
BW
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.0 -
257 Roberts! Next recommendation would be the 7mm-08 or .308. The 6.5x55 is also a nice round or you might look into the .260. I know this might not be exactly what you are wanting but these are all light recoiling, accurate and ammo available calibers. Give the Roberts a look first you won't be disappointed.
257
You're a statistic whether you want to be or not.0 -
While I am in complete agreement with Capt. Kirk (30-06, it's a beautiful thing), I think I'd recommend a .308 with 150 gr. bullets, or a .300 Savage with the 150 gr. bullet, or maybe the 7mm-08 with a 140 gr. bullet. None of these develop a lot of recoil and the first two you can get almost anywhere.
If you hand load, of course, you can tailor a load to give you nearly anything you want. If recoil must be very light, the .243 Win. or 6mm Rem. should do it.
Best of luck,
OleDuk0 -
If recoil is an issue, a 7mm-08 or 308. The 30-06 is still a great caliber but kicks a little more. Personal preference would be the 7x57 Mauser but ammo may not be as common. 0 -
trstone, isnt 6.5 swede EXTREMELY expensive?
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IF you wanna have fun join the cavalry0 -
50 cal should do the trick
I yearn for the simpiler times when a man could crawl out of his cave , club a woman over the head and drag her back "0 -
You want to kill deer under 250 yards and avoid recoil, get the 6.5 Swede.
I have a 30-06 and it is a great deer killer, but come on guys, it does not fall into the "low recoil" category.0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I have a 30-06 and it is a great deer killer, but come on guys, it does not fall into the "low recoil" category.
Low, Med, and High recoil is a relitive thing. I consider my 30-06 to be low, and my Rigby to be high. Some put the Rigby into the medium recoil catagory, while others consider the -06 to have a high level of recoil.
That being said, I'd suggest either 308Win or 30-06 for the chambering, BUT make sure you get it (whichever) with a stock that fits you well. A poor fitting stock magnifies the perceived recoil, while a well fitted stock reduces the perceived recoil.
Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.0 -
I would recommend the 30-06 for being inexpensive overall. Good used 30-06's far easier to find at the $300 range than any other rifle except a .243 and that would be a fine gun also. As for recoil, I do not think the 30-06 kicks very much. If you are using it primarily for hunting you will never notice the recoil. If you target shoot then maybe you would tend to feel it after a while. I shot a 30-06 for a few years and never noticed a thing when shooting at deer or target shooting less then 10 rounds. The .243 would be very light recoil and would work fine if 250 yards was your max range. I have seen many nice deer taken with .243's. The 25-06 is a great round also but is more popular so you tend to pay more for a used. If buying new the 25-06 would be my choice.
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