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Best deer caliber?????

Big Ollie said:
I love these opinion threads and all the different answers, we all have what we consider the best based on our experience. I enjoy reading them.
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I only own 1 traditional deer rifle now and don’t use it lol. If I’m hunting 100yds , it’ll be a 350 Legend AR and over 100yds it’ll be 6mm ARC AR15 ; over 1000 = 300prc.
 
wolfmanrogers said:
One important variable is over-pressurizing the circulatory system. When the system is pressurized, after the heart beats and pumps blood into the arteries, it's easier to achieve this, and it increases the chances of an instant lights out event. Larger caliber bullets going faster have a better chance of making this happen if conditions aren't optimal. There are also a host of other factors, like penetrating through bone, or any other number of variables where the effect of a less than perfect shot can be mitigated by more mass moving faster. It's simple physics, but too many people can't get over grandpappy's favorite saying about, "It's where ya choot em' that matters", or "the best cartridge is the one you have", type of nonsense.
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I get what you are saying, for me if the shots not good I wont take it, part of that comes from what I choose to hunt with. The other factor for me is my shot placement, which is high neck, spine if facing away, low neck if facing toward, or high shoulder if broadside, these are shots that I am comfortable with, not for everyone, and that I have been successful with across many different calibers/cartridges and distances.

If I was to recommend a caliber/cartridge for a new hunter, it would be .308 150/168 grain all day long.
 
Big Ollie said:
I get what you are saying, for me if the shots not good I wont take it, part of that comes from what I choose to hunt with. The other factor for me is my shot placement, which is high neck, spine if facing away, low neck if facing toward, or high shoulder if broadside, these are shots that I am comfortable with, not for everyone, and that I have been successful with across many different calibers/cartridges and distances.

If I was to recommend a caliber/cartridge for a new hunter, it would be .308 150/168 grain all day long.
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I'd have them shoot 143 ELD-x out of a 6.5C. It's so easy to shoot well, and it performs extremely well for the amount of recoil it produces.
 
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