Best deer caliber?????

[wolfmanrogers]

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.

I have some friends that love .308 win with 125 gr bullets. They have shot hundreds, if not, thousands of kangaroos and camels with that load and swear by it. I don't know any other folks that have shot as much "big game" as they have. .30 cal seems to have a little bit of magic baked in.

 

[Deleted member 93988]

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.

I will be trying 140 grain sp 6.5c this season, talked a lot of **** about 6.5 over the years, traded into a nice tikka and thought I might as well find out first hand how good/bad it is.

 

[wolfmanrogers]

I will be trying 140 grain sp 6.5c this season, talked a lot of **** about 6.5 over the years, traded into a nice tikka and thought I might as well find out first hand how good/bad it is.

It's been around a long time and does very well. The 6.5x55 Swede is roughly an equivalent ballistically and is a trusted round for moose in your Tikka's come country of Finland. It's a proven bullet.

 

[NewLeaf]

It's been around a long time and does very well. The 6.5x55 Swede is roughly an equivalent ballistically and is a trusted round for moose in your Tikka's come country of Finland. It's a proven bullet.

I know a guy that hunts with 260 Remington , he says they’re comparable but that 260 ammo costs twice as much.

 

[wolfmanrogers]

I know a guy that hunts with 260 Remington , he says they’re comparable but that 260 ammo costs twice as much.

Yeah, 6.5C is typically a touch slower.

 

[basstracker89]

A few rules of thought have worked well for me. The larger the diameter, the larger the hole it makes. So they bleed faster. I also like an exit wound. Better blood trail if needed. Two holes are better than one because blood can't just fill the body cavity and stay there. It escapes and leaves a better trail. Velocity is also good, hydrostatic shock inside the body. And it shoots flatter. Less to compensate for on a long range shot. At long range a boat tail bullet is your friend. Less drop and less crosswind interference

 

[wolfmanrogers]

A few rules of thought have worked well for me. The larger the diameter, the larger the hole it makes. So they bleed faster. I also like an exit wound. Better blood trail if needed. Two holes are better than one because blood can't just fill the body cavity and stay there. It escapes and leaves a better trail. Velocity is also good, hydrostatic shock inside the body. And it shoots flatter. Less to compensate for on a long range shot. At long range a boat tail bullet is your friend. Less drop and less crosswind interference

There's so much wrong here I'm not going to bother.

 

[Jamescg]

My 2001 F150 with 5.4L caliber at about 55 mph one hit two kills

 

[basstracker89]

There's so much wrong here I'm not going to bother.

I just wished you knew as much as you thought you did. You might be dangerous then.....

 

[basstracker89]

My 2001 F150 with 5.4L caliber at about 55 mph one hit two kills

LOL, and a lot of body damage