Whats the best deer cartridge?

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

Oh heck, I guess I'll jump in on one of the most rehashed topics in internet history.

30-06AI with 165gr Hornady SST's on top of ~59 grs IMR4350. Best. Bar none. I'll burn a doghouse if you disagree with me .

 

[Dave N]

I'll burn a doghouse if you disagree with me .

Whose?

 

[TrumpkinTheDwarf]

Whose?

Snoopy's? I don't have one handy right now. Guess I shoulda thought of that before threatening such riotous behavior.

 

[Missourian]

30-30

 

[Jc2020]

260 Remington

 

[undercover]

7mm rem 140 grain ballistic silver tips. DRT

 

[6mm Remington]

Really enjoy packing a 243 win for deer around these days.

It's not a 6mm Remington but it will work!

 

[OntarioHunter]

.45-70 lever action!

Actually my buddy in Havre uses a Marlin 45-70. I scoffed at him having too much gun ... till I helped him skin a muley buck. Almost no bloodshot on either side. That big slug did a very neat and tidy job of putting down a deer while not making a mess of it.

 

[MO Betta]

.17 Flintstone Super Eyebunger.

 

[Buckyranger42]

.270, despite the fact I’ve never even used a .270 to hunt deer. I’ve used a 20 gauge, 30-30, 7-08, 7RM...and I’d have to say the .270 is the best overall pure deer cartridge.

 

[TriStar Hunt]

 

[Deleted member 38069]

Actually my buddy in Havre uses a Marlin 45-70. I scoffed at him having too much gun ... till I helped him skin a muley buck. Almost no bloodshot on either side. That big slug did a very neat and tidy job of putting down a deer while not making a mess of it.

It's a great brush gun too. Northern Minnesota demands it!

 

[Clam]

6.5 Swede with 127 lrx’s have never let me down.

 

[MuleyBum]

.45-70 lever action!

That's what I've used in the past, specifically a Marlin 1895. My 30-06 was more practical. But I like leverguns.

 

[88man]

The one you have or the one your granddaddy gave you

 

[mevertsen]

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That chart is wrong for 22 wmr and 17 hmr... at least.

 

[HalfAce]

300RUM seems to get em good.

 

[TriStar Hunt]

That chart is wrong for 22 wmr and 17 hmr... at least.

Tell me more. I don’t have experience with these smaller calibers (and clearly copy/pasted a bass pro chart from the internet). I honestly do want to know what your thoughts are.

 

[Forney]

Really enjoy packing a 243 win for deer around these days.

+1 for .243. Then again maybe because that was my first rifle I bought with my own money not because its the "best" cartridge

 

[elkhnter]

Crap, according to BPS, I can’t hunt elk with my 300 Weatherby!