Deer Rifle

[cribbageboy]

Boatfixer,

You failed to read the second to last sentence in my post. "I dont know what grain of bullet he was using, and a heavier grain of bullet probably would have helped." He may have been using a 110 grain bullet (not a smart choice for big game) I simply dont know. That plus the fact that it could have been some $10 box of rounds, means that he could just have been shooting with the wrong type of bullet. It is exactly you type of people that are turning people off of hunting. For you to say, "they shouldn't be hunting, they scare me". is completely out of your bounds as a sportsman. In NO way would using the wrong type of ammunition put you or ANY other hunter in danger. It simply makes it a little harder for the hunter to track down the deer. I was speaking solely on MY experience with a .308 caliber rifle, and I'm not saying it is a bad gun or an inferior one. I just prefer the .270.

[yocal_local]

i would go with a 30-06 cause there just as good as a 270 or 308 and 30-06 ammo is cheaper then the other two

[boatfixer]

Thank you for helping me make a point.

[bassNspear]

i have used a 06 and loved it. I dont shoot mine ne more, being that i dont hunt deer upnorth ne more. I shoot a muzzy now in the southern part of the state. You will love to shoot a 06.

[icefishing21]

i would strongly recomend a 30-06. the first gun i ever used was a .270 and that was a good gun but just recently last year i bought a 30-06 and loved it. shot two deer this year and i was very impressed on how well it took them down. if you ever wanted to bring it out west you could easily do it.

[JohnD]

I would go with either the .270, or 30-06

[lient]

Price should not really matter between the .270 30-06 and .308, they are all relatively the same price, usually all three are the same price for the same type of ammo and bullet.

[rockman]

I've taken deer with both the .270, and the 30.06. Neither is any better than the other for deer.Choosing the right bullet(patterning the gun) is just as important as laboring over which caliber to get.Buy the rifle that fits you the best, and the one you get the best price on. As has been posted already,30.06 has more choices for different grain bullets,so it may be a more versatile rifle caliber beyond using it for deer.How come no one posted the 6.5 x 55 Swede, as a caliber of choice for deer? The ballistic coefficient of that round is almost unbelievable. That is why it is used for elk and reindeer, over in Finland and Norway.My next rifle will probably be in the 6.5 Swede caliber.