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Lets Settle This
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Mesatchornug
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Are not. You take that back. Meanie!
All of them are just as good of bad for deer hunting in New England. They’re all more than enough. So I don’t care. If you have any of them just take that. If you don’t have any of them, and are hunting in the northeast woods, probably get a lever.
groundscrapers
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mine is actually not a proof tundra but its better because I have a manners Eh1a stock in 300wm with a clone in 6.5 creed& 6.5 Prc.
groundscrapers
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the cz 600 is probably not the most popular right now but the bergaras and tikka's' are very highly recommended. Honestly we were putting down muleys at 600 in wyoming with 6.5 creed and that was more than enough.
groundscrapers
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not pictured is the CNVD-LR and Raptar that are destined for it.
I have a '94 AE in .307 Winchester. It's identical to .308 except for the rim to help with lever action extraction. In a pinch this rifle can shoot .308 and some have done that. I use .308 load data for it.This. Vintage model '94 all the way. I have two. Took one elk hunting in January too. Didn't see anything
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Assuming I didn't already have any of OP's calibers, what I used would depend on where and what type of deer. Mule deer out west from long distance would favor the .270 for its flat shooting. If you are in a gun store in Montana etc. you will see a metric shit ton of .270 ammo. Tighter quarters in the east? I'd favor .308. I probably shoot more .30-06 than anything due to regular participation in vintage matches like M1 Garand, 1903 Springfield, and Vintage Sniper, but IMHO that cartridge has more juice than you need for deer. I'd use the 6.5 ManBun for antelope, bighorn sheep, and/or mountain goats that all are typically shot at long distance in difficult wind conditions.
Those would be my preferences but honestly 6.5 CM for deer would do the job in any part of the country. I always see several options for 6.5 CM hunting ammo at Walmart too.
6.5 GT is for punching paper.
M60
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Lol. Talk about dark ages. Ive also hunted deer with a Smith 625, 45 Long Colt. 255 gr. XTP and 24 gr. Of H110.C'mon, haven't you heard, unless you're using something with a laser trajectory you'll never be able to hit a deer, you're in the dark ages with that rifle.
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I’m over here wondering ….
If the 400ft/lb 308 advantage over 6.5 CM at the muzzle makes 6.5 CM unethical…
then does the 375 Raptor 400 Ft/lb advantage over 308 make the 308 unethical?
Craig Boddington thinks the .30-06 is adequate for all African plains species except for an eland bull, which can get up to 2,000 lbs.
.30-06 IN AFRICA - Safari Club
Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway used .30-06's for African safaris.
.30-06 IN AFRICA - Safari Club
Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway used .30-06's for African safaris.
Mark from MA
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Umm.....where is .243 in this thing? Great deer caliber......and honestly my choice.
350 Legend? 450 BM?
If I'm in thick woods or tracking I'll take the 30-30, 35 Rem, 45-70, 44 mag levers with peep sight.
Lets face it if you reload.....and have a 30-06 bolt action. You can make any load you want from soft shooting for deer, to nearly .300 mag ballistics for Elk, Moose and Bear with todays powders.
You can probably do the same with .308, although i haven't researched the subject.
Like Derek said, know your caliber, distance and terrain limitations.
Killing a deer in New England is mostly a 30-30, 12 GA thing, as shots are mostly close.
350 Legend? 450 BM?
If I'm in thick woods or tracking I'll take the 30-30, 35 Rem, 45-70, 44 mag levers with peep sight.
Lets face it if you reload.....and have a 30-06 bolt action. You can make any load you want from soft shooting for deer, to nearly .300 mag ballistics for Elk, Moose and Bear with todays powders.
You can probably do the same with .308, although i haven't researched the subject.
Like Derek said, know your caliber, distance and terrain limitations.
Killing a deer in New England is mostly a 30-30, 12 GA thing, as shots are mostly close.
Certainly more ethical than intentionally misrepresenting somebody else's position on the subject. People who are less kind would call that being a liar.
ChevyGuy91
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What I actually hunt with, or what I pretend to hunt with on the internet?
300blk. My AR15 is lighter and easier to carry then my 308's. It lets me carry more important things like a comfortable chair, large Mad Sicilian, a small bottle of whiskey, and a 6'er.
300blk. My AR15 is lighter and easier to carry then my 308's. It lets me carry more important things like a comfortable chair, large Mad Sicilian, a small bottle of whiskey, and a 6'er.
I hunt deer with 30-06 and 6.5.
Much of this will be range- all my deer are 200 yards or less, at that range if you're making an unethical hit its you not the bullet.
My 6.5 is lighter, kicks less, not sure either is flatter at ranges I'm shooting. Both rounds seem to mushroom well, both pass through at my ranges, and neither seem to have issues with bone if encountered.
Not sure what more you'd really need to talk about, I'm not hunting big sky country so I'm not worried about long shots.
Well, that post was a hyperbolic joke… kinda thought that was obvious.
But if you want to get butt hurt and call me a liar, I’ll just remind you that you think bullets kill with blunt force trauma, laugh, and disregard what you have to say.
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