tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post945598427269194513..comments2024-03-28T07:00:11.853-05:00Comments on PawPaw's House: Best Deer RiflePawpawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14959820068377494313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-40012770821560433952010-09-01T05:04:35.193-05:002010-09-01T05:04:35.193-05:00For some reason I am frequently asked my opinion o...For some reason I am frequently asked my opinion on big game cartridges, big game being anything larger than a goat. <br /><br />I think it's because I have silvery hair and a full silvery beard and don't yet drool.<br /><br />My answer is always the same. Use a cartridge similar in power to any main battle caliber from WWI or WWII. <br /><br />My calibers of choice are: .30-30 Win., .30-40 Krag, .303 Brit., .30/06, 6.5x55mm Swede, 7x57mm Mauser, 8x57mm Mauser, .308 Win, 7.62x54mm Russ. All loaded with +/- 150 gr. bullets. (In no particular order.)<br /><br />The reasons being all are available in commercial sporting configurations at my local gun shop, all are powerful enough for clean, one shot kills, and I own at least one rifle in each caliber with which I can consistently hit a 6" diameter circle at 100 yards under hunting conditions.<br /><br />Gerry N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12389938.post-85241468724762413702010-08-26T22:33:22.625-05:002010-08-26T22:33:22.625-05:00I don't like using centerfire .22s on deer. Y...I don't like using centerfire .22s on deer. Yes, they will kill, but there isn't a lot of room for error. And they don't leave much blood trail upon exiting. They are a marksman's gun, not a beginner's deer rifle. <br />I set the minimum for deer at .243/6mm, with a 90-95 gr bullet.<br /><br />My personal favorite that I hunt with is a CZ 550 chambered in 6.5x55 Swede. A 140gr PSP bullet at 2600fps. Zeroed 2" high at 100yds, it gives boringly predictable results from 0 to 250yds, with light recoil, and .75" groups.Termitenoreply@blogger.com