best gun for deer
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WTH ? For what ? Mud ? Highway ? Hill climbing ? Pavement Cruising ? Crossing Rivers ? Hauling Camper? Towing Trailer ?
FFS Jesus Buddy U need to be a bit more Specific!
LMFFAO RJ
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Maybe so, but its just so...... boring. I think I still have one in the back of the safe.
I like the obscure, different calibres, Especially in a lever action. This year the '71 in .348 gets the job...
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So many... 243, 7x57 or 7mm-08, 308, 30-06, 8x57, etc. Pick your flavour.
The OP is one of two things. He's either trolling or an absolute newbie. Giving him the benefit of the doubt and being a newbie, I'm thinking an obscure cartridge would be a big mistake.
Mainline and common is the way to go. He needs something he can buy at CT. 6.5CM, 308, 30-06, 270Win and the like.
my first answer in this thread was me trying to be helpful..... suggesting the OP study terminal ballistics and cartridges.
Being totally honest and long before I joined CGN to learn from others..... I also wondered what it takes to kill animals as far as calibers went.
I had an SKS, a remington 870 express magnum with 2 barrels, and my dad's surplus no1 mkIII enfield .303 brit.
My first thought was the sks wasn't ideal but really i didn;t know. I discovered articles on terminal ballistics and it had a chart showing "minimum recommended" foot pounds of energy at the target at various ranges for most of north america's large game species from deer to bison to grizzly bears. I learned a lot from that as someone who hadn't shot any animals yet and at the time was apprehensive about it.
Going forward from that education on terminal ballistics, I knew the sks wasn't ideal except for very close range under 100M kills (ideally) and that dad's old .303 would kill anything I encountered inside 300M as long as I chose the right bullet and made an accurate shot in the vitals.
beyond that..... everything then becomes personal choice as far as what rifle and cartridge "you" decide is your preferred deer hunting rig.
I use .303 british and 7mm rem mag for deer and soon I'll be using a .338federal on some deer hunts too.
Being totally honest and long before I joined CGN to learn from others..... I also wondered what it takes to kill animals as far as calibers went.
I had an SKS, a remington 870 express magnum with 2 barrels, and my dad's surplus no1 mkIII enfield .303 brit.
My first thought was the sks wasn't ideal but really i didn;t know. I discovered articles on terminal ballistics and it had a chart showing "minimum recommended" foot pounds of energy at the target at various ranges for most of north america's large game species from deer to bison to grizzly bears. I learned a lot from that as someone who hadn't shot any animals yet and at the time was apprehensive about it.
Going forward from that education on terminal ballistics, I knew the sks wasn't ideal except for very close range under 100M kills (ideally) and that dad's old .303 would kill anything I encountered inside 300M as long as I chose the right bullet and made an accurate shot in the vitals.
beyond that..... everything then becomes personal choice as far as what rifle and cartridge "you" decide is your preferred deer hunting rig.
I use .303 british and 7mm rem mag for deer and soon I'll be using a .338federal on some deer hunts too.
Sights4Nights
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Ammunition and training is best deer fifle.
All the modern sporting rifles suitable for deer hunting in Canada have been banned in various OIC's that have been dropped starting in 2020.
There is no suitable replacement for these modern hunting rifles that have not been banned, regardless of what the government eventually pays for them when they are confiscated.
There is no suitable replacement for these modern hunting rifles that have not been banned, regardless of what the government eventually pays for them when they are confiscated.
I’ll bite.
There is no best!
There is what can I afford.
What can I shoot well.
And what catches your eye.
Something like a 6.5 Swede from Interarms, or a Weatherby Vanguard in anything from .243 to .300 Win Mag will suit the bill.
My spot on favourite being the 7mm-08.
There is no best!
There is what can I afford.
What can I shoot well.
And what catches your eye.
Something like a 6.5 Swede from Interarms, or a Weatherby Vanguard in anything from .243 to .300 Win Mag will suit the bill.
My spot on favourite being the 7mm-08.
As you could probably gather, it wouldn't make much sense to expect an answer like "get the 1995 Bloopy Nogglefork Dingboom in calibre 69-420 whatever" when talking about something as broad as your question.
Just get whatever you expect to do a lot of shooting with, whatever is legally available in your location, something you know will result in an ethical harvest, etc etc.
(I have a Ruger American in 6.5mm Creedmoor for deer)
Just get whatever you expect to do a lot of shooting with, whatever is legally available in your location, something you know will result in an ethical harvest, etc etc.
(I have a Ruger American in 6.5mm Creedmoor for deer)
Butcherbill
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BC doesn’t have any caliber restrictions for centerfire rifles while hunting lg game unless you’re hunting bison, they only specify no rimfire
