#496846 - 11/17/07 08:13 AM
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kasey
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which gun would you guys get all round gun?
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#496849 - 11/17/07 08:39 AM
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jackalope77
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#496855 - 11/17/07 09:08 AM
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Hogbear
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For Deer and smaller game in the Southeast, the .243. If you plan on hunting out west or something bigger than southern whitetails, then the .270.
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#496871 - 11/17/07 10:23 AM
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WestTn Huntin'man
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#497057 - 11/17/07 04:38 PM
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Model70Man
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#497098 - 11/17/07 05:31 PM
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TiminTN
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+1, 270
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#497154 - 11/17/07 06:07 PM
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#497260 - 11/17/07 07:21 PM
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stik
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#497400 - 11/17/07 09:06 PM
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bighead 1
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#497406 - 11/17/07 09:11 PM
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gone huntin
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not enough knock down power in a 243 un less you get ballistic tips then its alright. Ive had a 243 now i got a 270 and i love it. You can reach out farther with a 270 also.
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#497438 - 11/17/07 09:47 PM
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kc4sox
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243 no doubt. I have killed mountains of deer with a 243 at ranges from 20 to a lasered 350 none of them have ever gone more that 50 yrds.
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#497559 - 11/18/07 04:51 AM
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pety221
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#497609 - 11/18/07 07:30 AM
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4onaside
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#497645 - 11/18/07 09:12 AM
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Blucollar
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What do you mean by all around?
Deer & varmint or small to large varmint or deer & larger game?
Might change the answer.
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#498152 - 11/18/07 08:54 PM
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kasey
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like deer and hogs
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#498341 - 11/18/07 10:23 PM
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7mm-08. 11 lbs recoil on average and ballistics 90% of a .270
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#498356 - 11/18/07 10:30 PM
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Blucollar
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For deer and hogs, between the two, I'd go .270 all the way!
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#499506 - 11/19/07 05:16 PM
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Kimberman
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Deer & hogs...easy money: 270
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#501208 - 11/20/07 07:44 PM
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I prefer the 243win because I predator and deer hunt. The 243 with a good bullets will kill deer like the hammer of THOR! Just be sure to use a Partition or Barnes bullets, just my opinion. Then go to a 55gr bullet for the yotes.
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#501516 - 11/20/07 10:28 PM
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sgtwebb1
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#504155 - 11/23/07 06:35 AM
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Football Hunter
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what hogbear said
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#505529 - 11/24/07 07:36 PM
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gober88
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