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<blockquote data-quote="TennBuck" data-source="post: 985107" data-attributes="member: 2178"><p>if i had to choose 1 deer rifle it would be the .270. i use a .308 simply because i dont need the distance of the .270.</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>here's an interesting read from F&S;</p><p></p><p>Deer are small, fragile animals that are almost always taken at close range and don't require a cannon to put them down. This selection of deer cartridges will delight and amaze you with both their good manners and their efficiency: </p><p></p><p>The .270 Winchester made its debut in the 1920s, but it is still an unbeatable combination of ample power, flat trajectory, and minimum recoil. It will handle anything from antelope to elk and has dropped more deer quickly than anything else I've used. I took one to Africa in 1988, and it did just fine. (A friend of mine used to hunt African lions with a .270, and he's still alive.) </p><p></p><p>The 7mm/08 is a .308 Winchester necked down to .284. It has minimum recoil and is absolutely deadly at ranges out to 250 yards, beyond which its modest velocity makes the .270 a better choice. The best 7mm/08 loadings I've used are the Winchester Supreme cartridges with either the 140-grain Ballistic Silvertip or the 140-grain Fail Safe bullets. </p><p></p><p>The .308 Winchester (see above) is best used with any quick-expanding 150-grain bullet. You will smile; the deer will not. </p><p></p><p>The .30/06 is actually too powerful for all but the biggest deer, but how can you omit it? The best bullets are quick-expanding 150- and 165-grainers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TennBuck, post: 985107, member: 2178"] if i had to choose 1 deer rifle it would be the .270. i use a .308 simply because i dont need the distance of the .270. --------------------------------------------------------------- here's an interesting read from F&S; Deer are small, fragile animals that are almost always taken at close range and don't require a cannon to put them down. This selection of deer cartridges will delight and amaze you with both their good manners and their efficiency: The .270 Winchester made its debut in the 1920s, but it is still an unbeatable combination of ample power, flat trajectory, and minimum recoil. It will handle anything from antelope to elk and has dropped more deer quickly than anything else I've used. I took one to Africa in 1988, and it did just fine. (A friend of mine used to hunt African lions with a .270, and he's still alive.) The 7mm/08 is a .308 Winchester necked down to .284. It has minimum recoil and is absolutely deadly at ranges out to 250 yards, beyond which its modest velocity makes the .270 a better choice. The best 7mm/08 loadings I've used are the Winchester Supreme cartridges with either the 140-grain Ballistic Silvertip or the 140-grain Fail Safe bullets. The .308 Winchester (see above) is best used with any quick-expanding 150-grain bullet. You will smile; the deer will not. The .30/06 is actually too powerful for all but the biggest deer, but how can you omit it? The best bullets are quick-expanding 150- and 165-grainers. [/QUOTE]
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