Favourite Caliber for Whitetail GO! ⬇️

[u/Prefon10]

Personally, I shoot my 30-06 with my Barnes Triple Shock TSX reloads.

What do you guys shoot?

[u/thehuntinggearguy]

EVERYTHING works on deer. 30-30, 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, 308, 30-06, 303 British, 243, 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08, 270, 300 Win Mag, 338 Lapua; I've used them all on deer and there are probably some I'm forgetting.

Shot placement and having a bullet that can perform at its impact velocity are the only things that matter.

IMO, if you want to split hairs and/or specialize on deer, get something sub-30 cal without so much recoil because you really don't need that much horsepower to kill a deer. 270, 6.5 Creedmoor, etc. If you're recoil sensitive, use a .243 and don't worry about it: it'll kill the deer just the same.

[u/Prefon10 → u/thehuntinggearguy]

Got that right!

[u/buji8829 → u/thehuntinggearguy]

Amen to that!!

Im building a 300 WSM right now for my all around rifle, love the cartridge and I think its about perfect for all game in BC that I choose to hunt, but for now my 30-30 and 30-06 are my go to rifles.

Id have no problems hunting with 6.5 Creedmoor or anything else really, good shot placement and a bullet that does it job and your good!

[u/themisterfixit → u/thehuntinggearguy]

Prairie hunter here. 270 is my preferred calibre. Made the switch about 5 years ago and haven’t had a deer take more than ten steps since. Flat and fast.

If it’s good enough for Jack O’Connor, it’s good enough for me.

[u/DashCameraman → u/thehuntinggearguy]

What is your opinion on .223 for deer out of curiosity? Where would you draw the line?

[u/No_Armadillo2253 → u/DashCameraman]

It works just fine. 55gr soft points is usually where most people draw the line. Put one in the boiler room and the deer is dead.

[u/Prefon10 → u/No_Armadillo2253]

I second that