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Cartridge you've harvested the most deer with?

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#1 ·
Just like the question asks. What rifle cartridge have you harvested the most deer with?

For me it's the .300 Savage in my Model 99 using handloaded 165 grain Hornady Interlocks. The vast majority of my bucks are with the bow, but I've gotten around 20 deer with my .300 now.
 
#14 ·
Killed my first 9 with my Paps 141 in .35 Remington starting in 1981. Went thru a bunch of different rifles/calibers over the years and killed deer most seasons. Bought my Model 70 in 1999, and that .270 has accounted for 19 or 20 since then. Finally tried something different last season with a 7mm mag and killed a big doe. I've bought a couple different rifles over the years that have never even seen the woods, so beginning this coming season I will start using them until I have kills logged with all of them. A .243 and 2 different 7mm-08s are in that category.
 
#23 ·
Strut10 said:
kudu58 said:
Wow, I'm kinda surprised that the .300 Savage has three mentions so far.
Not so surprising, really, is it ??

Wouldn't you suppose probably half or more of the 99's out there are .300 Savages ??
It surprises me. You know they're out there. I just didn't think many people still used an "obsolete" cartridge like I do.
Most of what you see anymore are WSM's and Ultra-somethings and loading very light for caliber bullets at whiz-bang velocities. Not old, slow lever action cartridges.
 
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