[triggercreep]

I don't mean a combination cartridge or an all around cartridge but one that is tailored to the whitetailed deer. For me it's the .243 Win, 6mm Rem, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, and .260 Rem that fit my idea of a deer cartridge.

 

[Big Ken]

I place them into two categories:.....Woods guns and field guns since I have the luxury of hunting either type of terrain.......For my woods hunting I use the 358 Winchester, 45-70, 444 Marlin, or 350 Remington Magnum.

For my field shooting I use the 270, 7mm magnum, 8 mm Magnum, or 25-06.


If I were forced to forsake all of them and be resigned to just one, it would be my Remington Model 7 in 7mm-08.

 

[troutman42]

30-06. Old faithful.

 

[mike76er]

I like the 257 Roberts and I've most recently killed a deer with a 7mm-08.

 

[Heit]

'06

 

[Strut10]

Any cartridge that is accurate and carries at least 1000 ft/lbs to 400 yards.

 

[thunderstruck]

I have used the 35 rem., 350 rem mag,.308 win.,6mm rem.,6.5 rem mag., 264 win mag. and I can honestly say there isn't a dimes worth of difference between them. This year I am going to try the .223 with barnes bullets.

 

[triggercreep]

A lot of y'alls idea of a deer rifle is my idea of an elk, moose,brown bear rifle.

 

[Hiamovi]

256 Newton.

 

[WildTigerTrout]

One cartridge for all conditions on whitetail deer. Either the 7mm/08 Rem. or 308 Win.

 

[thunderstruck]

Bullet selection is more important than cartridge selection anyway. A 30/06 or 308 is deadly with 150-165 grain bullets, but worthless with 110 grain bullets.

 

[triggercreep]

I can remember my grandpa saying "A 30-30 is all you need. If you use a 30-06 you'll just hit a tree".

 

[Ole' Raspy]

<span style="font-weight: bold"> 7mm-08 or a 260....</span>

 

[RobOz]

I guess for me it would be the 308 Winchester

 

[Peck Hill Will]

Another vote for the 7mm-08.

Will

 

[basdjs]

7mm-08 or a 260....

 

[Bluemoonfox]

243 or 25-06

 

[pinehunter]

When I think of a true whitetail round, my mind goes right to the .25-06

 

[triggercreep]

I need to add the .30-30 and .32 Special to my list.

 

[TrashPanda]

.300 Savage