View Poll Results: What's your caliber
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30-30
20 22.99% -
30-06
25 28.74% -
308/7.62x54
13 14.94% -
270 Win
9 10.34% -
8mm Mauser
1 1.15% -
35 rem
6 6.90% -
7mm Mag
3 3.45% -
300 Win
2 2.30% -
6.5 Creedmore
2 2.30% -
243 REM
6 6.90%
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Thread: Preferred PA deer caliber
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November 21st, 2023, 08:53 PM #1
Preferred PA deer caliber
What's your favorite / preferred Pennsylvania deer cartridge....we all have a go to ...what's yours ?
I used to love the deer camp cartridge arguments over the fire and several whiskeys ...
FWIW ... I know I missed some favorites but these are the ones I most encountered...
Also I'd love to hear the fire stories , I used to swear by my .35 Marlin 336 but realized my new 30-06 was much more versatile....and accurateFortuna audaces iuvat
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November 21st, 2023, 08:57 PM #2
Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
My deer rifle is 30-06. Does the job and readily available and not expensive.
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November 21st, 2023, 09:06 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
I voted for .243, but wish I could have voted for .44 Magnum. I also a 7mm and a .30-30. I still use a slug gun from time to time.
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November 21st, 2023, 09:13 PM #4Grand Member
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Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
5.56 Cause my AR upsets the fudds and the bunny cops.
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November 21st, 2023, 09:23 PM #5Active Member
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Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
260 Rem*. It*s the only bolt action I own right now so*.
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November 21st, 2023, 09:30 PM #6
Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
I've used a number of cartridges on deer in the 30 years I hunted them; 30-30, 30-06, 308, 6.5x55 Swedish, 35 Remington, 30-40 Krag, 45-70.
But my all-time favorite is the 38-55.
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November 21st, 2023, 10:22 PM #7Active Member
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Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
My Encore is equally accurate with either the 30-06 or 243 barrels when I am watching the fields,but I really enjoy using the 45-70 Katahdin barrel with a black powder load when I*m deep in the woods.
That all being said, Dads old Marlin 30-30 may go for a walk with me just to have him hunting with me one more time.
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November 22nd, 2023, 12:15 AM #8Active Member
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Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
I voted for the 243 since I have used it forever for deer but my all-around pick would be the 338 win mag. A lot of people would say its too much for deer but its not much different than a 30.06 if you use the proper loads. When you drop them with the 338 they stay down. It's such a versatile caliber you can load bullet weights from 160 grains all the way up to 300 grains. Not much in this country you can't use this gun for.
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November 22nd, 2023, 05:36 AM #9
Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
Where I live it's 12 gauge rifled slug. Other than that though it used to be 30-30 or 30-06 but things have changed. I saw a guy up in the State Gamelands 52 in Berks Co. with a 375 H&H one time. Whatever floats your boat I guess. Never did see any water buffalo that day.
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November 22nd, 2023, 08:05 AM #10
Re: Preferred PA deer caliber
I like 7.62x39 out of my pumpaction ak with 40rd mag
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