308 down to 223 never had a deer run off from one

A 22lr because ammo is cheap and they are fun to shoot.
223 because ammo is cheap and they are fun to shoot.
243 Just because I can.
25-06 Just because I can.
30/30 because I think every gun owner should have one.
270 because it is the first gun my dad bought me (JC Penny 1978)
7 mag because everyone needs a brute in the safe

Soon to add a .17 or 22 mag to the mix


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280imp, or 7mm08. Why? Because they are better than any other caliber

7mm-08 is the go to, could be because of long histor with the gun and omplete confidience in it through much usage. Use a bunch of others but it is the main go to gun.

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.17 cheap an fun too shoot
22 mag gift from old girl friend
22-250 cause I have a great hand load
243 was my first centerfire gun
7mag I bought it when son was born
25-06 my texas deer gun
300 win mag....cause I can.....

.22 lr, 22-250, 6mm rem, 25-06 (wife's), 7mm mag, 7mm WSM all because I like to have a variety. A 300 is next I just havnt decided which one.

22lr fun
.223 even more fun and accurate
7mm mauser an old challenge
30-30 black shadow of death
44mag like they way it flips deer
30-06 1st rifle
7mm-08 accurate deer killin SOG

.243 It works for me. Have a pre 64 Marlin 30-30, but it's sat in the safe now

243 accurate, good starter gun for wife and kids to use.

270 wsm very accurate, great gun with a ton of upside, also the gun you use when someelse is using your 243.

300 win mag. when the other two just arent enough, nuff said.

i would say weatherby mag but at 68 bucks a box im out.

I have a few. But the 30-06 gets more attention than most.

243 Remington SPS Its accurate and light recoil.

For 30 years, I've hunted with a 7mag. Then the pigs showed up about 5 years ago. This year, I'm going with my new RRA in 308. Hoping to be able to get more than one hog at a time with a semi-auto.

.17HMR is my favorite to shoot b/c I can shoot it all day long and it is super accurate. Not as cheap as a .22 but accurate way out past .22 range.

.270 for deer and hogs. I have many different rifles but I love the .270.

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lots of guns and lots of calibers. THere is a ton of redundancy in calibers today. So much overlap, that many essentially duplicate other's performance.

I think what it boils down to is finding a rifle you like.

I shot my first deer with a .30 carbine 25 years ago, and it was just as dead as the deer I have shot with a 223, 243, 12 guage slug, 30-06, 270, 7mm mag, 300 WM, 44 mag, etc....etc...

I've got my eye on a sharp looking little 25-06 and a 7mm-08 right now. Two completley different rifles....but for the vast majority of texas deer hunting, very similar terminal results.

my deer rifle is a Ruger .270 winchester....because thats what caliber the ruger was chambered in when my stepdad and me went to carters country to buy a rifle.


I also hunt with a .22-250, i started killing deer with them when i was 11 and have ever since. great round, when used within its limitations

.270 is my primary deer rifle, and to be honest the only reason that over any other... only reason I can think of is thats what dad always had.
Also have
22 lr times 3
223 times 2
7.62x39 times 2
30-06
308

What about the .270 WSM? I have shot this round for 2 years now and it has been impressive. The ballistics are better than a 7mm Mag and just below a 7MM STW. An awesome round!

25-06 and 7mm-08 are the deer rifles
ar15 is the fun gun

204, 223, 22-250, 220 Swift (all great prairie dog killers, my favorite is the 204, because of lack of recoil I can watch the entire pink mist scene without missing a beat in the scope)

308, 243 AI, 6.5-284 (great long distance paper punchers, my favorite would have to be my 243 AI because of it's insane accuracy)

270, 30-06, 308 Express, 30-30 (great NA killers, my fav is my 270, cause it was my first rifle and has killed a ton of critters over the years)

7mag (cause sometimes I like to yell "Magnum" to scare the critters just before I shoot them)

25-06 flat and fast

243 why? My dad gave me that rifle, i shot my first deer with it. my kids shot there first deer with it, i will shoot my last deer with it.

.270.(period)

.300 win period