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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: GusWayne]
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11/03/10 12:22 AM
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luv2brode
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308 down to 223 never had a deer run off from one
i am cancelling my subscription, i am tired of your issues!
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: luv2brode]
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11/03/10 12:44 AM
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Reggie
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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
Reggie
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Reggie]
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11/03/10 01:14 AM
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psycho0819
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280imp, or 7mm08. Why? Because they are better than any other caliber
Tolerance is the virtue of a man without conviction.
The end of the world began the day it was created, and life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: psycho0819]
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11/03/10 01:17 AM
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kmon11
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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.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Tactical_Smurf]
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11/03/10 01:30 AM
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Troglodyte
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308
Versatile, Cheapest big bore round, very accurate, very reliable, readily available, trained with it A LOT... and it kills everything in North America DRT... X2, I could not sumerize it any better. X3
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Troglodyte]
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11/03/10 01:38 AM
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gary75758
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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.....
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Troglodyte]
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11/03/10 01:42 AM
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ETXFIREMAN 1
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.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.
No doubt about the AR crap, just damn shame hunters don't have self control and knowledge
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: GusWayne]
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11/03/10 02:18 AM
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Ray Ray
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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
Last edited by Ray Ray; 11/03/10 02:19 AM.
If we always do, what we have always done, the we always get, what we have always gotten! Learn to adapt!
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: GusWayne]
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11/03/10 02:23 AM
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hoof n wings
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.243 It works for me. Have a pre 64 Marlin 30-30, but it's sat in the safe now
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: GusWayne]
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11/03/10 02:49 AM
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darrack
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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.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: darrack]
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11/03/10 03:00 AM
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tk325
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I have a few. But the 30-06 gets more attention than most.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: tk325]
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11/03/10 03:53 AM
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Sirrah243
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243 Remington SPS Its accurate and light recoil.
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Sirrah243]
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11/03/10 01:02 PM
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Dry Fire
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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.
coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc. I don't give eeffoc until I have my morning coffee.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Dry Fire]
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11/03/10 01:25 PM
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TxTechsan
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.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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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Tactical_Smurf]
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11/03/10 01:59 PM
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ESP
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X3 308
Versatile, Cheapest big bore round, very accurate, very reliable, readily available, trained with it A LOT... and it kills everything in North America DRT... X2, I could not sumerize it any better.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized. -Sun Tzu
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: ESP]
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11/03/10 02:16 PM
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kyle1974
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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.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: kyle1974]
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11/03/10 02:21 PM
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txtrophy85
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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
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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11/03/10 02:32 PM
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Redneck Messiah
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.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
Originally Posted By: cody ...give it to a homeless guy...he won't mind the stiffness
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: GusWayne]
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11/03/10 02:53 PM
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Gamer
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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!
Best Regards and Good Hunting
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: Gamer]
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11/03/10 03:55 PM
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txcpa
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25-06 and 7mm-08 are the deer rifles ar15 is the fun gun
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: txcpa]
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11/03/10 06:08 PM
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SenderoTaxi
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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)
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: GusWayne]
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11/04/10 01:14 AM
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n-all
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Re: what calliber and why?
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11/04/10 03:38 AM
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TJB
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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.
Live To Hunt, Hunt To Live!!!!
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: TJB]
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11/04/10 03:46 AM
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stxranchman
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: what calliber and why?
[Re: stxranchman]
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11/04/10 03:50 AM
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BMD
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.300 win period
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