best deer rifle

NC Coonhunter · **Posted:** Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:24 pm IP:

I have a 10 22 and a 870 I'm looking for best deer rifle and scope combo for here in the SE. Just wondering what you guys think?

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bubbasbbq · **Posted:** Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:47 pm IP:

MY personal favorites are the Remington 700 BDL or a Winchester 70 featherweight each in .30-06. You can't go wrong with either one of those or a Savage or a Browning. The brand of scope is less important than the type. Get at least a 40mm objective lens and a 3-9x mag. My favorite is the Leupold VX-II but you can still do well for less Money. Don't spent any more than that though. It won't make much difference except in cost.

NC Coonhunter · **Posted:** Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:45 pm IP:

thanks 30-06 better round than 308 ?

bubbasbbq · **Posted:** Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:39 pm IP:

NC Coonhunter wrote:

thanks 30-06 better round than 308 ?

They are very similar. I personally prefer the .308, but the .30-06 has a greater selection. You really can't go wrong with either.

montananative · **Posted:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:01 am IP:

i sure like my .270. shoots flatter than a pancake at 200 yrds. both my dad and i use em for deer, antelope, elk, dad even shot a moose with his back in the day...

hunter1029 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:01 pm IP:

I have a ruger m77 270 with a simmons a-tec scope and I love it and have never had any trouble with a 270

hunter17 · **Joined:** 04 Feb 2008 **Posts:** 72

cant go wrong with a 308. i saw deer dropped at well over 300 yards with a 308 i also like the 30-06 whatever you like best will work really well for you. good luck.

WVcoonkiller · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:10 pm IP:

Winchester Model 70s in a 270 or 30-06 are my favorites

bubbasbbq · **Posted:** Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:10 pm IP:

WVcoonkiller wrote:

Winchester Model 70s in a 270 or 30-06 are my favorites

A couple of years back I could have gotten a new Model 70 .270 in lefthanded. The stock was so crappy that I passed on it. Now I am kicking myself.

WVcoonkiller · **Posted:** Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:36 pm IP:

Winchesters are bringing alot of money right now

bassmaster1228 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:28 am IP:

i have a savage modle 110, 30-06 w/ 56mm pentax scope on it... with a 30-06 you can get bullets anywhere from 55gr. to 220gr. so there is a wide veritety.. personaly if i had to pick any gun to hunt with it would be my 30-30 cause every deer i shot with it has droped in its tracks.

pangero859 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:23 am IP:

I have to agree with the 30-30 I have had rifles in 243 270 7mm 308 223 and 06 the old 30 30 has taken more deer than all of them together. I always bring it along as a second gun to deer camp. Still trying to get a good one with the super redhawk though.

bubbasbbq · **Posted:** Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:13 am IP:

WVcoonkiller wrote:

Winchesters are bringing alot of money right now

tell me about it! And lefthanded ones are 20-30% more!

hemihound0713 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:48 am IP:

i like the 270 short mag. made by tikka t3. i now people that have killed deer out to 600 yards.

killincoonhunter · **Posted:** Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:45 pm IP:

you can never go wrong with a 270 and a nikon scope

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