What bullet do you guys use for deer?

Pumpkinheaver · 12-19-2003, 01:12 PM

I'm talking .308win or 30-06 here.

Personaly I like 150's

pmspinnerb8 · 12-19-2003, 01:18 PM

I like Sierra 150gr spitzers.

Wayne · 12-19-2003, 02:01 PM

Winchester Silvertips, 150s through a 24 in barrel . Works real well

pmspinnerb8 · 12-19-2003, 02:08 PM

Definitely can't do wrong with the Silvbertips, it is probably the 30 cal bullet that has killed more deer than all others.

oneastrix · 12-19-2003, 05:59 PM

Well, I don't have either anymore.....I have scaled down a little bit in the name of keeping my family afloat.

However, my favorite deer gun is just my good old Win 94 30-30. 170gr soft point. Great gun for Texas white-tail hunting. I like the mid-light gr in .308 though.

Pumpkinheaver · 12-19-2003, 07:51 PM

1* things will get better man. Keep your chin up.

whirlwind · 12-20-2003, 01:22 AM

in both my 06's and my 762x54's i prefer the 200 grain bullets. they dont shoot as flat but they give more consistant groups at distance and a harder thump when they smack the deer.

im thinking about getting some 240 grains in 308 and tryin them!

SPOCAHP ANAR · 12-20-2003, 07:26 AM

&.62x54;x39, 8mm, 6.5x55, .357, 9mm, whatever I have on hand when the sob is on my job is what I will use. I left my pistol at home one day after the first week of either sex season and drove up on 4 does. Would have goten atleast 2 of them if I had the .357 on me.

trapfreek · 12-21-2003, 04:02 PM

Here in Indiana the bullet we use for deer has to come out of a shotgun, or a muzzle loader.

Oxford · 12-22-2003, 07:02 PM

I'm stocked with plenty of all three of the original choices, but I prefer 150 grain Remington core-lokt since I'm only usually shooting at deer from 100 yds or less.

165 and 180 grain loads wouldn't offer any advantages that I'm aware of. I used a Springfield 1903-A3, .30 Cal last season, and a Rem. 700 BDL in .30 cal. this season. In both I used 150 grain loads.

Shaun · 12-23-2003, 04:36 PM

depends on my mood and the gun of the day I range from 6mm to 375

02-22-2004, 09:47 PM

I use a 180 grain in my .308

Oxford · 02-22-2004, 10:24 PM

Hulk...Does that cause much(or any) blowout to the deer's body?

Just wondering because I've got some 180 grain, too, but I left them behind in favor of the 150 for my 30-06.

Ox

02-22-2004, 10:41 PM

Not really much more that a 150 from what I've observed.

The reason why I chose the 180 over the 150 is because where I hunt it's very thick and I like the heavier bullet.

Pumpkinheaver · 03-04-2004, 03:11 PM

I shot my deer this year with a 150 power point. He was 15yds away facing me. When I was dressing him out the bullet was found against his pelvis. It broke his neck going in and still penetrated all the way to the pelvis. You don't need more penetration than that in my humble opinion, at least for Missouri whitetails.

bowser · 03-17-2004, 02:43 PM

Haven't actually shot a whitetail with one yet, but they shoot very well from my 06 for factory loads. Only been hunting rifle country in MI for the last couple years. All prior and around home is 12ga country.

BattleRifleG3 · 03-17-2004, 03:22 PM

I'm wondering, at 300 RUM velocities, will a 150gr bullet lose significant enough velocity due to drag that a 180gr is actually flatter shooting?

That's what I have and intend to use for whitetail whenever I get around to doing it... That is, unless my Mosin grows enough on me.

Hud · 03-17-2004, 09:27 PM

I prefer a 165gr Sierra GameKing, boat tail, softpoint.

In the 308 dia. this weight and shape gives the best combination of velocity, speed retention, down range energy, penetration, expansion, and weight retention.

If I want a heavier bullet then I would go to a larger caliber.

Hud

colt45 · 03-17-2004, 09:34 PM

308 win. 135grn single shot pistol bullet, 42grns imr 4895, fed benchrest primer and remington brass.
out of a savage striker.

Shaun · 03-17-2004, 09:35 PM

Last Pig I took with the 308 was with the 168gr BTHP Sierra Match bullet 43grains 4895(imr). its a duplicate of the federal match load.

View Poll Results: What do you all use on deer?
150gr	19	55.88%
165gr	7	20.59%
180gr	8	23.53%
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12-19-2003, 01:12 PM	#1
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,367	What bullet do you guys use for deer? I'm talking .308win or 30-06 here. Personaly I like 150's __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

12-19-2003, 01:18 PM	#2
pmspinnerb8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lonestar State Posts: 286	I like Sierra 150gr spitzers. __________________ Two in the chest and one in the head and even the Green Giant falls down dead.

12-19-2003, 02:01 PM	#3
Wayne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Copperas Cove TX Posts: 313	Winchester Silvertips, 150s through a 24 in barrel . Works real well __________________ You give peace a chance. I'll stay back here and cover you, just in case it don't work out. Moderation is for Monks

12-19-2003, 02:08 PM	#4
pmspinnerb8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lonestar State Posts: 286	Definitely can't do wrong with the Silvbertips, it is probably the 30 cal bullet that has killed more deer than all others. __________________ Two in the chest and one in the head and even the Green Giant falls down dead.

12-19-2003, 05:59 PM	#5
oneastrix Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	Well, I don't have either anymore.....I have scaled down a little bit in the name of keeping my family afloat. However, my favorite deer gun is just my good old Win 94 30-30. 170gr soft point. Great gun for Texas white-tail hunting. I like the mid-light gr in .308 though. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain. Last edited by oneastrix; 12-20-2003 at 09:36 AM.

12-19-2003, 07:51 PM	#6
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,367	1* things will get better man. Keep your chin up. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

12-20-2003, 01:22 AM	#7
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,747 Images: 1	in both my 06's and my 762x54's i prefer the 200 grain bullets. they dont shoot as flat but they give more consistant groups at distance and a harder thump when they smack the deer. im thinking about getting some 240 grains in 308 and tryin them! __________________ De oppresso liber !

12-20-2003, 07:26 AM	#8
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,185 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 6	&.62x54;x39, 8mm, 6.5x55, .357, 9mm, whatever I have on hand when the sob is on my job is what I will use. I left my pistol at home one day after the first week of either sex season and drove up on 4 does. Would have goten atleast 2 of them if I had the .357 on me. __________________ Spocrest Out!..........

12-21-2003, 04:02 PM	#9
trapfreek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 491	Here in Indiana the bullet we use for deer has to come out of a shotgun, or a muzzle loader. __________________ "Great minds talk about ideas, small minds talk about other people."

12-22-2003, 07:02 PM	#10
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,074 Blog Entries: 4	I'm stocked with plenty of all three of the original choices, but I prefer 150 grain Remington core-lokt since I'm only usually shooting at deer from 100 yds or less. 165 and 180 grain loads wouldn't offer any advantages that I'm aware of. I used a Springfield 1903-A3, .30 Cal last season, and a Rem. 700 BDL in .30 cal. this season. In both I used 150 grain loads. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

12-23-2003, 04:36 PM	#11
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,599 Images: 1	depends on my mood and the gun of the day I range from 6mm to 375 __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-22-2004, 09:47 PM	#12
theHULK9281 Guest Posts: n/a	I use a 180 grain in my .308

02-22-2004, 10:24 PM	#13
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,074 Blog Entries: 4	Hulk...Does that cause much(or any) blowout to the deer's body? Just wondering because I've got some 180 grain, too, but I left them behind in favor of the 150 for my 30-06. Ox __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

02-22-2004, 10:41 PM	#14
theHULK9281 Guest Posts: n/a	Not really much more that a 150 from what I've observed. The reason why I chose the 180 over the 150 is because where I hunt it's very thick and I like the heavier bullet.

03-17-2004, 09:34 PM	#19
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	308 win. 135grn single shot pistol bullet, 42grns imr 4895, fed benchrest primer and remington brass. out of a savage striker. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

03-04-2004, 03:11 PM	#15
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,367	I shot my deer this year with a 150 power point. He was 15yds away facing me. When I was dressing him out the bullet was found against his pelvis. It broke his neck going in and still penetrated all the way to the pelvis. You don't need more penetration than that in my humble opinion, at least for Missouri whitetails. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

03-17-2004, 02:43 PM	#16
bowser Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 45	150gr winchester silvertips for me Haven't actually shot a whitetail with one yet, but they shoot very well from my 06 for factory loads. Only been hunting rifle country in MI for the last couple years. All prior and around home is 12ga country. __________________ Never argue with an idiot: they'll drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience

03-17-2004, 03:22 PM	#17
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,432 Images: 13	I'm wondering, at 300 RUM velocities, will a 150gr bullet lose significant enough velocity due to drag that a 180gr is actually flatter shooting? That's what I have and intend to use for whitetail whenever I get around to doing it... That is, unless my Mosin grows enough on me. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

03-17-2004, 09:27 PM	#18
Hud Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Out state, Minnesota Posts: 118	I prefer a 165gr Sierra GameKing, boat tail, softpoint. In the 308 dia. this weight and shape gives the best combination of velocity, speed retention, down range energy, penetration, expansion, and weight retention. If I want a heavier bullet then I would go to a larger caliber. Hud __________________ The right of citizens to bear arms is just one guarantee against arbitrary government, one more safeguard against the tyranny which now appears remote in America, but which historically has proved to be always possible." -Senator Hubert H. Humprey -

03-17-2004, 09:35 PM	#20
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,599 Images: 1	Last Pig I took with the 308 was with the 168gr BTHP Sierra Match bullet 43grains 4895(imr). its a duplicate of the federal match load. __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/