11-17-2009, 10:51 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Currently on a marching field,getting yelled at for uneven stick heights.Darn left hand.
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I'm going deer hunting for the first time and I wanted to use my Nadia.My question is what is the ideal bullet weight for a Whitetail? Season opens Saturday so I need to hurry up and get some SPs.
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11-17-2009, 10:56 PM
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for my m44 for deer hunting i use winchester 180 grain soft point for deer  |
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11-18-2009, 01:17 AM
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if you think you may be hitting a big-boned deer, go big with the 203gr SPs 
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11-18-2009, 08:04 AM
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You don't say which model Mosin you're using, or what type terrain your hunting. So I would go with something in the 160-180 grain arena.
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11-18-2009, 10:58 AM
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Not sure of your location, but the Winchester 180gr SP may be the easiest to acquire locally. Now if you are used to shooting the 147 milsurp stuff, a trip to the range is necessary, or you will end up doing this. Wait for it... wait for it...... |
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11-18-2009, 03:16 PM
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11-18-2009, 03:32 PM
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I use the 203gr brown bear SP...because that's all I've found locally that isn't FMJ...on the bright side, my rifle really likes them!
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11-18-2009, 03:33 PM
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11-18-2009, 04:42 PM
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atleast the bunny i flattened died almost instantly...."kill da wabbit kill da wabbit!!!"
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11-18-2009, 04:48 PM
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Stupid SOB, can't shoot any better than that he should NOT be hunting!
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11-18-2009, 04:50 PM
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Of course the deer isn't much better. Just resumed eating after the first shot missed?
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11-18-2009, 04:55 PM
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Why not? Deer figured that one was a lousy shot, so no worries..
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11-18-2009, 05:36 PM
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150 grain is plenty for deer, now if ya after black bear 180 or 200+ and the latter if ya after moose. The lighter weights are hard to find in retail hunting ammo so I reload, can't wait to see what a 125gr clockin' 3k fps will do to a coyote.
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11-18-2009, 07:15 PM
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Go to youtube and look at the info in the sidebar. His son dropped the rifle a week before the hunt. He got the deer with another rifle later. JB |
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11-18-2009, 08:01 PM
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I'm hardly an expert. I figured I practice with 147 gr., so I'd shoot with the closest weight to that. Use 150 gr Privi Partisan sp. Worked fine.
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11-18-2009, 08:25 PM
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MY GOD! That poor bunny didn't stand a chance! OHHH...THE HUMANITY!!    Back on topic, I think location of the hunt would figure into this. For example, in Florida, the deer aren't all that gi-normic as compared to the further north and west varieties. 150 gr. Prvi Partisan SP should be plenty for Florida and the Southeast in general, I imagine. This reminds me I need to get some Prvi Partisan.  Been busy stocking up on shotgun fodder lately.Oh, and thanks for that video. Kinda reminiscent of the jihad-fail videos over on Live Leak. 
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11-18-2009, 09:00 PM
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11-18-2009, 11:01 PM
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11-19-2009, 06:44 AM
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 I used the Winchester 180gr SPs in my M44 to take a black bear at close to 50yds. The bear stood no chance. I think the 203gr would be more than overkill unless you plan on shooting the deer hiding behind the old oak.... | |
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