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Thread: Which caliber to give?

  1. 09-02-2022, 06:14 AM #21
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    Just deer? 7-08
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  2. 09-02-2022, 10:18 AM #22
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    I vote for 308. I have used a Mauser Model 43 which was re barreled by Spain to 7.62 NATO, and I had customized back in the 80's. Never have lost a deer with it. Even factory ammo is pretty accurate; although I have reloaded for it for a long time - Sierra Game King 165 grain BTHP.
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  3. 09-02-2022, 12:08 PM #23
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    Yep, 308 ammo is available in plenty of variations. I'll be looking for something nice for him....

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    A .243 or 7-08 will compliment what he already has very well.
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  5. 09-02-2022, 09:13 PM #25
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    308 or 6.5 CM, with a lean to the 6.5. Southern deer aren't big or thick skinned, and the 6.5 will shoot flatter, further, and hit more than hard enough, with less recoil.
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BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check