Favorite Deer Ammo

This is the whitetail deer hunting forum. Discuss valuable insights and share common knowledge and beliefs here.

Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby glenhunter » Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:10 am

Can you tell me your favorite deer hunting ammo, size and load? Thanks

gh
glenhunter
 
Posts: 18
Joined: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:44 pm

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby ironhead » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:32 am

I personally swear by .270 Winchester XP2 in 130 or 140. On a side note,,,i did get a new rifle and SURPRISE FELLAS,,its NOT a Ruger LOL. I picked up a Browning A-Bolt Medallion,,,but YES it is still a .270 lol. I sold the .300 Win Mag and passed the Ruger .270 to my son,,left me high and dry with an itchy trigger finger.
Last edited by ironhead on Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
ironhead
 
Posts: 731
Joined: Sat May 31, 2008 9:35 am
Location: Platte City, Missouri

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby Nick Roehl » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:22 pm

I use Hornady 130gr. SST's in my .270WSM and love them. These are reloads that I use.
Nick Roehl
Administrator
 
Posts: 88
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:12 am

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby DocHolladay » Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:19 am

.270 Win- 140gr Berger VLD Handload(2832fps)
.257 Wby.- 100gr Hornady Spire Point Handload(3401fps)
.300 Wby.- 165gr Nosler Ballistic Tip Factory Ammo(3350fps). Working on 165gr Sierra HPBT load now(??? not done with development).
.44 Mag(Rifle)- 320gr Hardcast Bullet Handload(1700fps)
Curiosity killed the cat, but I was a suspect for a while......
DocHolladay
Administrator
 
Posts: 2475
Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:31 pm
Location: Murfreesboro, TN

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby cjg » Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:56 pm

30-06 165 grain Nosler Partions.
cjg
 
Posts: 200
Joined: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:52 pm
Location: North Waterboro,Maine

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby ack_hunter » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:42 am

where i live its shotgun/bow/primitive arms only no rifel's.. but i like the remington sabot slug... great entry and exit... 285 grain show stopper
ack_hunter
 
Posts: 6
Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:36 pm

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby mabowhunter » Wed Nov 30, 2011 12:03 pm

Handload everything.

280 Rem-140 gr Nosler Part
30-06-180 gr Hornady Roundnose
44 Mag-240gr Speer Softpoint.

I have many other but those a my bread and butter.
mabowhunter
 
Posts: 8
Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2011 2:40 pm

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby joshcaniglia » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:38 pm

30-06 165 grain core locks
joshcaniglia
 
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:07 pm

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby 24/7 Hunt » Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:20 am

30-06 150 grain Winchester PowerMax. One nasty bullet. I shoot an old Remington Woodsmaster 742 semi-auto rifle. At 100 yards I can put 3 bullets inside a 2 inch circle and I only lay the gun across my window seal, no benchrest. There is no question when you hit a deer with this ammo. I've been using this ammo for 2 years now and my dad is hooked on it now. I see no sense in paying $40 - $50 per box of 20 bullets when you are free handing because you will never be as accurate as your gun. These are accurate and devastating. But, I would also note that not every gun shoots ammo the same. My gun and my dad's gun shoot these bullets wonderful, but his will not shoot Winchester Powerpoints at all. Mine will not shoot Core Lokt. You just need to play around with ammo types and weights. But, the PowerMax is definitely worth trying out. Just don't hit the deer in the meat. He is still going to go down in his tracks, but you won't be salvaging that meat.
24/7 Hunt
 
Posts: 6
Joined: Fri Dec 09, 2011 3:33 pm

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby dubya » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:53 pm

If its for deer and only deer I'd have to put my vote in for the 7mm-08. More than enough power past 300 yards for any deer here in mn.
dubya
 
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:47 am

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby dubya » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:06 pm

I agree with 24/7 hunt , the Winchester power Max amino is extremely reliable and puts em down fast and cheap! I use 150 grainers in my supergrade m70 300 win mag.
dubya
 
Posts: 11
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:47 am

Re: Favorite Deer Ammo

Postby kyolive12 » Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:27 pm

We always New Jersey Escorts you [url]=http://newjerseyasianescorts.com]New Jersey Asian Escort[/url] the younger generation represents modern knowledge New Jersey Escort ambition and great desire for success
New Jersey Asian Escorts important factors
kyolive12
 
Posts: 10
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:23 pm



  • Advertisement

Return to Whitetail Deer Hunting

Who is online

Registered users: Google [Bot]