I'm buying a rifle. I know, I know.... it matters less what caliber I use on my first western hunt for mule deer, it matters more how good a hunter I am. I've read just about every article I can find on choosing a rifle. I rotate between preferring to buy a .243, a .270 or some magnum. When it comes down to it, I want something different from everyone else, something fun. Do you know what I mean, something really cool? What is a good caliber specifically for a Western deer hunt. If I get to hunt something else, somewhere else, I'll get a different rifle. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Get a BLR in a 325 WSM it packs A LOT of punch. If not that then a BLR in a 358, 35 version of a 308 good brush gun and its dying out quick. Another route is to go marlin 1895 in either a full length or a guide gun and go with a 450 marlin or 45-70. PLEANTY of knock down once again and with the 45-70 you'll be using a bullet that was here 100 years ago! prove your as good a hunter as your great granddad!!! I congratulate you on your desire to be different and if you want the high dollar rifle that NO ONE will have go for a Weatherby MK V accumark in a 338-378, a 30-378, or a 340 weatherby, you'll pay 100 dollars a box but you'll probably be the only one you know that shoots one.
CB
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Take your pick Sir, but my choice is the 25-06 hands down! I own Magnums and back in 1980 I sold my 300 Win Mag and bought a 25-06 and never regretted it. The 25-06 has magnum performance and the ammo is cheaper than a magnum. For mule deer the overall performs and cost of the 25-06 slams any other cartridge. If you reload, you can make 25-06 out of 270, 280 and 30-06 and you don’t have to fire form them just shoot!
If my 9 year old Grandson can take deer at 250 yards with one shot, imagine the performance you can get out of it!!
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