who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?
#13
RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?
Personally, I like the dearly departed Winchester! However, my answer to who makes the best Whitetail rifle, is that you are putting the horse before the cartridge. Most new guns are capable of out-shooting the average shooter, so to me the caliber will be more important than the gun brand. Take into account the terrain, shooting ranges, decide on a caliber that fits your needs, decide on a gun type, and then decide on the gun brand.
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
Posts: 764
RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?
i've hunted with remingtons,savages,winchesters,nef's,mossbergs and now my favorite is a tikka t3 270 win. being a lefty you just can't beat tikka's price for what you get. light weight,great trigger,weather proof and very accurate.
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location:
Posts: 1,785
RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?
I have hunted with Rugers, Marlins, T/C Encores, Blasers, and Sauers in calibers ranging from 223 to 300 WSM. My current go-to guns are a Blaser R-93 in 308, Marlin 336SS in 30-30, and a Sauer 202 in 270 WCF.
In my opinion, the brand of rifle is a personal preference, and any caliber in the 270, 308, 30-06 range will work great.
In my opinion, the brand of rifle is a personal preference, and any caliber in the 270, 308, 30-06 range will work great.
#17
RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?
Browning A-Bolt
Tikka T3 Lite Stainless
Remington 700
Savage
Kimber
Thompson Center
Marlin
Winchester
Stevens
Weatherby
Howa
If you buy anything from that list you should be good to go
As for a cartridge:
7mm-08
308
243
7x57
270
6.5x55
260
7mm Rem Mag
Tikka T3 Lite Stainless
Remington 700
Savage
Kimber
Thompson Center
Marlin
Winchester
Stevens
Weatherby
Howa
If you buy anything from that list you should be good to go
As for a cartridge:
7mm-08
308
243
7x57
270
6.5x55
260
7mm Rem Mag
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 357
RE: who makes the best rifle for whitetail deer?
Remington 700 XCR in .30-06 with Sightron Big Sky 3-12x 42mm scope.
See attached visual evidence of a 260 pound 8 point buck with a 21" spread that I got with it last week.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/huntingthenorth/DSCN3862A.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/huntingthenorth/DSCN3878.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/huntingthenorth/DSCN3891.jpg
See attached visual evidence of a 260 pound 8 point buck with a 21" spread that I got with it last week.
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/huntingthenorth/DSCN3862A.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/huntingthenorth/DSCN3878.jpg
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff75/huntingthenorth/DSCN3891.jpg