what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
12-03-2003, 02:44 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
Want a gun capable of doing it all?????...want something your buddies will appreciate???....want something that will wake you up when you squeeze the trigger??????? Want something that will take care of white tails and stuff a little bigger in the future?????.....It's called a .375 H&H magnum.......it's all you need.....
12-03-2003, 03:39 PM
#12
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
Hey Vapo,
Now he just throws in a .22LR (inexpensive practice & small vermin). A .223 Remington (also inexpensive practice) and slightly larger vermin at considerably longer ranges. A .30-06 because it is just too good of a cartridge not to include (still cheap practice.....M2 Ball 20 rds for $5.00). A good 12 gauge repeating shotgun. And a 4" to 6" barrel .357 Magnum.
Sounds like a total battery to me!
Oh yea....if you had to do everything with just one cartridge.....the .375 H&H will do it all, (especially if you reload)!
P.S. In recognition of our 2nd Amendment...I think Congress should pass a law requiring every household in America to have all of the above on hand. With a minimum of 500 rounds per firearm also on hand.
Now he just throws in a .22LR (inexpensive practice & small vermin). A .223 Remington (also inexpensive practice) and slightly larger vermin at considerably longer ranges. A .30-06 because it is just too good of a cartridge not to include (still cheap practice.....M2 Ball 20 rds for $5.00). A good 12 gauge repeating shotgun. And a 4" to 6" barrel .357 Magnum.
Sounds like a total battery to me!
Oh yea....if you had to do everything with just one cartridge.....the .375 H&H will do it all, (especially if you reload)!
P.S. In recognition of our 2nd Amendment...I think Congress should pass a law requiring every household in America to have all of the above on hand. With a minimum of 500 rounds per firearm also on hand.
12-03-2003, 04:06 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Crescent Valley, NV
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
.30-06 should be as good as any other cartridge for whitetail. If I were to get a "deer only" gun, it would be a .25-06. The .300 WM is probably best for taking all North American game without "overkill" on the smaller species.
P.S. akbound- I think I have your criteria covered, and then some, and I don't plan on stopping soon!
P.S. akbound- I think I have your criteria covered, and then some, and I don't plan on stopping soon!
12-03-2003, 04:13 PM
#14
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
Hey charlie brown,
How's that go? A girl too pretty.....too much fun.....too much money....too many guns.......I never heard of such a thing!
P.S. huntinggirl and other ladies out there.....A guy too handsome....(lest I be accused of inequality)!
How's that go? A girl too pretty.....too much fun.....too much money....too many guns.......I never heard of such a thing!
P.S. huntinggirl and other ladies out there.....A guy too handsome....(lest I be accused of inequality)!
12-03-2003, 04:55 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
Hey guys....if it was up to me everyone would have a .223, a .260 Rem. a .30-06, and a .375 H&H.....
Also a 12 Ga and a 20 Ga and a .22 LR and a .44 Mag handgun.
but....obviously it's not up to me!!!!!
Also a 12 Ga and a 20 Ga and a .22 LR and a .44 Mag handgun.
but....obviously it's not up to me!!!!!
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12-03-2003, 08:03 PM
#19
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
My personal opinion on the subject is that the .300 Win. Mag would be on the upper end for firepower on Midwestern whitetail deer. Anything more than that would just be up to one's own personal preference.
12-03-2003, 08:17 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Lancaster, PA
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RE: what is TOO BIG for whitetail in the midwest
If you want something different, try a .270 Wby Mag or .270 WSM
They are both good for deer, and you could take a 'larger critter' with one too
Good Luck
They are both good for deer, and you could take a 'larger critter' with one too
Good Luck