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    Old 04-05-2004, 02:33 PM
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    Just wondering what your favorite deer cartridge is? mine has got to be the 7mm-08 plenty strong enough to put down the big boys but also gentle enough for the smaller ones. Also what is your average distance hear in maine its around 35 - 40 yards
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    Old 04-05-2004, 03:59 PM
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    I use a 300 win mag.

    Here in western Alabama the shots can be pretty short in our thick ceders and pines. When hunting the woods my average shot is around 40 yards while when I hunt our massive fields and pasture land my average is probably 250 yards.
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    Old 04-05-2004, 06:26 PM
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    Old 04-05-2004, 06:27 PM
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    6mm
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    Old 04-05-2004, 07:15 PM
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    I use two guns during the season, a model-94 .30-30 and a model 700 in 7mm mag. The 7mm only comes out when i hunt an area that has shots out to 250-300 yards.
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    Old 04-05-2004, 07:21 PM
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    30-30, and 7mm rem mag
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    Old 04-05-2004, 07:40 PM
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    I prefer the .30-06; distances can be from 25-200 yards in the various spots I have.
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    Old 04-05-2004, 08:58 PM
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    Reflex Excursion Compound Bow, with Carbon Impact 6500 arrows, and rocket broadheads. All the caliber you need for a good challange.
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    Old 04-05-2004, 09:55 PM
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    another vote for the 30-06. a good all round cartridge.
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    Old 04-06-2004, 01:12 AM
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    7mm-08. The perfect deer cartridge IMHO. My shots range from 30 to 200 yards where we hunt.
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