??? of the Day ... What Rifle for Mule Deer?

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The question of the day ..... what rifle are you using for mule deer? What bullet weight?

Brian Latturner
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LAST EDITED ON Jan-02-15 AT 02:54PM (MST) by Founder (admin)[p]I shoot a customized model 70. It is chambered for .300 Win Mag.

Now that I have decided to be a long range deer shooter I will probably change to the 22 Scotty. Its a .50 BMG round necked down to .22 caliber. The bullets are made extra long so they can weigh in at 200 grains and have a ballistic coefficient of 53. Muzzle velocity is around 6000 feet per second. The way I figure it I will be the first one to blow the guts out of a deer at 3000 meters! :D
 
I've killed more Mule Deer with a Rem 25-06 and 120 grain bullets, than any other rifle bullet combo.

My last couple pure Muley Bucks was taken with a 270WSM and 140 Accubonds. Thor's Hammer yet comfortable to shoot!

My Best shooting Rifle was custom made for Muleys, a 280 Ackley Imp. 11 pounds with a empty mag, it also likes 140 gr Accubonds and seems to have no misses in it. :) I took a nice Reg "H" buck up top about 5 years ago with it. I wish it weren't so heavy.

It's nice to have options as the situation calls for.

Joey


"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
 
Remington model 700 classic 300 savage, 125gr ballistic tip, 45 grains varget, average 2924 over the chrono.
 
"...700 classic 300 savage, 125gr ballistic tip,.."

Wow! Now that is a interesting cartridge-rifle combo to hunt bucks with! Good on you!

Joey


"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
 
Winchester Model 70 featherweight .270 win and 6x Leupold scope shooting handloaded 130 gr Nosler Partition at 3100 fps.
 
Been shooting a Browning A-bolt 7mm mag with 175 gr. and a Remington 700 SPS tactical in a 308 with 180 gr bullets
 
Ruger M77. 300 win mag.

Use it on everything. Coyotes, bears, deer, elk, moose, caribou.

It's the only big caliber gun I own.
 
Remington 700 .300 win. Mag. with factory trigger. 180 gr.

Eel

It's written in the good Book that we'll never be asked to take more than we can. Sounds like a good plan, so bring it on!
 
I've been shooting a weatherby mark 5 in 30-378 (180 gr accubonds), but I have since bought a remington 700 in 257 weatherby. We will see how good it does on deer/antelope in 2015. Not sure which round to use yet.
 
My deer rifle is a .257 Weatherby, shooting 110 Accubond @ 3450. It is a very capable deer rifle with low recoil whick makes it a fun gun to shoot.
 
For the past 30 years I've shot a Winchester model seventy, 25-06 shooting 120 grain bullets. That rifle is a tack driver on the paper, but, put a good set of horns on the target, and it's all over the place.It puts em down, but not always on the first shot!

Brownie
 
Use this gun for deer and elk 30-378 and those fast 165gr.
Hunting the Thick stuff Browning BAR 7mm 150 gr

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This is a topic I have thought about quite a bit. I have killed deer with everything from a 22lr to a 340 Wby. Probably 20 with a 7mm rem mag. I really think a 25 caliber rifle is about perfect. I have used a 250'Savage, 257 Roberts, and 257 Weatherby to harvest another 25+ and have always been amazed with the results. Most of these deer have been whitetail does from ranges of 10 to too far. I have never witnessed an instance where more gun was needed when using a 25 cal.

"In the breast of every meat hunter there beats the heart of a secret, frustrated trophy hunter."
 
RW Hart custom Remington 700 30 Hart with 180 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets and a Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14, 50mm scope.
 
300 WSM....165 most of the time but 155 Palma Match this year. Worked well behind the shoulder but would hesitate on a shoulder shot or for elk. I'm going back to 165 hunting bullet next year.
 
I bought a savage axis .25-06 last spring specifically for mule deer hunting then proceeded to take a buck with my rytera triad bow instead. Prior to that I was using my .300 wsm shooting 180 gr accubonds
 
375 RUM with a Tampered With Trigger!


Sometimes it Ain't Enough!

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HS Precision 7mm STW with 160gr Accubonds, gun loves the Accubonds and bullet has always done its job on deer and elk!
 
Browning A-bolt 270WSM 140gr Accubonds. Faster and flater shootin' than my 300 win mag w/180gr. Here in the wonderful state of CA we are going to have to start using non-lead bullets...I have no idea what's going to shoot as good as the 140gr Accubonds??
 
A Brad Stair built 300 Tejas shooting Barnes 168 grain TTSX bullets. Would like to work up some heavier loads for next year. Some 190 grain Nosler or heavier .
 
7mm STW built on a Rem 700 shooting 140gr Barnes ttsx.

"GPS means every man can have a $500 reason not to
ask for directions." Red Green
 
Been shooting the same rem 700 30-06 for 20 something years on most deer. Shooting the 168 burgers lately. Just bought a savage in 6.5 creedmoor though
 
Always general season hunt in home .stat of Utah with muzzle loader. Out of state limited or high country. 300 RUM sendaro rifle - 180 grain or light weight winchester extreme weather rifle in 300 WSM -165 grain. For years it was a rugar M77 in 7MM mag - 165 grain bullet, alway a great gun and performed very well.
 
Winchester model 70, 300 ICL with 200 gr. Nosler partitions.

Every hunting season you miss is one you can not make up
 
Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in 7MM Remington Magnum topped with a Leupold VX-3 4.5-14X40 with the CDS shooting HSM Berger VLD 168 gr.




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Same one I've used for anything the last 30+ yrs,
Rem. 700 30-06 .
I'm now shooting Noslers w/165 Accubonds. Good for elk & deer.
 
Typically I use a Remington Model 700 Mountain rifle in 30-06 using 150 grain bulltes. This year with a Henry Mountain tag in my pocket I wanted as much gun as I had. I pulled my 300 Weatherby MarkV out of the safe. After numerous trips to the range I settled on 165 grain ballistic tips. One shot kill at 350 yards.

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Using Rem 700, 30.06, 150-165 core lokts for everything and everything dies efficiently. Have also used 7mm 140-175, 270 130-150's on occasion just cuz.
 
300 Rum with 210 nosler long range accubonds. Built by RedHawk rifles topped with a night force nxs 6-25x

6.5x285 Norma with 140 grain Berger Vld. Built off a sako action by Kelly custom rifles topped with a vortex viper Pst 6-24x

6.5x47 lapua with 129 nosler long range accubonds. Built off a savage model 12 ️and Criterion barrel topped with a Zeiss conquest 5-25x

Coloradoboy
 
My boy dropped his first deer with my Ruger M77 .257 Roberts with a Hornady 117 gr.BTSP. I usually use 75 gr. bullets for rabbits.
I'm currently working a new load with my Remington 700 7mm Ultra mag Sendero. Was using 168 gr. A-max. Killed 3 elk, a few coyotes, 2 mountain lions and a few deer. It's looking like the 180 gr. Berger hybrids might be the next bullet I use, or the Accubond Long Range. Which ever I can get to group better.
It's what I like to do during this time of the year. My job takes up most of the daylight hours, so it's hard for me to get out and watch the sheds fall off.




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A law against nature would be impossible to enforce. For instance, what good would a vote against the law of gravity do?
 
Winchester model 70 .270 with 130 gr. Hornady sst. Use it on elk too. Does great.
 
Shoot all my critters bigger than coyotes with a Rem 700 in .300 RSAUM (RMEF edition rifle) rifle is stock except for free floated barrel and bedded action.
Leopold VXIII 3x9
Handloads with 180 Gr Barnes TTSX and 4350 powder.
Rifle shoots better than I do.
Planning to upgrade this summer with a Wyatt magazine to increase the cartridge O.A.L. Also upgrade with a Timney trigger and a brake to hopefully help the operator.
 
Savage long range ss/fluted topped with a 6.5-20x50 zeiss. 6.5 x 284 Norma loaded with 140 gr Berger VLD's over 57 gr Retumbo. Eastern Montana muley was dead in his tracks from one round at just under 300 yds this year.
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-04-15 AT 04:26PM (MST)[p]I shoot an old M77 in 300 Win Mag with the tang safety. Bausch & Lomb Balvar 2.5-8X scope. 165 Gr Barnes FB (the old, original X bullet, we stockpiled a ton of them when they quit making them). It kills everything quick and clean. Shot 2 WTs and an elk with it this year. Nothing took a step.
 
My goodness, I had to get 40 posts in before I found someone else shooting the good old 30-06.

Good to see there are a few hold outs with me. Apparently not the hip round that it used to be.

The cheapy 180 grain Federal Fusions or Rem Corelocks have worked fine for me out of my Ruger M77.
 
Savage 30-06, I shoot 150 gr remington corelokt pointed soft points. They do the trick everytime they hit. I don't see the need to pay more than douple for different ammo.
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-15 AT 12:58PM (MST)[p]Weatherby Mark V Ultra Light 300 Mag. 180 grain
 
Before -
.243 win w/ 95gr softpoints

Lately -
.300 win mag that loves 165gr interbonds

Now -
7mm RUM with 180gr Bergers kinda semi-custom put together by RedHawk rifles w/ March scope. 8lbs loaded
 
>>>> My goodness, I had to get 40 posts in before I found someone else shooting the good old 30-06.

Good to see there are a few hold outs with me. Apparently not the hip round that it used to be.

The cheapy 180 grain Federal Fusions or Rem Corelocks have worked fine for me out of my Ruger M77. <<<< plus about a million :)
 
When I do use a rifle it's a Rem 700 BDL 30-06 180 grain core lokt. Do this for both elk and deer. I set up the kids with a Rem 788 7mm08 140 grain, it's done well on both deer and elk too.

Smokepole
 
If I had to be pinned down to just one deer combo it would be my Win 70 classic, Swarovski 3-10Av TDS, 270 WSM and 130 Barnes TTSX pushed by MagPro. I didn't use it this year however because there were a couple others calling my name.
Zeke
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-06-15 AT 02:43PM (MST)[p]30/06 Hornady mini mag 165 grain soft point boat tail bullets in a Winchester Model 70 bolt action with a Burris 3X9 scope.
 
Savage 840 thirty/thirty 1st deer.
03/A3 $55.00 2nd.
Rem 760 .270 next dozen or so.
T/C renegade .54 maxiball four or five.
Sako L579 .22-250 six or seven.
Ruger 77 .270 at least a dozen.
Next up is my savage 99 in .300 with a weaver 330 scope. Loading 125 sst's,
125 ballistic tips and, 150 partitions. Will see what shoots the best.
Later
Foghorn
 
Depends on the trip. I am a bit of a Browning A bolt fan.

338 RUM with 225 Accubonds for my Wyoming deer/elk hunts.
300 RUM with 200 accubonds for Idaho whitetail this year.
300 WSM with 200 accubonds for muley only hunts.
243 with 90 gr. accubonds for blacktails around home.

All A Bolts.

B
 
Elite energy 35, 27" Easton epic, slick trick 125 gr....whoops a rifle? 6mm 95 gr. nosler, only 1 buck with this setup in past 20 years so I am not an expert on rifles by any means.
 
Wow all great choices for a "Modern Deer Hunt". And use good optics.
But for a real Buck hunt go with a old Winchester 94 in
32.Win... A mule deer buck CAN NOT outrun a good saddle horse!
Shoot em going up the other side of the draw at the end of a lead rope.. If you miss you can load through the trap door at a thundering run...
 
weatherby vanguard 270win. hand loaded 140 grn accubond @ 3000 fps. topped with a leupold vxii 3-9x40 LR duplex with a ballistics turret. killed a many deer with this combo.

"Shoot Straight"
 
These days usually my remington 700 in 7mm rum mainly because I bought the gun from an old boss who one it at a Rocky mountain elk dinner. 7 deer with it with 150 grain factory loads. Fit me so well I love it but with composite stock and stainless barrel bucks pretty hard at range. A few with a remington r 25 in 308 with 165 grain Nosler bt which continues to impress me more I shoot it. A few back in day with my BAR 270 130 grain, miss that gun.
 
LAST EDITED ON Jan-16-15 AT 02:33AM (MST)[p]Custom m70 270wsm shooting 150vld.
Just built 243win and can't wait to try it out. Shoots 105gr berger hybrids amazing.
 
Tikka T3 Lite in 7mm Remington Magnum. I just got the gun this year so I am still trying to find a bullet that I really like for deer. I am leaning toward the Hornady SST in 154 grain.

Dillon
 
Waited a while to post and nobody came up with MY favorite...
284 win. 150 gr.power point outa a Model 99 Just love that old saddle gun.
CC
 
Lightweight Weatherby Vanguard 30'06
165 grain Remington Core Lokt's produce groups superior to any premium ammunition.
 
I try to use the same rifle for all elk and mulie hunting, a Rem 700 in 7MM Rem Mag with 160 gr Nosler Accubond or Partition handloads. Has worked real well for over 20 years.
 
Since I use one rifle more than all others, I'd have to say my .338 win mag with 225 grain Nosler Partitions to Barnes TSX. But, I also love my .264 shooting 120 grain accubonds.
 

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