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Being Old, I can recall way back post WWII, when both .30carbine & the .222 varmint round were temporarily popular for Texas whitetail.
There is significantly more energy at target with the .243Win.
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Being Old, I can recall way back post WWII, when both .30carbine & the .222 varmint round were temporarily popular for Texas whitetail.
There is significantly more energy at target with the .243Win.
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In your opinion what is the most effective cartridge for deer hunting in Texas?
Heavy for caliber bullets in a .223 will kill any whitetail walking in Texas.
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I've got a buddy has a house and land in Leaky, he has some big deer. He's got fallow deer too, big suckers. No season on them.In that area. Shot these 4 about seven years ago.
What I like about the 30-30 is it's an excellent brush gun, it's round is heavy enough and slow enough if it clips a twig or small limb it doesn't deflect.I finally located some 35 ammo at a decent price ($40 per box of 20) and picked up a few.
Even though the .35 is a great round, that’s almost twice as expensive as 30-30 for a marginal gain in performance out to about 100 yards. Past that, the 30-30 has the edge for another 50 yards or so before it, too, becomes marginal.
This is trueWhat I like about the 30-30 is it's an excellent brush gun, it's round is heavy enough and slow enough if it clips a twig or small limb it doesn't deflect.
So a 22lr to the head. Or actually just about any firearm caliber to the head.Read this thread ???
Y'all seem to be confusing Efficient with Effective.
The most EFFECTIVE cartridge for deer is one that does 100% DRT.
So a 22lr to the head. Or actually just about any firearm caliber to the head.
Do you used Hornady FTX 30-30 ammo or load Hornady #30395 FTX 160 gr bullets? Both options are significant range extenders for 30-30.225 yards with Marlin 336 Dark 30-30. I do this pretty regularly past 200 yards.View attachment 460098View attachment 460099
8MM Mauser? I have a K98. Load for it with 139 gr and 196 gr JSP bulltets. Way overkill for light deer, but effective indeed.Well, Knock-on-Wood, I do have a 100% DRT rifle.
It ain't efficient but is effective!!!
Has accounted for over 20 deer and no telling how many hogs.
One shot, they fall over and don't get up.
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I have a .348 Win, several years back I bought a box of Hornady 200 gr FTX bullets and 50 rounds of new brass. Hornady no longer makes that bullet and now the brass costs $2.00 each. But that is OK, the gun is a man killer on recoil, but will take down anything on this continent in the right hands. 100 rounds will last me a lifetime.I finally located some 35 ammo at a decent price ($40 per box of 20) and picked up a few.
Even though the .35 is a great round, that’s almost twice as expensive as 30-30 for a marginal gain in performance out to about 100 yards. Past that, the 30-30 has the edge for another 50 yards or so before it, too, becomes marginal.
Yes, heavy mass bullets are humane and deadly. My father liked his last large white tail deer at 400 yards with his Remington 700 BDL 30/06. He and my brother had a hard time packing the deer out in some really rough terrain. Dad died 3 years ago at 94. He was in his 80's when he killed the last deer.Read this thread ???
Y'all seem to be confusing Efficient with Effective.
The most EFFECTIVE cartridge for deer is one that does 100% DRT.
Well, Knock-on-Wood, I do have a 100% DRT rifle.
It ain't efficient but is effective!!!
Has accounted for over 20 deer and no telling how many hogs.
One shot, they fall over and don't get up.
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8MM Mauser? I have a K98.
K98 actions were very strong. 8mm Mauser ammo is larger and heavier than most 30-06 rifles. The extra mass is noticeable. After the war, US factory load ammo was intentionally reduced in charge, because of fear of bullet diameter issues. The 8mm Mauser was not as accurate because of this. I still prefer 30-06.It started out in life as an VZ-24 in 8mm Mauser.
The barrel was so shot out if you were lucky enough to hit paper at 25 yards,
You'd see/find the bullets were tumbling sideways.
So I had it re-barreled to 9.3x62. Used a 24" heavy magnum contour barrel.
Also had the rear action hump ground off so I could put on a rear scope base with 2 screws.
I re-did the stock to fee-float and glass bedded the action.
Also heat form and fitted that front sling swivel and put 4 wraps of electrical tape around the barrel underneath the top of that sling fitting to act as a vibration dampener.