nmurph
Senior Member
I don't see a .338 as a deer caliber, not at least for a whitetail or any North American deer... not that it won't knock them down��
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Least Hyped Deer Calibers
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I don't see a .338 as a deer caliber, not at least for a whitetail or any North American deer... not that it won't knock them down��
nmurph
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6.5 Creed gets plenty of mention on this board.
Ohoopee Tusker
Senior Member
That's an odd statement. You think it would work better on South American deer? Lol. I take it you don't actually have any experience killing an animal with a .338 fed. You do know this isn't a .338 mag, right?
furtaker
Senior Member
I doubt it.
nmurph
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LittleDrummerBoy
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30-30
Yep, the almost perfect Ga. deer rifle
Ohoopee Tusker
Senior Member
It is, just like lots of other multi-purpose Rounds. Are elk in the deer family? ;-)Nope, you got me on that one!!
Looks like a great gun for elk.
A couple of .338 fed kills. Deer is an exit wound out the leg pit and then through the leg. You'll notice the leg and shoulder are still attached.
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lagrangedave
Gone But Not Forgotten
Friend of mine cut down a 4" diameter pine tree and killed the buck on the other side with a .257 Weatherby Mag.
Least hyped...? I am a 7mm-08 believer. Love the cartridge. And I believe that it is perfect for SE Deer.
I am not sure the 7mm-08 does not have hype. It is widely available. I agree with other about the Roberts, that is not hyped!
I believe a cartridge that does have a lack of hype (not yet mentioned) and has great potential in the Georgia Deer Woods is the .450 Bushmaster. It has become a solid performer by Yankees limited to use straight walled cartridges. The bullet weight is commonly .250 grains and can easily range out just past 200 yards. Recoil is there for sure but not that bad. For me it is ideal for my style of hunting - I hunt thick bottoms and swamps. I almost never have a 100 yard shot let alone a 200. It is very accurate from a 16" barrel. I have the Ruger Scout but it is made also in the American. If can be fired from a standard AR lower too. If you hunt deer in woods with Hogs it might be a fun gun.
If you have a supersonic bottlenecked cartridge and want a gun for the occasional hunts in the "thick stuff" you might consider .450 Bushmaster. You won't confuse the cartridges - that is for sure.
I am not sure the 7mm-08 does not have hype. It is widely available. I agree with other about the Roberts, that is not hyped!
I believe a cartridge that does have a lack of hype (not yet mentioned) and has great potential in the Georgia Deer Woods is the .450 Bushmaster. It has become a solid performer by Yankees limited to use straight walled cartridges. The bullet weight is commonly .250 grains and can easily range out just past 200 yards. Recoil is there for sure but not that bad. For me it is ideal for my style of hunting - I hunt thick bottoms and swamps. I almost never have a 100 yard shot let alone a 200. It is very accurate from a 16" barrel. I have the Ruger Scout but it is made also in the American. If can be fired from a standard AR lower too. If you hunt deer in woods with Hogs it might be a fun gun.
If you have a supersonic bottlenecked cartridge and want a gun for the occasional hunts in the "thick stuff" you might consider .450 Bushmaster. You won't confuse the cartridges - that is for sure.
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ebrauns23
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If you are not a fan of tracking deer, give a .300 win mag a try.
Worlldbeater
Senior Member
I have a 250/3000 savage built by the late master gunsmith Jim Dorn of Macon Ga. that is a real tack driver. I have been hunting with it since the 70's. If I do my part it does its. I reload my ammo. You don't here much about the 250/3000 anymore.
HabershamHunter85
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My 7mm-08 just logged its 22nd kill. Haven't lost a deer with it yet, and always has a great blood trail and they don't run far if they do run. Had many bullets completely pass through the deer. Only two guns I own that I have lost deer with are a 30-30, which has killed many a deer and a 30-06 which I made a bad shot with. It's usually 9 times out of 10 shot placement or the gun, not so much the caliber always. Just like the 30-30, I lost two deer with it. I lost them because I was young and didn't think I needed to check my scope that season. After I lost the second deer, I shot it at home and it was shooting 2 inches low at 50 yards. Learned a valuable lesson that year. 7mm-08 is my go to gun for whitetail, I take the 30-30 if i'm hunting the thick stuff, 30-06 stays in the safe because it means to much to me sentimentally.
rosewood
Senior Member
That is what my brother was using. Shot a big 7 pt with it, blew out the heart with a fist size hole on the other side and still ran over 100 yards. He found it near the tree that it plowed into and left a huge blood stain on it. He switched to a .270 with corelokts afterwards because I had had good luck with that myself.
Rosewood
I just got an upper set up for 6.5 Grendel. Sighted it in with he 120 federal fusions. What ammo are you using?
