- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Best deer rifle, caliber, setup for whitetail?
Posted on 2/7/18 at 10:46 am to Ron Cheramie
Posted on 2/7/18 at 10:46 am to Ron Cheramie
quote:
much less sticking re barrel out of a window of the box stand propping up on a price of 1/2 plywood
This made me
because its true. Would make me
if OP says he shoots from a climber 
0
Posted on 2/7/18 at 10:47 am to lsupride87
quote:
When I put it on my range finder at 300 yards in my stand, then scoped it with my rifle, I thought no way would I ever attempt this. Every slight move completely took the crosshairs off the object I was aiming at.
Its a long arse ways, thats for sure. I might would try it if i had a REALLY good rest and the deer was important enough to me.
But 300 would definitely be my max 'attempt'.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 11:31 am to tenfoe
quote:
Not this shite again.
And I bet you call yourself a "sportsman".
Right, little bubba?
Posted on 2/7/18 at 11:43 am to RouxDog91
Tikka in 6.5X55, .260, or 7mm-08 with a Meopta Meostar 2.5-15X56 Will be at the upper end of your budget but is probably one of the best setups you can get imo. Any of those calibers will work well with less recoil than a .270. .270 is great though and is flat shooting with plenty of energy.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 11:52 am to RouxDog91
quote:
RouxDog91
What distance is your rifle sighted in at now. How is your grouping at that distance?
If you can't group less than 2" at 100yds you don't need to be shooting any further.
My AR-10 in 6.5cm is sighted in at 100yds. At 100yds I can shoot less than 0.5" group. I practice a lot and reload and have my loads dialed in pretty well.
Answer that question first. You're caliber is fine and your gun is likely fine.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 11:58 am to lsupride87
quote:
then spend the other $1200 on a nice vacation
Does not compute.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:14 pm to LumbermanRon
quote:
Does not compute.
Me and my wife went to the Keys
Flights were $160 combined (southwest Nola-Ft.Lauderdale)
Room for 3 nights Air BNB was $640
Likely spent around $400-500 those 4 days on nice dinners and doing stuff
Right around $1200
This aint the OT bruh
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:16 pm to cypressbrake3
quote:
The animal is owed a quick, humane death.
frick you and get out of hear with your PETA **** BS. That animal is owed nothing. You know what a hunters saying is? You cant kill em if you dont shoot. I dont give a frick if its gut shot, if you dont pull the trigger you cant kill them. People make mistakes.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:20 pm to RouxDog91
to settle a debate about how difficult and ethical a 300 yard shot is, 12 members of our club each took a shot with their own rifles at a deer target set up at 300 yards (with a pie plate over the kill zone), the only shooter to hit the pie plate was a FBI sniper using his sniper rifle, he missed the deer target with his regular deer rifle, point is a 300 yard shot is possible but not likely without the right equipment, ammo and shooter...
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:21 pm to saintsfan1977
quote:
saintsfan1977
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:23 pm to RouxDog91
quote:
I missed two deer at approximately 300 yards this year with my .270.
Its not the caliber. What are you resting the gun to shoot at that distance? If its a 1/2" sheet of plywood it can be done, but you better be a crack-shot. Get a better rest to shoot at that distance and practice shooting at that distance. If you can get a 2-4" group at 300yds, you should be able to kill any deer.
quote:
With a budget of $1500-$1750, what would y'all recommend to reach out there at longer distances, optics included?
A high quality scope with higher power than you have now. A 12-16x on the high end will gt the job done.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:24 pm to Melvin Spellvin
300 yards at a target that moves off of a shoddy deer stand rest is leaving a lot up to luck. I know several people who've done it, but thats farrrrrrr for a normal hunting shot.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:26 pm to Melvin Spellvin
quote:
point is a 300 yard shot is possible but not likely without the right equipment, ammo and shooter...
My .257 wby is sighted in at 300yds. I have a grouping of about 4-5" at 300yds.
I'm a decent shot. Not a great one by any stretch, but I do practice.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:26 pm to Melvin Spellvin
quote:
to settle a debate about how difficult and ethical a 300 yard shot is, 12 club members of our club each took a shot with their own rifles at a deer target set up at 300 yards (with a pie plate over the kill zone), the only shooter to hit the pie plate was a FBI sniper using his sniper rifle, he missed the deer target with his regular deer rifle, point is a 300 yard shot is possible but not likely without the right equipment, ammo and shooter...
Lmao, you guys must be bad shots. 300 yards with any deer rifle is easy. shite, I could hit steel with my red dot at that distance with my AR.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:33 pm to ChatRabbit77
quote:Sheeit, with that "30 power" scope I mentioned earlier, there was a 170" 10 point that needed another year at about 312 yards, but when I scoped him I saw a tick on his back. So i shot the tick off
Lmao, you guys must be bad shots. 300 yards with any deer rifle is easy. shite, I could hit steel with my red dot at that distance with my AR.
This post was edited on 2/7/18 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:39 pm to ChatRabbit77
quote:
Lmao, you guys must be bad shots. 300 yards with any deer rifle is easy.
Its easy as long as you have a good rest.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:49 pm to saintsfan1977
quote:Maybe with a sled it is easy
Its easy as long as you have a good rest.
I challenge you to come show me just how easy 300 yards is with my rifle
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:54 pm to Melvin Spellvin
quote:
12 members of our club each took a shot with their own rifles at a deer target set up at 300 yards
quote:
only shooter to hit the pie plate was a FBI sniper using his sniper rifle
This is stupid. 300 yds is not a given by any means, but 0/12 with their hunting rifles means your buddies are all either shooting a rifle/scope/ammo combo that is not capable of it within reason (30/30 with iron sights or pawpaws jam-master 30-06 with a fixed tasco 4x on seethru mounts and silvertips that hasn't been sighted in since Reagan), or y'all suck at shooting.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 12:55 pm to cypressbrake3
quote:
And I bet you call yourself a "sportsman".
I've never called myself that....or little.
But I kill a lot of stuff.
Posted on 2/7/18 at 1:02 pm to Melvin Spellvin
quote:All it takes is a good rifle and practice, and first and foremost a hand that can half-assed shoot a rifle.
the only shooter to hit the pie plate was a FBI sniper using his sniper rifle, he missed the deer target with his regular deer rifle, point is a 300 yard shot is possible but not likely without the right equipment, ammo and shooter...
Page 3 of 7
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News