Reason I like a magnum for deer

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There are light loads available to be more tame.

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Any grown man can handle a 338 win mag, and most can handle a 375 h&h. Most people have piss poor form off the bench, and that's where they shoot the most, so they think recoil is horrible.

I'm not a big guy and I've shot a 375h&h 30 times off a bench in about an hour and a half without issue.

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.300

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150 gr

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This is one thing I've never understood. If you're going to shoot a magnum why hinder its performance by going light grain for caliber. Hell a 140gr Accubond from a 7mm-08 will go end to end on a deer. Couple that with the fact that 99% of people shoot better with less recoil and I see no reason for a 300 Mag for a whitetail. Especially down here in the South

My 5 year old folded up a doe with a 62gr .223 yesterday. Shot placement is all that matters. I can understand magnums for trajectory but it’s rarely needed in forest type hunting.
I have a 7mm-08 and a 7mag and the 7 mag has been collecting dust for a few years now

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257 wthby

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As much of a 7mm-08 and 280AI fan as I am, I've never seen a deer react to being hit like they do with a 257Wby. Its like they get hit by lightning.

You'll almost always see that excuse for a large majority of folks that claim how they'll never use anything other than magnums for deer. "I want my tree hunnerd in case I make a bad shot....." Why not buy a non magnum caliber and actually shoot it a lot and practice. That'll increase your success on animals a lot more than depending on a magnum to make up for your lack of shooting ability. I know quite a few folks that are great shots and they also use magnums. But they are like the guy above stated. They use one rifle for everything and they hunt big game

I agree 100% Downshift. 95% of folks think they are a lot better shot than they really are. There's also zero doubt in how effective magnums are in the hands of someone capable of shooting them accurately. Those 338's are some bad boys for sure

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speed kills

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Yea it does. I think the real niche for belted magnums is flinging heavy for caliber bullets at normal speed though. If the goal is busting deer up, you can accomplish that easily with a 150gr out of a .30-06 out farther than most people can reliably hit them.

Shoot a big heavy bullet out of a belted mag and you're going to put less energy on the deer than you would with a .270 130gr soft point and at that point, why bother with a big loud long barrel magnum qt qll?

Like I said earlier, I might not kill a deer with anything other than .338 win mag again because I love the rifle, but it does not put aa much energy on the deer as my .30-06 with 165gr game kings did

I know a lil .243 kills deer and has minimal recoil. My son shot his first deer with a 7mm-08 using a managed recoil load. It was an 8pt with 18" insides. Nice deer. But I just love shooting my 300 win mag.

When I started looking for a deer rifle years back, I didn't have a lot of expendable cash. Had to buy used. Saw this one on the Sportsman for 300 bucks with shitty optics. Right in my price range so I bought it after I went put a few rounds through it.

Thats how/why I shoot a big gun. Yes it kicks. Yes it's more gun than I need. But that's my business.

I've since had some work done to the gun that has helped make it incredibly fun to shoot now. Enjoy your .243. God bless you. But stop harassing me because I shoot whitetail with a 300 mag.

eta: not directed at you bbvdd

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Reason I like a magnum for deer

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And on the forum for wives/girlfriends of hunters, your ole lady is posting: reason I like a magnum for sex.