Best Caliber Rifle for Deer Hunting

• Posted on 15 September 2023
• By The Insiders
• Posted in hunting gear

As a hunter you should be concerned with 3 things when thinking of ballistics. (1) Velocity, (2) Energy of pounds delivered to the animal when the bullet hits the target, and (3) Trajectory which is how much the bullet rises or drops at different yardages.

What is the Best Caliber Rifle for Deer Hunting? The .30-06 has been the basis of several mainstream and wildcat cartridges which are widely used for hunting and other special applications:

• 25-06 Remington, necked down to accept 6.53 mm (.257") diameter bullets.
• 6.5-06, necked down to use (.264") diameter bullets.
• 270 Winchester, necked down to accept 7.04 mm (.277") bullets.
• 280 Remington, necked down to accept 7.21 mm (.284") bullets with the shoulder moved up slightly.
• 8mm-06, necked up to accept a 8.20 mm (.323") bullet. This is a common modification performed in the USA to German Mauser rifles to facilitate use of a more commonly available cartridge case with improved performance compared to the standard German 8x57mm.
• 338-06, necked up to accept 8.59 mm (.338") diameter bullets.
• 35 Whelen, necked up to accept 9.09 mm (.385") bullets.

As a hunter you should be concerned with 3 things when thinking of ballistics. (1) Velocity, (2) Energy of pounds delivered to the animal when the bullet hits the target, and (3) Trajectory which is how much the bullet rises or drops at different yardages.

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