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Best caliber for Colorado Mule Deer.
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<blockquote data-quote="ElCazador" data-source="post: 2702205" data-attributes="member: 119877"><p>I agree with others here. I live at 8,700 ft in Colorado and your 300 RUM is more than adequate. Now if you're using this tag to justify buying or building a new rifle, I can get behind that idea all day long! I personally love .280 AI for almost anything. If you don't have one, that's my recommendation. I also use my .257 Roberts for many deer hunts here and think it's a cool catridge to shoot. Altitude won't really be a consideration for hunting. You'll notice it shooting long distances from the bench but I wouldn't take any long shots at deer here with all the crazy wind and thermals moving erratically at times across the topography - far less predictable than the TX flatlands and hill country. I'd tune up your 300 RUM and focus more on getting your legs and body ready to climb the hills at altitude - and if you don't have high quality optics, use your rifle money to get a great pair of binos as most of my best deer have been taken because I found them in the glass first and then put the stalk on them to get within range upwind. Make sure your boots are comfortable and broken in - it won't be unusual to put 8-10 miles on them in a day...especially if you need to get away from other hunters to where the real deer are at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElCazador, post: 2702205, member: 119877"] I agree with others here. I live at 8,700 ft in Colorado and your 300 RUM is more than adequate. Now if you're using this tag to justify buying or building a new rifle, I can get behind that idea all day long! I personally love .280 AI for almost anything. If you don't have one, that's my recommendation. I also use my .257 Roberts for many deer hunts here and think it's a cool catridge to shoot. Altitude won't really be a consideration for hunting. You'll notice it shooting long distances from the bench but I wouldn't take any long shots at deer here with all the crazy wind and thermals moving erratically at times across the topography - far less predictable than the TX flatlands and hill country. I'd tune up your 300 RUM and focus more on getting your legs and body ready to climb the hills at altitude - and if you don't have high quality optics, use your rifle money to get a great pair of binos as most of my best deer have been taken because I found them in the glass first and then put the stalk on them to get within range upwind. Make sure your boots are comfortable and broken in - it won't be unusual to put 8-10 miles on them in a day...especially if you need to get away from other hunters to where the real deer are at. [/QUOTE]
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