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Big deer hunt - help me pick the cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="manitou" data-source="post: 1931615" data-attributes="member: 105280"><p>People kill 600 lb elk with 140 grainers out of the Creedmore.</p><p>As far as 250-300 lb bucks in MO... baloney. The avg MATURE buck is inder 170 lbs here and 170 is pretty heavy in MO. People over estimate score and weight consistently. There are the rarities that break 200, but they are just that... rare.</p><p>I have hunted deer in Missouri since the 70s... so I have an idea. Don't over think it. A .243 or 30-30 will kill any deer in the state, and they have with regularity. The pile of racks range from in the 130s to 160s. Only a few of these deer broke 200, although they all feel like 400 lbs. when dragging them out! Lol One of the biggest bodied whitetails I ever killed (not pictued) was at 520 yards with a 120 gr pill out of a 7mm08... a pretty close brother ballistically to the 6.5.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="manitou, post: 1931615, member: 105280"] People kill 600 lb elk with 140 grainers out of the Creedmore. As far as 250-300 lb bucks in MO... baloney. The avg MATURE buck is inder 170 lbs here and 170 is pretty heavy in MO. People over estimate score and weight consistently. There are the rarities that break 200, but they are just that... rare. I have hunted deer in Missouri since the 70s... so I have an idea. Don't over think it. A .243 or 30-30 will kill any deer in the state, and they have with regularity. The pile of racks range from in the 130s to 160s. Only a few of these deer broke 200, although they all feel like 400 lbs. when dragging them out! Lol One of the biggest bodied whitetails I ever killed (not pictued) was at 520 yards with a 120 gr pill out of a 7mm08... a pretty close brother ballistically to the 6.5. [/QUOTE]
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