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What bullets for big deer out to 500 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 518012" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>Well after killing hundreds of deer in the past 40 years or so I have come to the conclusion that it don't take a cannon to kill a deer. Most any standard cup and core bullet will kill any deer that ever left a hoof print in the mud. It is all about bullet placement. I personally would pick the the Hornady 154 gr SP or SST or 150 gr Sierra Game King and between 59 and 60 grs IMR 4350 for around 2900 fps in the 7 Rem mag. It has been my personal experience and is MY OPINION that the 7 Rem mag is too much gun unless you are going to be shooting over 300 yards for deer. I experminted with a 7 Rem mag for a while using many different bullets at many different velocities on the farm I helped control hunt for 15 years were we took 100 deer each year. I had more deer that was hit perfectly through the shoulders run off a ways and have to be trailed up to recover with the 7 mag than anything I have ever used. I can't explain it because their vitals were mush and they had to be dead on impact of the bullet but they still ran close to 100 yards a lot of times. It worked better with the two bullets mentioned at around 2900 fps muzzle velocity for me. If you don't want to track them get you a 25-06 and shoot a 117 Sierra between 3000 and 3200 fps. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 518012, member: 10178"] Well after killing hundreds of deer in the past 40 years or so I have come to the conclusion that it don't take a cannon to kill a deer. Most any standard cup and core bullet will kill any deer that ever left a hoof print in the mud. It is all about bullet placement. I personally would pick the the Hornady 154 gr SP or SST or 150 gr Sierra Game King and between 59 and 60 grs IMR 4350 for around 2900 fps in the 7 Rem mag. It has been my personal experience and is MY OPINION that the 7 Rem mag is too much gun unless you are going to be shooting over 300 yards for deer. I experminted with a 7 Rem mag for a while using many different bullets at many different velocities on the farm I helped control hunt for 15 years were we took 100 deer each year. I had more deer that was hit perfectly through the shoulders run off a ways and have to be trailed up to recover with the 7 mag than anything I have ever used. I can't explain it because their vitals were mush and they had to be dead on impact of the bullet but they still ran close to 100 yards a lot of times. It worked better with the two bullets mentioned at around 2900 fps muzzle velocity for me. If you don't want to track them get you a 25-06 and shoot a 117 Sierra between 3000 and 3200 fps. :D [/QUOTE]
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