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Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur
N O T!!!!!!, that gun isn't going anywhere!!!! It dropped another deer this past Saturday at the hands of my 15y/o for the youth weekend. 85gr Federal JHP took out the heart, lungs and dropped her where she stood like a bad habit! No damage to the meat, clean kill, no tracking, and all with a gun that won't send you to the dentist to get your cavity replaced....I don't like those big calibers for deer and think alot of guys loose deer from flinching while waiting for the mule kick of a 300mag or even the new short mags! Overkill has its drawbacks! Anything over a .308 is overkill in my humble opinion on our deer here in La., now if I were in Canada or Michigan where 300# deer are the norm, then a 30-06 or heavy 7mm Mag would be my choice. But you obviously know that little rifle and I can tell you I am selling that Weatherby listed here to get another .308 just like that .243 we are discussing right now. Easy to carry, short, accurate, and fine tuning w/ trigger job is easy!
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Yup! I love a short action! If they just made that Ruger Compact in left hand!!!!! 7mm-08 is the ticket! I have just over 160 whitetails under my belt. Approx. 50 with a bow & out of the 110+ at least 75 have come with 7mm-08 & the rest with .308, I was just kiddin ya, I knew you wouldn't part with it!