blinkstafoo1

I wanted to get yalls opinion on the best deer gun under 700 dollars, and also what yall think is the best caliber.

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MP45CDE

Used Winchester 30-30. Period. $250--BAM!

rmxer85

Remington Model 700 or Model 7 in whatever cal. floats yer boat.

easy question

but Savage makes great guns for not much $$$

exhibit A:

chambered in .270

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AZ Husker

.30-30 is a great gun in some areas. It would never cut the distances here. Buy your gun for the area and terrain you'll be hunting in.

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sgtD

Either of what they said or a Savage 110, Marlin 30-30, Ruger or Stevens bolt rifle, Mossebrg ATR, Remington 760 and the list goes on. There are so many that will do the job, it just depends on what you like best I guess and what the hunting conditions are where you hunt.

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Ram Rod

Plenty of choices and plenty of calibers flying under your price range radar. Wood, synthetic, bolt, lever, semi, CZ, Savage, Remington, Howa, Browning, Ruger, the list goes on. Narrowing the caliber could be a best first choice on availability in something to choose. This is going to depend on your terrain and where you plan on hunting and your skills. Texas.....hmmm......long ranges possible....smaller than average North American whitetail deer.......(okay, just kidding). A .270 might do you well, but a .308 might do better. Personally, my deer rifle is a 6.5x55 (.264). 140gr A-Max. If you want to think about reloading for your deer rifle in the future, think of one popular enough to find components and equipment in the future.

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Tikka T3 Stainless Laminated in a .300 Win Mag!

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My needs in FL are not necessarily the same as yours, but. For a super accurate gun on a budget, look at the H&R single shots. I was looking for a lefty friendly gun on the cheap and was very favorably impressed with the accuracy of the 3 I was able to shoot. When I mounted the scope on one of them, a .223, it came out dead on in the boresighter with no adjustment needed. Arrow straight from out of the box. As a lefty I could hold a spare round safari style between my fingers and reload it faster than I could reach over and fumble with a right handed bolt action. Where I hunt a fast follow up rarely matters, though.

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They have combos, too. My choice would be the .30-06, cheap ammo for sighting in and practice as well as unlimited choices for hunting. IIRC they make from 55gr to 220gr loads suitable for anything that walks.

samh

I've got a gun safe full of Rugers and I love them, they are all good handle'n, straight shoot'n guns. That said, my newest rifle is a Tikka T3 and it's the slickest actioned, best shooting rifle I've ever owned, right out of the box. Mine is chambered for 25/06 and that's a great deer round, but which caliber is best for you is a very personal choice. Everyone needs and wants are different. Some calibers to look at would be .243, 257 Roberts, 25/06, .260, .270, .280,7mm/08 , 30/30,.308, 30/06, or .35 Rem. I know that I've left out some of ya'll's favorites, these are just the ones that I've hunted with and really like. I don't own one right now, but I think the .260 Rem is probably as close to the perfect deer round out there. I've killed more deer with a 30/06 than anything else, followed by the .270 Win. and now I hunt mostly with a 25/06, unless I'm hit'n the really thick stuff, then my old Winchester model 94 30/30 get's the nod.

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Depends.
Where are you hunting?
What's the terrain like?
What game will you be hunting?

I've read fantastic stuff about the new Winchester Model 70- Classic. Saw a SS Classic .270 WSM listed for $725.
Ram Rod, my hunting rifle is also a 6.5x55 Swedish. Love it.
I've always liked the ballistics of the .270 if you don't need something larger. The .270 WSM is nice and Ruger now has out a .300 Ruger Compact Magnum (RCM) for larger game and it is a very nice new cartridge that I'll consider if I plan on hunting some larger game.
Savage, Remington, Winchester and Ruger. They all make great rifles. Whichever you get, make sure you get a nice scope for it and sight it in good.

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