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Yes, there is a best rifle for deer hunting whether you agree or not

Want to start a good argument?  Go up to a deer hunter and tell him what the best all-round deer rifle is.  Then go on to say that anyone who can't see your wisdom in this matter is simply unwise.Well, I'm going to do that right now.  Contrary to contemporary wisdom, the best deer rifle ever made was and is the flintlock Pennsylvania longrifle, with a barrel of not less than 46 inches, and a caliber of .50 or .54, preferably .50.  There are many reasons for this.First, the flintlock.  The flintlock is actually a flawless ignition system for a rifle.  It just takes study, practice and time to master.  All three of those requisites are beneficial to a hunter for they help him master himself.  Also a flintlock uses a flint to fire the rifle and they can be found for free laying on the ground or in creek beds.The old style, muzzleloading rifle has more raw knock-down power than most modern cartridge firing numbers due to the fact that it shoots a blunt, soft lead projectile at moderate velocities.  A moderate velocity and a blunt bullet are quicker killers than metal jacketed, high velocity missiles.  It's true, I've seen the effects on game many times over.The flintlock rifle limits the hunters' shots to 100 yards or less, which is the range in which game should be taken anyway.  Long range hunting isn't hunting, it's target shooting.  The kind that leaves game wounded and crippled more often than not, making them easy prey for something that will pull them down and eat them alive.  Jack-asses and fools shoot deer at more than one hundred yards.Finally, the longrifle limits the hunter to one shot on game, which forces him to choose his shot carefully.  In other words, it forces him to be a hunter.If you insist upon using a cartridge firing rifle, at least stay away from the modern ultra-magnums and the over powered rounds like the .30-06.  They are unecessary for deer and endanger everything around you.  After all, a rifle is like a hammer in that it's fundamentally simple and need not be improved.  A practical man has a hammer or three, but they're all just hammers, varying only in size.A .30-40 Krag is most suitable for deer, and can be had in a lever action rifle.  Namely the 1895 Winchester.  They call it the 1895 Winchester because it was first sold in 1895.  An old fashioned rifle you say?  So what?  When do you suppose the hammer in your toolbox was invented?  You can't improve upon wisdom, all things considered.The .30-40 Krag shoots a 180 grain, blunt nosed bullet at 2400 feet per second, and has excellent knock down power on deer.  It also shoots a 220 grain bullet at 2000 feet per second, which is a bit more effective.  But the deer won't know the difference in the long run.So file your .300 Win Magnum, your short magnum, your hyper-velocity, scoped atrocity under bullshit and get yourself a man's rifle.  A real deer rifle and go do some real hunting.  10 application/xml false all-round rifle best deer rifle deer deer rifle hunter hunting wisdom Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT); Tablet PC 1.7; .NET CLR 1.0.3705; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 DSMcGee 24.180.199.118 false true false false true 194624 false false true false false false true 198017 Resource 194624 1574 1574 1203781307968 1203781307968 Controlled Krag

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I like this line of thought!  As a former wildlife manager who operated a deer check station during firearm deer season, I saw between 1500 and 2000 deer carcasses each year with giant holes in them from stem to stern from cartridges like 7mm and 300 mags, '06's, .338 mags, etc.  I have gone myself from my first rifle (Marlin 336 in .30-30), to .308 win, to .30-06, to 300 win mag, back 'down' to .243 win for whitetails.  Live out west now and use my .243 on pronghorns, mule deer and elk.  I am even looking for another .30-30 (since I foolishly sold my first rifle in the quest for 'more killing power') to use on elk and mule deer.  It is plenty of rifle out to 150 yards or so with a peep sight.  Shooting further borders on target practice, and I want more 'hunt' in the hunting! 10 application/xml true Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.648; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET CLR 3.5.30729) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 209.248.120.11 false true false false true 130238 blog blogsite/TrueStuff/web