Favorite Caliber?

[lightsoutcalls]

I've only had a chance to take one deer with it, as I just got it this summer, but love my new (to me) Marlin 336 in .35 Remington.  It honestly doesn't seem to have as much recoil as an old .30-.30 I borrowwed years ago, and has more knockdown power with 200 grain Hornady Leverevolution bullets.  I look forward to trying some other ammo to see how different brands perform, but the deer I took last weekend went only about 50 yards with a shot that was a little high - only clipped one lung. 
The places I hunt, you would be hard pressed to get a 100 yard shot, so this rifle fits my needs quite well.

[Reloader]

.284 of course. 

284 Win
7mm-08
7x57
280 Rem
The GREAT 7mm Rem Mag
7STW
7Wby


It's just hard to go wrong with a 7.

[Uncle Nicky]

.30-06. Does the job on anything from antelope to moose, and never a problem finding ammo.

[BigHooks]

I love my 300 WSM it sure get's the job done..

[Tom Foolery]

.260 Remington or .358 Winchester or 45/70 Government.  


My .260 is a Remington Mountain rifle, easy packing, very accurate 120gr NBT @ 2911fps.  Not much different than your .270 really.


I would go bigger bore just because if I were you.


My .358 Winchester is a Ruger Hawkeye.  Handles great, very accurate, 200gr Hornady @ 2500fps.

My 45/70 in a Marlin 1895G, packs great, points great, shoots greaterer .  This is one I would never even consider getting rid of.  I have loads that recoil like a .223 and ones that will slap the taste out of your mouth.  This is a great old round.  Since getting the Marlin, LOTS of nice rifles have spent more time in the safe while the 1895G goes hunting.

[chatterbox]

I own a .308 myself, but if I was to get another cartridge, I believe I would go with a 7mm-08.
Less recoil, and very flat shooting. Good velocity as well.

[Devastator]

338 rem ultra mag and 180 grain noslers.

[rlbreakfield]

.308, been gettin it done for a long time.  Luv mine.

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[Kylongspur88]

I like the 7mm-08, but they are tough to find around here. 308 is the way to go for availability. You can also shoot a 180gr load with the .308

[Woodsman4God]

I've only had a chance to take one deer with it, as I just got it this summer, but love my new (to me) Marlin 336 in .35 Remington.  It honestly doesn't seem to have as much recoil as an old .30-.30 I borrowwed years ago, and has more knockdown power with 200 grain Hornady Leverevolution bullets.  I look forward to trying some other ammo to see how different brands perform, but the deer I took last weekend went only about 50 yards with a shot that was a little high - only clipped one lung. 
The places I hunt, you would be hard pressed to get a 100 yard shot, so this rifle fits my needs quite well.

I inherited a 35 remington and for deer hunting up to 100 yards its the cats meow especially as Wendell said with the hornady leverevolution bullets you cant beat it. Beyond that I would have to say I would go 7mm or 308, both great guns and very versatile

[Luke95]

I love 12 gauge


Luke95

[longbox]

It always amazes me when this subject comes up and response regarding caliber and bullet weight for shooting thin skinned whitetails. Over the years I shot primairly shot a 30-30 with 150 grain from an old Winchester 94. I was young, the shots were short range, the deer relatively small (less than 175 lbs) and didin't mind getting womped by the recoil from the metal buttplate.

When I got older and could no longer sight well from the fixed metal sights I looked at what would suit me best for the size game I would be shooting and the range I would be shooting them. Call me a wimp but I choose the .243. The 100 grain bullet is the largest made for it yet I find powerful and adequate for taking medium size deer at distances of 200 yds +. And the recoil is next to nothing. I also found this caliber great for smaller game such as yotes and ground hogs. If I'm just hunting these I'll step down to a lighter bullet but I've splattered several ground hogs while loaded with a 95 grain Hornady on a deer hunt.

Don't get me wrong when it comes to shooting larger game I opt for bigger guns and calibers like the S&W 460 Magnum I use for bear.

JMTW   

[barry]

.308 and the ammo won't cost you an arm & a leg

[ncturkey]

I like the 7mm-08.

[sworntofun]

I like my .30-06 but starting to like the .243 too.