The one i had didnt do well at all with heavier bullets . Horrible in fact !!! 220 or 225's decent , 240's not so good , and 300's were just unuseable period !!! The super redhawk pistol shot all weights like a lazer but not my rifle !!! Down the road it went !!![ I have a ruger 77-44 1-20 twist .
For a CF-my grandfathers .35 Rem. Model 141 pump from 1930's I think. With 200gr soft round nose. Freakin 150yd deer/hog sledgehammer.Definitely a can of worms lol. There's lots of folks with different ideas of "best", thus the reason there are lots of calibers.
I personally, in a modern rifle, prefer a lever action 30-30 with open sights for short range timber hunting. It's a short, easy to carry in the ready position rifle with fairly mild recoil that hits a deer plenty hard.
It was plenty good for the distances that I used it! The 240 grain semi jacketed bullets put deer down very well.Too bad Ruger had the twist wrong . Accuracy wasnt what it could have been .
Yes sir, me too. My grandfather " Pap short for papaw, my DAD big brother & best friend in the world" a WVa coal miner bought 2 Rem model 141 .35 pump actions I believe in late 1920's or early 30's. He got them for himself & his twin brother. There was an explosion & cave in where I'm not sure how many died or missing, but 1 was my Paps twin brother. So he much later in life, gave his brothers to his A hole son " my father" and when I was 18 he was dying from cancer gave me his .35. That was nearly 40yrs ago, I still can't pick the gun up without smiling & missin my best friend. I've shot many deer, a few wild hogs, a black bear & several foxes thru the yrs. thanks for your reply & bring back some of the best memories of my life. Kind regardsLove the .35 Rem.
Thats always a cool choice.Use a muzzleloader!
I agree.Whitetails at 150 yards and in, easy choice a 357 Maximum. Very little recoil and muzzle blast. No need for a T. rex load even for large whitetails. Deadly accurate.
Muley
My dad kept his 30-30 with him when we went deer hunting. It was a Winchester 1894 SRC in 30-30 Winchester made in 1921. I have it now but have not taken it hunting yet.
DL
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