What is everyones deer hunting bullet and why???

[Devilbird]

I always have good luck with my .308 w/ 150 gr or 165 NBT or SSTs. Never had one move a step after I pull the trigger.

[Rebsix]

I just like to keep it simple and cheap. I use Hornady 165gn SP in my model 740 .308 loaded with 43.5 grains of 4064 for either side of 2600 FPS. I get around 2 inch groups at 150 yards, which isn't bad for a 60+ year old gas gun. The longest shot on 2 dear last season was 80 yards and both of them bolted for 3 or 4 steps and went down. Both bullets went all the way through but the insides were destroyed in both deer

[SouthernCoyote]

For my kiddo's .223, the 65 grain Sierra Game King has performed very well. Have used the 62 grain TTSX recently on a few hogs and had really good results, so hoping to try them out this season on deer. In my 6.5 Creedmoor I use Berger 140 grain Hunting VLD, same load as for my long range shooting. Pushing them at 2,821 fps, they are absolute hammers on deer and hogs. Have shot deer out to 400 yards, and hogs a tad over 700 yards with them. Effective quick kills every time.

[Dru]

I user 150gr hornady for my 7mm08 but I'm gonna switch to gamekings because wes had them in a package and I now have 200 lol

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[petey308]

I used a ton of bullets and cartridges. My current favorite is a 195gr TMK loaded in a 308. This particular deer was taken last year with that load. He was 144 yards and it was a direct chest shot. He did a back flip on impact, landing on his back and never recovered. Both lungs, top of the heart, and a portion of his liver were shredded. All the energy transferred into him. No exit. Absolutely phenomenal terminal performance. These 195s have all the sectional density/mass to provide plenty of penetration at close ranges, and are constructed very well to provide adequate expansion down to an impact velocity of 1400fps. For my particular load, that happens to be 1000 yards! The 208gr ELDM would be my second choice and performs very similarly. I just get better accuracy from the Sierras.




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[coachk12]

Hornady interlock or Sierra game Kings IMO Noslers are overkill for whitetail and I've seen Ballistic tips fail and shatter.

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[smithjs]

I use .280 Rem. 139gr SST. I'm working up an OCW test with Superformance currently. Just loaded 80 rounds. 54.0gr-57.0gr, 0.2gr intervals, 5 rounds per charge. Also working up a load for .454 Casull using 250gr HP over H110.

[EUDE75]

168gr nosler custom competition boat tail hollow point in .308 My rifle loves them and shoots the extremely accurate. For my 45 rifle and pistol I use a 325gr lead bullet. Works great if I'm in the woods and it'll knock a deer or anything else on its ass.

[Cncmachinist]

Barnes triple shock has been the best round across all platforms.
From .224 to .458

Always expands deer hogs you name it.

Others may work well but this is best for me.

[Granitehawk]

130 sp for 308, 150 silver tip in the 06, 160 Ftx in 30.30, 100 Sierra game kings in the 243.