Best straight wall caliber for deer?

[Speaks]

If I still lived in IA I would get a Tikka in 350 legend and call it good.

I mainly hunt in northern WI right now with regular rifles during that season and then ML season at home in MN. Though my home county in MN is getting ready to allow rifle hunting vs slug only and its unclear if it will be any rifle or straight wall. If I decide to participate it would be at most 2 days during the week toward the end. Given limited use I would either use my ML or get an AR bolt upper in 350L from bear creek for around $225 and call it good.

 

[z987k]

I'd probably chose 360 buckhammer over 350L for the better bullet selection in 358.

If 460sw is legal, its an amazing cartidge in a rifle barrel. Use it again in pistol season if you have a separate one.

444 marlin is also great if its legal to.

But id probably just limit it to whatever you can pick up in a cva scout.

 

[KenLee]

444 marlin, 450 bm, 45-70.

 

[North of 60]

For short range hunting, in my experience a .45-70 with factory ammo is more of a soft push recoil instead of the punishing 3" mag 12 gauge slug load type i get with hot hand loads.

The .45-70 also leaves blood trails a bind man could follow with lower half chest shots.

Point being don't be afraid of .45-70 recoil with common factory loads.

 

[Bluefish]

Yes, it was a tough decision between the 358 win and the 375. I think the 358 is likely the better hunting cartridge. The 375 has some heavy bullets for messing around with sub or suppressed. Of course I have no real world experience on it yet

The data for the 375 looks pretty fast. Pushing 35 whelen velocity in the 08 case. The fast twist is a plus as it allows good choices for subs. The 35 cal barrel options are all pretty slow twist making heavy subs not work.

 

[Jtoplinesales]

Ive used the 350L and 400L in illinois the past few years and very similar results from both cartridges. Very deadly with good shot placement. Definitely a little range advantage over the shotguns.