Dedicated mule deer cartridge. Which one and why?

[MuleyFever]

If you have or would have one rifle for mule deer only what cartridge and why? Feel free to pick the rifle as well.

 

[Bsnyder]

Outside of 500 26 nosler or 6.5-300 inside 270 wsm or 257 wby. Haven’t shot my 6.5 Sherman short yet but that could be too. 300 rum is had to beat all the way around dang it I can’t choose!!!

 

[wind gypsy]

6.5 PRC in something that weighs about 9# scoped (no bipod). If money is no object scope would be a tangent theta 3-15 hunting model. More budget build would have a bushy LRTS.

 

[Whiskey_Fish]

6.5 PRC MPR with a 3-15 Razor LHT

I’ll let you know how it works in a month.


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[FLAK]

300 Win Mag.

 

[Wapiti1]

Savage 99 in .284 Winchester. Honorable mention is a Ruger No1 in .257 Weatherby.

Jeremy

 

[N2TRKYS]

Remington Model Seven SS in 7-08.

Spoiler alert...it will also be my elk rifle next time I draw.

 

[Steve O]

So many choices. Any mild to hot 264/277/284 would do it for sure. Mine is the plain old 270 Win or the much maligned 264 Win Mag. Used to be all in Winchester M70s but have migrated to the Blaser R8.

 

[Touchdown88]

My dedicated deer rifle is a 240 Wby on a commercial Mauser action with a 1:8 twist.

 

[TomJoad]

Dedicated mule deer for me equals smaller than elk cartridges minimizing recoil and reasonably flat shooting. I’d either be in a .243 or a 6.5cm for a small action suitable for mountain hunts.

 

[Newtosavage]

7mm-08 in whatever platform you choose, w/ 6.5 CM tagging along in a close 2nd.

Nobody can convince me there is a more practical round than the 7mm-08 for deer.

 

[willfrye027]

Mine is almost back from the gunsmith. Fast twist 25-06 on a tikka platform.

 

[Dhbwa]

For years my do it all was a 8.5lb 300WM using a Shilen barrel.
Now I would say 280 Rem or 284 Win...In a 6lb bare rifle...7.5lbs all up...
Unless I thought I would be shooting over 500yds then “I” would be using a 270WBY shooting 150’s at 3250+....

 

[cuerro viejo]

257 wby
Light recoil for such a flat cartridge, and impressive on game performance under 500 yards.

Pushing or over 500 I’d probably go a hot 6.5

 

[Werty]

280 rem

 

[CApighunter]

Quite happy with my 280AI for those purposes, but a fast .264 (nosler, Weatherby, or win mag) would be a front runner as well.

 

[DavePwns]

6.5 PRC is what I'm planning to build for backcountry deer.

 

[Warrior27]

All great options that have been posted. My vote would be a Fierce rifle in 280AI.

 

[Buck Naked]

260 in a Browning

 

[Shotshill]

6.5cm CA mesa,, cuz its a 1 hole shooter with factory Hornady ELDx ... Same for pronghorn