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Leave the 22 cf's to shoot what they were made for, varmints, period. Why not see how low one can go and try it with a bb or pellet gun? Deer hunting requires a caliber capable of cleanly harvesing the animal, and I prefer to do it with the least amount of meat damage. I've seen what happens when you blast a light projectile at super speed thru an animal. Does it kill? If it don't blow up and makes it in the boiler room sure, and quickly at that, but why waste all that good tasting venison? A less than ideal shot wounds and is not good or pretty.
For a lot of young or newer hunters that read these boards, we do no favors pulling the chain on the .22's for deer rifles. Not that it can't be done, and in some states it's even legal, but I can't recommend them. Hunting deserves respect for the animals we harvest.
Lots of good deer calibers out there starting on the low end at .243 -- and you'll never please all the people all the time, but the .270 is a super deer rifle for a whole lot of folks, me included. But that's not to say that either the 25- or 30-'06 or 7 mil can't be just as good for a great many hunters.
Model70, I'm with ya on backing the .270 as a great deer caliber, maybe even perfect, JMHO, Lemme go get my flak vest and kevlar outta the closet, Waidmannsheil, Dom.
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