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72 year old friend wants to deer hunt for the first time but needs a rifle.
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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 3961982" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Yes I deer hunt and have shot HUGE hogs with the .223 55 v-max 1 shot kills on everything.</p><p>I had to track many deer for a friend, I would say 90% of his deer needed tracked. 30-30 and 30-06 were the weapons used.</p><p>I loaned him a .243 and told him where to shoot the darn deer. He shot one and it needed tracked because he willy nilly took a bad shot.</p><p></p><p>I had him practice shooting often and now he uses his AR with 55gr V-max and no more tracking by me.</p><p>He now waits for the shot and finally figured out the season is long and that deer or others will be back and present a better shot.</p><p></p><p>People need to quit relying on bigger is better and thinking a bad placed shot with a big hammer is going to work.</p><p>It absolutely is not going to work every time.</p><p>We owe it to the animal we shoot to put the shot in the right spot.</p><p></p><p>Practice Practice Practice.</p><p></p><p>Shoot crouched behind a tree at a target, shoot standing. Shoot in the prone position, shoot off a bench and shoot in heavy wind and light wind.</p><p>Get proficient with your weapon of choice and the deer will fall in their tracks or usually within eyesight.</p><p></p><p>I have many calibers to choose from and really like the small bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 3961982, member: 15054"] Yes I deer hunt and have shot HUGE hogs with the .223 55 v-max 1 shot kills on everything. I had to track many deer for a friend, I would say 90% of his deer needed tracked. 30-30 and 30-06 were the weapons used. I loaned him a .243 and told him where to shoot the darn deer. He shot one and it needed tracked because he willy nilly took a bad shot. I had him practice shooting often and now he uses his AR with 55gr V-max and no more tracking by me. He now waits for the shot and finally figured out the season is long and that deer or others will be back and present a better shot. People need to quit relying on bigger is better and thinking a bad placed shot with a big hammer is going to work. It absolutely is not going to work every time. We owe it to the animal we shoot to put the shot in the right spot. Practice Practice Practice. Shoot crouched behind a tree at a target, shoot standing. Shoot in the prone position, shoot off a bench and shoot in heavy wind and light wind. Get proficient with your weapon of choice and the deer will fall in their tracks or usually within eyesight. I have many calibers to choose from and really like the small bullets. [/QUOTE]
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