Which gun should I use next deer season?
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The 357 because it has a scope. If you can only shoot 50 yards I am assuming visibility is an issue. The darker it gets the harder it is to tell If you have a clear shot. You also get 10 minutes or more of shooting time in the morning and afternoon with a scope.
troy fairweather
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7 mauser is on the list so i have to pick that lol. the rest depend on the rifle sks are nice for deer hunting especially when its very cold with that short butt stock. 30-40 work good to.
nettlle
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The .357 with a scope at under 50 yards would be extremely accurate. However, at 50 yards, there are some 12 gauge slug guns and 50 caliber muzzle loaders just as accurate at that range the will break both shoulders of a deer and drop it instantly.
That's about the order I was thinking. I run 360 Dan Wesson COAL and it spits a 158 at 2050.
I here that. We don't get snow either so it is dark
It's a toss up. The one I shoot the worst is the only one I killed a deer with.
WestKentucky
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All of them. Take turns and see which one makes you giggle like you did as a teenager about 30 minutes after you left the prom... take that one a lot.
Original sights on the Rossi are heinous.
Loyalist Dave
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I voted for .357 in a lever gun. Much better performance in many cases from that longer barrel when compared to using a revolver for hunting, and with a broadside shot you're going to get "pass through" probably with all of them...., at fifty yards in brush..., what's beyond? The .357 in a 180 grain configuration would be my choice, and won't have nearly as much distance after exiting than the others. The deer will be just as dead regardless of your choice...but the .357 might give you the biggest exit hole of all of them.
LD
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It is primarily hardwoods. You could shoot a 20mm cannon without worry.
The property slopes into a bowl from 3 sides.
Choctaw
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All are perfectly acceptable but since you are making a choose I too would go with the .357. I like leverguns.
Get better ones.
MCgunner
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That's why I got rid of 'em and found a ghost ring aperture for mine. It is slid into the dovetail the original sight came off of, is not a receiver sight, but it works fantastic.
Loyalist Dave
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And you'd be surprised at what can get through those woods....without hitting one of those trees.
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Choctaw
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I mounted a tang sight on mine which made a world of difference.
I have a tang sight, But haven't motivated myself to get the correct screws for replacing the original ones.
I was being facetious. There aren't any nearby neighbors, but I still wouldn't advise firing blindly.And you'd be surprised at what can get through those woods....without hitting one of those trees.
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J-Bar
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None of the above. Get a traditional muzzleloader, rock lock or cap gun, not a scoped inline primer using mongrel ( man I bet I get comments for that) and marvel at the sense of accomplishment and kinship with your ancestors when that deer goes down. 
I grew up squirrel hunting with a muzzleloader. My dad and I built 2 percussion muzzleloaders and 1 flintlock together so spare me the psycho babble.None of the above. Get a traditional muzzleloader, rock lock or cap gun, not a scoped inline primer using mongrel ( man I bet I get comments for that) and marvel at the sense of accomplishment and kinship with your ancestors when that deer goes down.
This is about using rifles that are generally relegated to target shooting because of my normal hunting spots require the ability to shoot up to 450 yards.
MCgunner
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None of the above. Get a traditional muzzleloader, rock lock or cap gun, not a scoped inline primer using mongrel ( man I bet I get comments for that) and marvel at the sense of accomplishment and kinship with your ancestors when that deer goes down.
I seriously doubt my ancestors shot an "Investarms".
J-Bar
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Your poll said under 50 yards...
Would you really use those other calibers listed in your poll at 450 yards?
.357 Magnum??
In my initial post I said I got a new hunting spot.
My old spot was mainly fields. The new spot would be a bow hunter's dream. I don't bow hunt so I want to use guns that generally don't get the nod when I go deer hunting. I have killed deer with my muzzleloaders and will continue to during managed hunts and muzzleloader season.
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