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Re: Deer cartridge debate. [Re: Nessmuck] #8489361 Yesterday at 05:01 PM Yesterday at 05:01 PM
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Re: Deer cartridge debate. [Re: gcs] #8489457 Yesterday at 08:32 PM Yesterday at 08:32 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by gcs Brush busters are kid of a misnomer, all bullets deflect, just depends on bullet type, weight, etc...30-30's aren't really brush busters, but are light, handy and easy to carry, especially without a scope, actually a scoped anything is a better brush buster cause you can pick out small openings to shoot through.... threading the needle shots short and fast handling is handy for carry in thick stuff and because your ranges are not long low magnification scopes or dots are also handy even 4 power is really too much , I had a 6 on a rifle and it was just too much magnification I would pull up on a deer and have difficulty getting it in the scope some times took longer to line up a shot than a 1.5 or 2x 2x seems to be a sweet spot for anything 10 to 100 yards and it lets a lot of light in America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Deer cartridge debate. [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #8489476 Yesterday at 09:21 PM Yesterday at 09:21 PM
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Providence Farm trapper P Joined: Feb 2020 Indiana	Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE Originally Posted by gcs Brush busters are kid of a misnomer, all bullets deflect, just depends on bullet type, weight, etc...30-30's aren't really brush busters, but are light, handy and easy to carry, especially without a scope, actually a scoped anything is a better brush buster cause you can pick out small openings to shoot through.... threading the needle shots short and fast handling is handy for carry in thick stuff and because your ranges are not long low magnification scopes or dots are also handy even 4 power is really too much , I had a 6 on a rifle and it was just too much magnification I would pull up on a deer and have difficulty getting it in the scope some times took longer to line up a shot than a 1.5 or 2x 2x seems to be a sweet spot for anything 10 to 100 yards and it lets a lot of light in My absolute favorite optic i have is a 2x7x32 vx2 Leopold shotgun scope. Its short light compact. Good enough glass. You can say I agreed about lower power optics for the typical hunting conditions in my area. I have been wanting to try the vx3I 2.5x8 but not willing to pay the price they are asking for it.

Re: Deer cartridge debate. [Re: Big Sam] #8489524 Yesterday at 10:13 PM Yesterday at 10:13 PM
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DelawareRob trapper Joined: Oct 2013 East of the Mason-Dixon Line	I think the 6.5 creedmoor might be the best round out there. If I was into cheating and wanted to give up the bow and arrow. Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked! Gordon Ramsey, maybe…

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