That's a great buck!
I went deer hunting this weekend for the first time in like 15 years. I really enjoyed it. My father in law invited me to the family hunting cabin and furnished like half my heart. I'm thinking about getting a lever action for next year. Do you guys think a .357 would get the job done?
I went deer hunting this weekend for the first time in like 15 years. I really enjoyed it. My father in law invited me to the family hunting cabin and furnished like half my heart. I'm thinking about getting a lever action for next year. Do you guys think a .357 would get the job done?
^Exactly what he said^ I use 158g Fiochhi jsp. Taken my largest buck to date at 60yds with a Rossi .357 20".Yes sir a .357 would get the job done. There will be people on INGO every year that will say you can't kill a deer with a .357 and I laugh at their comments. I have killed plenty of deer with a .357. It's all about shot placement. Now there are larger calibers that you could use that might work better (I now hunt with an inline muzzleloader because I can use it during firearms season and muzzleloader season, but I still use my .357's sometimes during firearms season). I have used my .357 Lever Action Rossi and my bolt action Ruger 77 in .357 to take down deer. Use a 158 Grain bullet that is a JSP (Jacketed Soft Point) Flat Nose. That will give you a nice combination of penetration and expansion. In the offseason we shoot our .357 rifles with .38 special rounds since those are cheaper and fun to plink targets with. Good luck to you.