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Mike Davis

ok I know I asked similar question in here somewhere before but are begiggered if I can find it.....
here is my delema/question
for red deer at short range eg under 100 yards...mainly 30-50 what projectile is going to give me the biggest bang for my bucks???
Im not sold on idea of a 200 grn ELD yet as unsure if it will stabalize and really like big fat flat or round nose projectiles
Ive had great results with factory 180 grn winchester power points but cant source projectiles as a component.....will speer spbt or round nose give me similar preformance...what about hornady 180 grn???
another thought was the 170grn flat nose built for 30/30 will it be too fast in 08 and just over expand and not penertrate.
my longer range type hunting is covered with the mighty .270 winchester
and Im confident if using .308 out in open I can suss a load out for that but really want a hammer of thor for bush work of stags,Ive enjoyed using the 7.62x39mm as a bush rifle and cant complain with its preformance with one shot kills being just bang flop too easy, but if I own a .308 aswell it will be redundant..subsonic I can do with 08 so thats its other use gone.
partitions??? expensive to be sure ,do I need to spend the extra or will one of the other options be just as good...yes Ive read knowledge base 4 times and cartridge book sections thrice...but short range not really covered for reds...... just when I thought Id found answer it says perfect for elk etc.
look forward to replies