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Been hunting since the 60s, a shotgun is a comfy feel. I am good with a rifle out to 300 yards, but never have I shot a deer that far away. Most were 50 yards or less.
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That fact that you shoot deer at (typically) under 50 yards and feel comfy getting punched in the shoulder by your shotgun does not make a shotgun a better tool than a rifle for hunting deer. Rifles do just fine at under 50 yards, last time I checked, and they don't punch me in the shoulder, at least my 7-08 doesn't. If YOU are more comfortable with your shotgun than you are with your rifle, you should use the shotgun, of course. But my argument doesn't apply. I'm suggesting that if the hunter is equally practiced with both tools, the rifle is the better one. I have seen nothing in this thread to argue against that. Everyone just says "I shoot less than 50 yards so my shotgun is fine". Yes, it's fine, but is it better?
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