Deer Stalking in Buckinghamshire

Populated by various species of Deer including Roe, Muntjac and Fallow Buckinghamshire has traditionally not encountered the type of deer problems that much of the UK has experienced in the past. This however appears to be changing in no small part due to the massive expansion of Muntjac. Since their release in Bedfordshire in the 1950's this ever and fast increasing species of Deer are now starting to really effect and indeed shape much of Buckinghamshire's traditional woodlands.

At County Deer Stalking we have experience in managing deer problems in Buckinghamshire including significant success with the highly problematic Muntjac.

For more information about Muntjac Stalking and deer management please take a moment to browse our website. 

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.300 Winchester Magnum

The .300 Winchester Magnum  also referred to as the '300 Win Mag' introduced by Winchester in 1963 remains one of the most popular magnum rifle cartridges of all time.

The .300 Winchester Magnum is in fact based on the .375 H&H Magnum, which has been blown out, shortened, and necked down to accept a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) bullet and was designed to fit in any standard action rifle.

(Left: The 300 Win Mag)

It is an extremely versatile calibre and has been adopted by target shooters, law enforcement agencies and the military. Hunters have also found the cartridge to be highly effective for everything up to dangerous game and it remains highly popular in both the U.S and in Africa for plains game.

If you stalk in the UK and fancy it, well good luck...it's not un heard of to be granted an FAC for this calibre, however on the whole the Police in the UK consider this calibre to be a little over the top if it is purely UK deer that you are after. Suffice to say I have heard of a few individuals being granted a slot for a 300 Win Mag in the UK, one of whom required a powerful calibre for the management of large lowland Red deer. This however is the exception not the rule.

If on the other hand your deer hunting also involves trips abroad to Europe, Africa and the US, then this is truly one of the all time great calibres, fast, flat and powerful!

That said, on the ballistic's front, today the 300 Win Mag has in fact been surpassed in performance by the more powerful .300 Weatherby Magnum  and the newer .300 Remington Ultra Magnum. However it's iconic and long standing reputation around the world and wide availability of ammunition, means that it remains a highly popular calibre and will, I suspect, remain so for some considerable time to come.

Performance is impressive, you can typically expect a 180 grain bullet to be driven at over 3000fps creating nearly 4000 ftlbs of energy at the muzzle and retaining 2500 ft lbs at 300 yards. Drop at 300 yards with a 200 yard zero is as little as 6 inches.

Typical Ballistics: (180 grain bullet) 

Muzzle Energy: 4000 ft/lbs

Muzzle Velocity: 3000 fps 

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.303 British

The .303 British or 7.7x56mm is truly a legendary cartridge, first developed in the 1880s as a black powder round, it was converted to cordite in 1890's and then to smokeless propellant in 1910.

This is the round that assisted Britain win two world wars. The .303 British was first used in the Lee-Metford Rifle which replaced the Martini-Henry in 1888. It is however perhaps more widely known for having been used in the famous Lee Enfield No.4 MK.2 Rifle.

(Left: The 303 British)

Indeed the Lee-Enfield remained the standard rifle of the British army until it was replaced by the 7.62x51mm NATO in the 1950s. Today there are still hundreds of thousands of Lee Enfields chambering this round still in circulation around the world which are being used as both hunting and target rifles. That said it is very rare today for deer stalkers in the UK to have their rifles chambered in this calibre.

Although over the years there have been numerous variations of bullet weight and design typically the .303 will propel a 150 grain bullet at around 2,720 fps producing around 2465 ftlbs of energy at the muzzle.

Typical Ballistics: (150 grain bullet) 

Muzzle Energy: 2465 ft/lbs

Muzzle Velocity: 2720 fps

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6mm BR

6mm BR. Though this calibre was invented in the UK, the 6mm BR does not in fact stand for British as one might expect but instead 'BR' stands for bench rest.

This is an extremely popular in the states and like the 6 PPC is needless to say an excellent Bench Rest Calibre in fact it is perhaps more accurate than the 6PPC at ranges from 300 - 1000 yards, that said there is no denying the 6PPC is still the king of bench rest at closer ranges.

(Left: The 6mm BR)

Originally created by Norma the 6mm BR is also occasionally referred to as the 6mm Norma BR. Norma created the cartridge from the 6mm Remington Bench rest case and made the neck longer and marginally increased the base dimension. Although like the 6PPC it is unusual amongst deer stalkers it is none the less an accurate round and very popular amongst home loaders.

Typically the 6mm BR will fire a 105 grain bullet at 2,950 FPS giving around 2000 ftlbs of energy and just a little more Ooomph than the 6PPC

Typical Ballistics (105 grain bullet)

Muzzle Energy: 2000 ft/lbs

Muzzle Velocity: 2950 fps

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