Which guns are good for taking down deer and have good accuracy?

[rovaira2]

Which guns are good for taking down deer and have good accuracy that I can get without DLC? Thanks.

[Nightwalker]

The .270 or the 7mm are both good for Class IV animals. The 7mm works better on Class IV-VII animals ( it's also rated for use on Class 8-9).

[ÐåŕķMệşşịäħ]

Without dlc? Well that means you're restricted to Layton Lake District and Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve which lets you hunt roe deer (class 3), blacktail deer (class 4), whitetail deer (class 4), fallow deer (class 4). and red deer (class 6).

So if you're hunting the roe deer (class 3) the best rifle to use that you have access to is either the Ranger .243 or the Whitlock Model 86.

For the rest class 4-6 the best rifle you have access to is the 7mm Regent Magnum but the downside is it can only have 1 bullet in the magazine. If you don't like the 1 bullet magazine size then you only have 2 other options the Coachmate Lever .45-70 which has bad range but 3 bullets in a magazine or the .270 Huntsman which has farther range but weaker bullet stats and 4 bullets in the magazine.

As for bows you don't have many options and they're hard to aim with and require you to be up close so I won't even include them here.

As for pistols the best options are these two when hunting roe deer (class 3) Focoso 357 or the .44 Panther Magnum. When hunting the rest (class 4-6) the Rhino 454 is the best.

As for shotguns you only have two options the Caversham Steward 12G or the Cacciatore 12G. The Cacciatore 12G is the best one to use. So when hunting roe deer (class 3) you need to use the 12 GA Buckshot as for the rest (class 4-6) the 12 GA Slugs are the best.

[jjs82xx]

Base game GUNS:
1. The .243 (your starting weapon) is good for class 3 or 4 deer, but best for Class 3.
2. The .270 Is good for Class 4 and Class 5, and okay for higher classes in its class range,
3. The 7 mm is good for Class 4 through Class 9; but best limited to Class 8, max,

Generally, try to use a weapon for which the target animal class is at the lower end of the weapon's class range. (Class range is spelled out for the ammo, not the gun, but it amounts to a gun restriction.) For instance, for a Class 4 deer (e.g., Fallow deer), I would use the .270 or 7mm, not the .243, if I had a choice. For a Class 6 animal (e.g., Red deer), I would definitely go for the 7 mm over the .270. The larger guns are more forgiving of mistakes, and you will therefore spend less time chasing down your prey should you execute a less-than-perfect shot.

Typically, you want to use a poly-tipped bullet on larger game, to ensure you get at least one lung and/or the heart. Otherwise, you get to track the animal all over the reserve while it slowly dies (or sometimes doesn't die). If your gun is almost overpowered for your prey (like using a 7mm for Class 4) then penetration on the smaller animal is not a problem, and the regular ammo will make a bigger hole, which is even more forgiving of less-than-perfect shots, and is more likely to qualify the kill as a "quick kill.".

Don't forget that you have some excellent compound bows available. A 420 grain arrow from a 60, 65 (DLC), or 70 lb. compound bow will cover Class 2 through Class 7 animals, so that combo is very forgiving (to the hunter) when used on Class 3 and Class 4 deer. Almost all my arrow kills (which arrows are almost all fired from a tripod or treestand) drop like a sack of potatoes, without taking a single step.

BTW, getting those close shots with a bow is a piece of cake if you have a tripod set up in an active need zone and the right caller. Roe deer, especially, will come in droves. They typically come right up to about 5 meters away from you, then stare at you for a while, cocking their pretty heads this way and that, while you take your sweet time lining up that perfect shot. Works for other deer and boar, too; though the piggies and the higher class deer are ever-so-slightly more wary.

You asked about accuracy: None of the base game rifles have particularly good accuracy. To get better accuracy rifles, you need the DLC. For Class 1, the .22 rifle (in weapon pack 1) has an accuracy of 100. The Martensen 6.5mm (C.C. DLC) and the Canning .300 (Yukon DLC) have noticeably better accuracy than their nearest bore size competitors in the base game.