.270 bullets.

[DDT]

I pattern my shotguns.  But I group my  rifles. 

[Pygmy]

8 hours ago, DDT said:

I pattern my shotguns.  But I group my  rifles. 

Hehehehe...I had a rifle once that shot patterns rather than groups...It was an early tang safety Ruger  M77 in 7x 57.....I sold it to a friend after telling him that it shot 4-5" groups at 100 yards...He didn't care because all he had ever used for deer  were smoothbore shotguns with slugs and it sounded like pretty good accuracy to him...He shot a big 10 point with it the first season he used it...

[Just Lucky]

10 hours ago, phantom said:

Did you let the barrel cool off  between each shot ? Thats going to make  Difference to Plus what others have said .

Yes.  I like to walk up to target every 2 shots, and inspect. I shot again this weekend and am very pleased with the results. I will clean the gun tonight, and shoot 5 more times next weekend.

[Larry]

First I would use a rest to take as much shooter error out of your shots on the range. Next I would try something in the 130gr range. Something like Hornady SST or eldx maybe Remington corelocks these are made for deer size game 

[airedale]

Shooting rests and benches can run significant money but there are some options that work great and are priced reasonable. The Caldwell tack driver is a winner and does not break the bank. There is an unfilled version that can be had for under $20.

Al

[Nomad]

I have an old picnic table and some sandbags to dial in with . Then all our practice is off hand , I can’t recall using a rest in the woods  , unless leaning against a tree counts . At least half my gun deer have been from drives and pushes of some sort , and those “ rests” that come on my big ladders I remove as they get in the way of my bow . 

[Doc]

If I am trying to check out the gun or the scope, I use a bench, sand bags and take as much of my personal inaccuracies out of things as I can. If I want to see how shaky and wobbly I can be, I shoot off-hand. 

[Just Lucky]

It worked out well for me this year with that gun. I shot 4 times and killed 4 deer. Filled my buck tag, my doe tags and a doe tag signed over to me.