What weight, style would be the best out of an 06' on deer at distances from 30 yards to 200? I know you can usually go down in weight with Barnes bullets due to their longer length, etc.
I don't know about 'best', but I used the 130 TSX from my 30-06 during the '08 hunting season. I loaded them to about 3,150 with IMR 3031 and took about eight big game animals with them; from whitetail to moose. To date, they're the best killing bullet I've used on medium game (still not my first choice for moose). If I were strictly hunting deer with a 30 cal at the ranges you're talking about, I'd opt for 130 (either TSX or TTSX). Less recoil, less noise and faster kills.
