I asked a good friend years ago what was his favorite, best deer rifle.. He was a Sioux Indian. He was not sure what I meant, his favorite one, the one he took the most deer with. 22LR was his answer for the most deer. Charlie Two Feathers, learned a lot from him. Told me he was 18 before he found out that beef was something to eat and not sell. I personally would not use one, but given good hunting skills and a careful shot I have no doubt it would be effective. Charlie was a subsistance hunter, maybe not paying paticular attention to what was in season. I did learn however how to hunt deer, and how to find and predict their movements.
