Like Texas Rick, I have killed far more whitetails with my .30-06 Fwt than any of my other rifles. However, about 15 or 16 years ago, I had a a .257 AI built on a Mexican Mauser action using a Krieger barrel and a Rimrock stock. I had it built specifically to use to hunt Coues whitetails, but I have taken a few Texas whitetails and couple of desert mule deer with it as well--and a few pronghorns. My step-daughter used it to take a mule deer at slightly over 400 yards last year. I keep designing lightweight deer rifles "in my head" (as my wife says), but this one is "the one" for now.

Ben

Some days it takes most of the day for me to do practically nothing...