I like my Marlin 30-30 but mainly nostalgic reasons, as it was my grandpas and was the rifle I killed my first several deer with. If I were buying a new lever gun though, I’d go with a 44mag or a 45-70/444. I already have several good deer rifles, those 2 would give me a little something different, and would allow me to take the rifle to one of the midwestern states like Ohio that now legalized certain rifles for deer.
