It's probably a toss up between two rifles.

The older of the two is a sporterized Oberndorf 98 in 7x57 Mauser. I was working for the years that I carried it and generally got a deer or sometimes two with it for over a decade. The second is a Weatherby Vanguard SUB MOA in 270 WSM. While not owning it as long as my 7x57, I was retired when I purchased it and there is an abundance of deer on the farm that I now hunt with it. The game laws have also changed, allowing us to take three deer instead of one to two.

I haven't hunted with the 7x57 in quite a few years, I kind of miss doing that. I just haven't had a suitable property to hunt that suits the rifle well.

Dan