I have shot deer with everything from the Hornet to the 45-70.. Lots with the .30-30 and 25-35, but I have killed the most with my .300 WM and 7mm RM simply because when I was shooting lots of deer those were the only rifles I had.. My wife used my old 06 during that time.. It is probably 3d.. My biggest whitetails were killed with a .300 WM and a .340 Wea. I usually hunt only open country any more.. But hunted W. Va. and Pa. a lot over the first years of this century.. Used my .25-06. 270, and 7mm08 quite a bit then, but had a long range .300 built for some of that hunting..
