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I'm inclined to agree with your .30-30 choice with a fast opening bullet. My first buck at age 13 fell over and rolled down a little hill from a heart lung broadside shot with a .30-30. I've shot a lot of deer since then with bigger cartridges and aside from a cns shot, I never had one go down any faster than that first one. The ammunition companies have been tailor making perfect deer bullets for the .30-30 for years designed to expand at the lower .30-30 velocities. It's the same reason the ammo companies would never load that same bullet into a .30-06 or .300 WM. A guy that hunts near me uses a .30-30 and it is very distinctive for it's lack of noise. One shot every year and it's over.