From my safe I would rate my scoped 25-06 or 270 Mausers as the best tool, to kill whitetails.
The best rifle to hunt them with (as in..........having the most fun hunting with ) is probably a tie............ with many coming in at "1st place"
Those would be;
My flintlocks, either the 50 or the 62 cal.
My iron sighted 1903 6.5 mannlicher.
My lever action M95 in 270 with buckhorn and bead.
My marlin 36 in 30-30 with peep and bead.
My Savage 99 300 Savage with peep sight.
My M-1 Garand, 100% as issued.
My Lee "speed" in 303 brit with express sights.
My Remington M81 300 Savage with open sights.
My Remington 141 35 Remington with a peep sight.
My Huskey M46 with original iron sight in 9.3X57
Any of my 357, 44 or 45 caliber revolvers, all with simple iron sights, and in the case of one 44 special, only a grooved top-strap.
Last edited by szihn; 07/16/20.
