I have over a dozen rifles I can use for deer-from 6x45,.243's,25/06,6.5 creedmoor,.308 etc. I always grab my Marlin 336 A 30-30.It has a 24" bbl. and a 4x Leupold and shoots the 130 grain Speer flat point 2500 fps.8 shots in two years accounted for 6 deer and 2 coyotes from 50-221 yards.One buck ran 20 yards,everything else dropped.Last buck was at 50 yards and scored 174".
Last edited by JimH; 07/27/20.
