As others said, its all in where and how ya hunt! Hunting a in a thick area where most shots are under 50yds and 100 is max, a 30-30, 35 Rem or even 444 Marlin in a short, handy lever gun may be the ticket. Carry that same chambering in an open area and you may be at a disadvantage! My most common cartridge carried while deer hunting is one of my various rifles in 7-08. In fact I own more rifles chambered in 7-08 then any other. For me the 140 Fusion factory ammo has been absolutely effective on whitetails.
