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!
IMO mark (I don’t know him) has given the ‘best’ answer to the ‘best deer cartridge’ question.
Nearly all cartridges will kill deer under ‘some’ conditions.
?someone? Said “the rifle you had in Your hands when you killed your best buck”
In my case that would be my Win 70 Black Shadow in 300 WM AND it was the FIRST
morning I took it hunting !! True.
I do not own A short range deer rifle. I like a rifle that works at 12
yds, feet! < EDIT ----(my closest kill) out to
400 yds. That’s my comfort confidence distance. Many rifle/cartridges combos would fill that
scenario.
MY, repeat MY choice as best deer cartridge is 7mm RM in my Tikka T3X SS Lite.
I’m 70 y o and my choice is the result from deer hunting since 1972 with A LOT of
diff rifle/cartridges.
No one else has to agree. I don’t need anyone else’s permission or approval.
I’m satisfied & happy with my choice and that’s ALL that matters.
YOU should have the same serenity with your choice.
Jerry
