My first deer rifle as a teenager in the late 90s was a 25-06. After a few years I thought I needed something bigger and bought into the new 300 RUM. After a few years of foolishly punishing my shoulder I moved down to a 7 rem mag. After a few years I again decided to move down and went with a 260 rem. I have tried some other similar calibers since. I am now convinced that anything that shoots a 130-150 grain bullet in the upper 2000s FPS range is the perfect deer caliber. To pick one I’m going with 7-08. However I would never disagree with 260, 6.5 CM, 308, or 270. This year if I fail to tag out in ML or archery season, I’ll be shooting a 270 wsm that I couldn’t pass up. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be more than I want though.
