What are your game laws in WV? If .22 CF's are legal I would go with a .22 Hornet if shots were close-ish, .223 if 200 yards were a genuine possibility. Several relatives have killed a train car full of deer in PA with the Hornet where it's perfectly legal.

I'm a lead bullet caster/shooter from way back and have great success with .30's, so that's another approach I can recommend. Fire up the old .30-30, get yourself a mould that throws 180-190 grain flat nosed, cast them relatively soft, and drive them at 1800fps give or take, and make room in the freezer.


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