I don't see much difference in deer kills with the Creed, Swede, 7-08 or Roberts.
Bottom line is about the same, deer hanging in the skinning shed.
Now, as a Loony, I do like to split hairs....
DF
Just about anything works on deer. Including .224 cal and even rimfires. No need to split hairs in this case.. I have a buddy that only uses his trusty 22-250 on deer and it flattens them.