I have shot contenders for years in many calibers. All have been extremely accurate shooting. I have settled on the 6.5 JDJ and the .375 JDJ. Both are supper accurate. Have killed several elk and bear with the .375, all one shot kills and never got a bullet back. The 6.5 absolutely electrocutes deer, dropping them in their tracks. Killed a cow elk at 300 yrds with the 6.5 JDJ with one shot but hit it in the head trying to get it to stand up from its bed for shot with 125 gr. Nosler partition. Both require handloading unless you find some factory .375 JDJ ammo somewhere. I vote for the 7-30 Waters in a factory chambering contender for deer sized game.
