A 6mm Rem in 1x9 does a fair job with 95gr Btips for deer and the 55gr version on pasture poodles, as well.
But my first choice is still a 25-06 with a 100gr Btip - fer both.
I could/do like both. I used 70&95gr nbt's for a long while. My dad was big on teaching us to be gentle with the trigger and make a good shot. He didn't/don't research bullets so I just bought what I thought looked cool....lol. I only switched from federal loaded 70's to winny loaded 95's because I thought the winnys looked cooler. I was a young kid and didn't know better but many deer still died. now I enjoy learning about bullets handloading etc...and really enjoy learning to shoot at longer distance.
I still have a bunch to learn and have lots of room to improve on longer range shooting. That said what little bit I have learned is I've not yet had a barrel twisted too fast. Also those longer bullets with higher bc's allow me to shoot a bit better at longer distance. Those bullets have also done a fine job on killing deer.
