RE: The best rifle for deer?
I like the .25-06. I also use the .243 for this purpose, but think the .25-06 is a little better, more forgiving of a marginal shot.
Notwithstanding, there are just a lot of good deer cartridges including the .270, .30-06, .280, 7 mm mag, .308, .30-30, and many others.