This is a great thread! I have been having the same thoughts about my choices of calibers. I started deer hunting 22 years ago with a 30/30 and never lost a deer, but I HAD to move up to a 270for more rangeand never lost a deer.When my sons started hunting, I started them outon a 223 and never lost a deer. About 4 years ago, my deer weren't dead enough so I HAD to have a 300WSM and haven't lost a deer. Now my sons are shooting 243 and 270 and have never lost a deer. This summer, I got my old 30/30 back out and sighted it in for this year, and my sons think I am crazy and won't kill a deer this year. I killed 4 deer last year with my 300WSM and 4 with my muzzleloader, and none of them were shot past 75 yards. I took a hard look at all the guns in my safe and am going with the 30/30.

We might over think a little.