Mine is a 35 Whelen. Somewhat hard to find Ammo butbrutally effective at the ranges you are speaking of and as a bonus it seems to be "geared" perfect as it doesn't do a lot of damage to the meat. I read an article years ago before I bought mine and someone said they thought it was the best deer caliber out there as it would put a half-dollar wound channel right through the deer and you could eat the meat right up to the edge. I found out after comparing my kill with a freinds that that wasn't to far from the truth as his was shot with a 300 mag and the entry hole looked like a pin hole and the exit hole, well you could fit your fist in there. Then there was mine, looked like the deer had been impaled on 3/4" rebar. I was very impressed!