ORIGINAL: Dexy

IMHO any cal. mentioned here would kill a deer if shot placement was right at 200 yrds but IMHO70% of the people on this topic could place a shot right at 200 yrds and maybe 30% at 300 yrds and I am not one of them so I don't try it. Out past 200 yrds? Not me, Iwould stock him and get much closer fora muchbetter quality shot! It's all in what cal. you like and feel comfortable with. Just my .02 worth

I sorry to do this dude.....
But your the one scarring me a bit here......
First off let me point out something.....Your cautious attidude although
in good judgement leads me and I think some other people on this forum to raise a RED FLAG......
Properly sighted in any of these calibers mentioned would easily reach out to 200yrds and some farther without the bullet going no more than 3"or 4.5 inches above or below your line of sight from 0 to 300yrds...All you should have to do is put your sights on target and pull the trigger......There is more than enough energy behind any of these calibers to be suffient to put down the animal it comes down to shot placement and bullet choice.........
This leads me to believe you need to practice at the range.....