I went on a hunting trip to PA for whitetail this past season and it was four of us - my 2 cousins, my brother and my self.

Until just this year I have always had to use a slug gun and this year was the first year I could use a rifle so I converted my .243 win varmint gun to my deer rifle with a couple minor adjustments.

I was curious as to what caliber rifles my cousins would bring, being that they have been able to hunt with a rifle in thier part of NY thier whole lives. One of them brought a .350 with a 7mm Mag as his backup in case something happened to his other rifle. The other brought a Rem .356 and a .30-.30 as his backup rifle. My brother brought a .30-.30 as well and a 12 gauge slug gun as his backup - My self - I had the .243 win and a 12 gauge for my backup.

I personally have never even heard mention of a .356 as a deer rifle and did not think that the .350 was too common either - Just wondering what people a little more tunned in to rifles for deer think being that I will be using one for the most part now that the regs on rife use in NY have changed.