ORIGINAL: bigbulls


With these calibers in mind I think the best one for you would be the .270 Winchester. On deer size animals, black bears and caribou it will be all the gun you will ever need or want. And for elk it still does a great job on them also. IMHO it is truely one of the very best do all cartridges out there. The 30-06 would be my second choice.

Remember that the dead deer really aren't going to care if you shot them with a magnum or a standard cartridge.