ORIGINAL: game4lunch
The best deer rifle is the one you are the most comfortable with, and confident in. The rest is personal choice . . . you know: Ford or Chevy!
One major consideration in my country, is what shells are they selling in the local stores? No sense in going with the 7mm-08 if you get to camp and find out you forgot to pack that box of shells! And the local furniture/pharmacy/appliance/music/sporting goods store only had 30-06 and 7mm mag. (Happened to a friend of mine).
I have to agree with you 100% It's all your opinion on what is the best. I have one of the cheapercenterfires on the market and i think it shoots fine. I mean i hit what i am aiming at and thats what counts. Honestly my Favorite rifle is an older model 70 win in 22-250 and there is probably someone that will say that gun sucks but i like it and that is all that matters...I'm sure there will be a lot of posts on this topic