Mine has to be the Marlin 336CS in 35 Remington (as long as I dont use Remington ammo) that gun has gone 11 for 12 deer that I pulled the trigger on, the miss was a bad round on a nice fat 8 pointer at 30 yards, I now reload all my own. PS this is a very popular round out in Michigan as well. Most of the folks I know out there have one in the arsenal and use it regular. I started with, if I remember correctly a Remington 114 in 35 cal. It is a pump with an exposed hammer. Loved that gun