i love the 308 for deer...its a great little round and low recoil..and easy to find...and ive never seen one that didnt shoot good...i took my first deer with a 308...and after taken 3 other deer wit ha 30-06 the 308 hung with it and dropped it just as hard...the deer did a sideways flip in the air and its legs were on the opposite side from where they should have been and it never moved...bad little round...i think its a great deer getter...