ORIGINAL: in da woods

I just read an article on this very subject in F&S. The author went through the most common rounds & came up w/the 270 as the best overall deer caliber. Surprisingly, he took out the 30-06 & 7mm Rem mag. I use both of those rounds, & nothing has ever walked away. I like the versatility of the 7mag, because you can use it for both med & lg game. The odd6 is probably the "classic" deer hunting caliber. 270 definitely shoots flatter & is a great gun for out west.