I've been on this rifle kick lately. I live in NY where you can only rifle hunt for deer in certain areas. I bought a Mossberg ATR in .308 for deer hunting. Then i was kicking myself for not getting a pump or semi-auto. I've never had any passion for a lever gun, but all of a sudden I've been thinking about them alot. It seems like Marlin is the way to go from what I've seen. What rifle and what caliber would be good for big woods deer with the occasional field shot? Talk me into it!!!