have you any idea what yo have just done???? [:-]this could be the most often argued question in deer hunting. my vote is for 7mm-08 and its not on your poll but there it is. really tho you need to give us some info. where are you hunting at? open country or thick?close or long shots? will you be using it for anything other than whitetails? we gotta have info to give you any kind of idea