Originally Posted by
Centaur 1
Don't leave out the Remington 700 or the Ruger M77.
+2...
Knockdown power doesn't come from a bullet, it comes from cars...
Leave the magnums to the guys with a lot of shooting experience...A .308, 30-06, .270 or .7mm-08 are fairly common deer calibers and will do all that needs to be done to a whitetail...