I use both a '94 Winc. 30-30 and a Mark X Mauser in 30-06, depending on what kind of country I am hunting in. If I am on foot, or on an ATV, I use the 30-30. It is light, fast and accurate with a Lyman peep sight. If I am on a stand or in open country I usually go with the 30-06, it has a 1.5-4.5 Bushnell scope and is very accurate out to as far as I want to shoot. I have also used 12 gauge slugs, 243 Winc. I shot one with a 9X57 Mauser, not too many can say that. Nowdays, the 30-30 and the 30-06 seems to cover it all. If I had to only use one gun, it would be the 30-06.