Originally Posted by
Catus Magnus
All will do. Dump the 7mm mag - extra money and blast for no real gain. And forget about premium ammo.
Worse of all, Dixie left off a very important one: Marlin 336 in 30/30 - it'll have the cheapest ammo, and has a cool factor none of the above mentioned rifle/manufacturers can approach, and will kill the deer very effectively at the distances the vast majority of hunters have any business (or opportunity) shooting at.
agreed. Don't get me wrong a 7mm mag has it's place for long range shots but most deer are shot at less than 100 yards and a 7 mag at that range will blow up both front shoulders and half the back straps will be blood shot. 30-06 30-30 243 270 308 7mm-08 25-06 are all fine deer rifles.