I’m always looking for an excuse to buy a new rifle. You already have a .300 Win Mag .... both a .25-‘06 and a .270 Win are “different” enough that you just might get away with it. :-)

While lots of calibers and cartridges can do the job, nothing screams “Mule Deer!” to me quite like a .25-‘06 or .270 Winchester. Classic Western cartridges, by all means. Either would make the experience for an Eastern hunter just a little bit cooler.

I’m planning to take a 6.5 Creedmoor on my next combo Mule Deer / Elk hunt next season. I just need to get an accurate load worked up using a bullet I like for both critters. If I don’t, I will probably take the .25-06 or .270 Win.