MRBB makes a valid point , given the stated use Id have gone with a 25/06 synthetic stalker version,
I've seen several ELK killed very convincingly with a 257 roberts,
so a 25/06 ,is surely up to the task of dispatching deer with a precisely placed shot ,
made by someone familiar with deer anatomy

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