MOST OF THE DEER HUNTERS IN MY AREA THINK THAT THEY CAN GO OUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE SEASON AND SHOOT A BOX OF SHELLS AND THATS GOOD ENOUGH. THATS WHY I ALWAYS TELL MOST HUNTERS TO SHOOT A .30-.30 ITS IN THERE CAPABILITIES OF SHOOTING AND IS A PROVEN DEER KILLER. BUT IF YOU ASK ME RIGHT NOW WHAT I WOULD CHOSE IT WOULD BE MY .270 WSM