RE: Fav Deer Gun
have had a 12 ga. Rem Winmaster since I was 16. Shot several deer with it and love it, but a scope failure a few years back led me to get a backup gun - a 12 ga. Ithaca 37. Boy I love that Ithaca now (lighter and just feels better and have see thru scope mounts). So now the Rem is the backup (but I still love it the same.
I have a .44 Win Wrangler and .270 Rem. 7600 for rifle hunting - I use the 7600 exclusively now.