RE: Let's talk rifles, would like some opinions..
There is certainly nothing wrong with the 7mm/'08 you mentioned, but I don't know of a pump in that caliber. A .250 Savage or a .257 Roberts would serve you well also. Both are pleasant to shoot, very accurate, and kill deer a lot better than a .30/30! I believe Remington once made some 760 pumps in .257 Roberts, and you can still find people selling M99 Savages chambered for the .250 Savage.