the rifles mention all are great deer rifles !! It of course depends on your hunting situation.
I love to carry the ol 30-30 in the woods ! my hunt area dictates shots will be under
100 yards. the rifle is one of the if not THE best for that scenario. Next month I will
take the same 30-30 with the same 170 grn bullets(currently trying to work up a Nosler part load) and go out after Elk with it.....Yes
I know it is wrong and much too small a caliber, cause the elk have thru evolution, developed
a thicker skin than what they had 70 years ago. But luckily in my area, the Elk are of the
old variety and out to 125 yards, in the Pacific Rain forest, the 30-30 will bring down ANY Elk.
mine has taken 4 out of 5 elk when I took it out. the only reason I didn't get Number 5
was because I only saw cows and spikes that year and it was (is) a 3 point area.
Good luck this year gentlemen/ladies.