RE: Which Gun
Does TC Encore count - same gun diff barrels - just about any caliber your could ask for - shotgun - centerfire - and ML all in one.
For the hunting I do in WNY - I would have to stick with my .243 Win Mag - Savage Model 11 - Fluted Barrel - Busnell 6 x 18 power scope and Harris Bipod. It's good enough for Whitetail down to Chucks -
First they need to leagalize rifles for deer hunting in WNY though now it is Shotgun only - Unless you are in the eastern part of the state - Adirondaks area and such.
I would like to do some western hunting for elk though and I would have to step up a bit in caliber. I have always been fond of .300 Win Mag.