What gun do you prefer?

I picked 30-06 as my primary gun, but I also use a lever action 30-30 without a scope for those closer areas or stalks.

this question has beend asked over and over lol but it depends on what part of the country you live in how ppl are gonna answer it.

for me it would be an iron sighted or peep sighted carbine pump in either 3006 or 35 whelen orrrrr a carbine legnth bolt action also wearing metalics in 350 mag or 3006

My new whitetail piece....a 7mm-08 isn't listed, so I'll go with what I used for 20+ years prior. The old trusty .30-06.

I also would bet there's more 7-08's and 35 Whelensrunning around now then there are 32 Winny's and maybe even the 300 Savage.

i always used a 30-06 but this year i traded my dad for his 7mm Mag... more knock down power

I like the 30-06 for longer shots and Really like the 300 savage lever action for up close shots.

Got a 7-08 and a 7mag, but all of the above poke a nice hole and thats all that counts.

I don't prefer any gun because I'm a bow hunter, and gun hunting is easier to kill a deer with. Esp. when your hunting with rifles. If I would ever hunt with a gun, it would be with my shotgun.

270 win great gun. I really like my 7600 pump. lighting fast follow up with bolt action presicion.

I voted .25-06. I think my .25-06 shooting 117 Grain boat tailed Hornady custom ammo is probably deadly for deer out to 400 yards, which is further than I ought to be shooting anyway. I also have a .243 which I will use instead of my .25-06 which I'm also pretty confident is deadly out to 300 yards, which is probably about the limit for where I should be shooting big game animals. I'm not a trophy hunter, just a mature doe or buck for good eating and a good hunting experience, hence there isn't the need to reach out to the absolute max when the ancient stag of the forest taunts me with his monster rack from across the canyon. I also have a .30-06, and I have used it for deer before -- but it is substantially more than I need. I would be happy using any of these guns I mentioned, but I feel the .25-06 is probably the best match of "enough but not too much" gun for the deer.