Mr. Longbeard

I'd prob have to go with nothing under a 243...

I'll bet a lot of deer get killed with 22-250 thoe

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To be specific i use a 30-30 thank you very much

cty100

a .243 too light a bullet for my taste.

tight360

had a bad experience with buckshot as a young'n.....pellets in the gut, due to the pattern spread...as for caliber, depends on where I'm hunting. I don't like my round going further than needed.

remingtonshooter1

.270 is all you need. PERIOD nothing else needs to be said

BarnesX.308

Not a big fan of the 22 caliber center files or the old lever gun cartridges. They will all work, of course. I just prefer something else.

PKnTX

Short answer: No.
Assumption being it is legal of course.

Given the opportunity to hunt a good place
with the rule being I must use rifle chambered in "X" caliber,
I would use X caliber rifle. Likes been posted already,
proper bullets would be found and used.

Sheridan

Don't like the idea of "modern" muzzleloaders, prefer Flintlocks.

Game Stalker

Let's take this alittle bit farther.I like modern black powder inlines.I don't prefer them scoped.Anyone who does,that's your right.More power to you.
I see magnums as overkill for deer.That said,magnums are great for areas blessed w/abundant mixed big game such as the west.For deer sized game only,standard class rounds still provide more power and reach than most hunters utilize.

superstrutter

I think .243 would be the smallest I would go. I believe the .300 is a little overkill for deer hunting. Besides muzzleloader a few times and my bow of course, I use a .270 for deer hunting.