Your Favorite Centerfire rifle round for deer.

[cammogunner]

I had to pick the ol 30-06 because it's the only one I have killed deer with but I anticipate us sing my new 30-30 this year

 

[Savage99]

My current favorite is a custom in 30-06 that's shooting the 155 Berger VLD's.

A past favorite before the forests closed in up north was a 99F in .358 Win.

Along for rain a Kimber Montana in 270 WSM is in the lead.

 

[MCgunner]

I don't care much for scoped rifles, so my favorite calibers are those big "knock 'em dead" rounds like a 45/70, 44Magnum, etc. with quality peep sights that I can clearly hit with out to 100 yards. For me, if your live target is beyond 100 yards, you aren't hunting, you're just shooting.

I much prefer a low power scope on a brush rifle, faster than aligning sights and brighter in dense cover near dusk or at dawn. Besides, my eyes are too old to trust irons in all, but noon in an open field. I have shot deer at noon in an open field, but not that many.

My .308 wears a Weaver KV 2x10x40. It'll hunt heavy woods just as well as open ridge lines.

 

[49willys]

I use a model 70 in .308 for all my big game hunting.By the way,there is no such cartridge as a 303 Enfield.just sayin'.

 

[Carolina Kalash]

I use a model 70 in .308 for all my big game hunting.By the way,there is no such cartridge as a 303 Enfield.just sayin'.

.303 British, my bad...

 

[pcbuckhunter]

My favorite caliber is the .300 Win Mag I suppose, based strictly on number of kills.

 

[shooter1niner]

I voted .30-06 but I like the .280, .270, .25-06, heck I like most high intensity calibers..

 

[Legionnaire]

My go-to hunting rifle for years has been a .308, but this year I'll be hunting with a .260 Remington.

Well, scratch that plan. My .260 doesn't like the only factory ammo I have (120 grain Federal Fusion) and I don't have time to work up a custom load for it before the season starts, so I'm back to the .308.