What is the best rifle or other gun to get for deer hunting?

I perfer the Remmington 30.06 this is a great deer gun, it has great knock down power and shoots nice and the shells are pretty cheap compared to 7mm and .308 so you can afford to practice moreWhat is the best rifle or other gun to get for deer hunting?
I shoot a ruger stainless in 270 WSM, it fits me well and i seem to shoot it good. My best advice is go to a gun dealer and find a gun that feels good to you and practice alot.What is the best rifle or other gun to get for deer hunting?
The question needs more info to be exact but as a general I would say a bolt action rifle for long shots or a lever action for short shots under a hundred yards.





Bolt action manufactures are everywhere and some of the best are:





Weatherby


Ruger


Remington


Browning





Lever actions are also comon and some of the main manufactures are:





Marlin


Winchester ( No longer in opperation)


Browning





Caliber will be a choice of your shooting ability. Most on this site will tell you the .270 or a 30.06 caliber rifle. I however do not like either much and I would say a .243 for most deer in bolt action style and a 30/30 for normal sized and a 45/70 or 450 Marlin for larger game animals.





Without knowing what kind of deer, your location, your abilities or your area to shoot I would recommend a .243 caliber bolt action from Remington in the 700 modle range. They are an excellent combo for taking just about any deer out there.





Good Luck %26amp; Happy Shooting
It also depends on where you plan to hunt. Here in Illinois, we can only use muzzeloaders and shotguns. I use a Mossberg 500 12 gauge with 3'; Winchester BRI Sabot slugs. Most of my shots will be limited to 80 yards or less. Let me tell you friends, the 12 ga will knock a deer down better than anything! Check out http://mysite.verizon.net/resr3k85/ I shot a nice 8 pointer at 45 yards and the slug never exited the deer. Therefore, the energy transfer was perfect.





Good Luck next season to all my fellow hunters. Stay safe, hunt hard, take a kid hunting (or fishing), and educate an anti-hunter.
There is no ';best'; answer!





It's like asking the best car or best soda pop......You will get lots and lots of opinions and almost all are correct!





That said, the classic American deer calibers are .30-30 (lever gun, shorter range like heavy woods), .30-06 Springfield and .308. the last two are suitable for big deer and larger game as well, so they serve as multi=purpose.





The last few decades have seen more and more using the 7mm and another camp liking the .243, .270, .25-06 and some big macho guys liking the .300+ Magnums.





There are probably a dozen calibers that are perfectly suitable that I have not mentioned. Like the Military surplus guys and their 6.5x55 Swede, .303 Brit (which is very popular in Canada) etc., etc.





I'm not even mentioning the shotgun deer hunters....some guys will use nothing but a shotgun for whitetails.





As to the rifle itself, every hunter will have his/her own taste and style, but the basics are the bolt-action and lever gun.





Also, terrain plays a big part. I grew up in the dense marsh forest of southern Louisiana that have heavy deer populations. A 75 yard shot was a long one. Now I live in the mountains of the desert southwest, where 200 yards is close and the wind is likely blowing at 20mph to boot.





Listen to the advice here and ask around locally as well. With such a wide selection of ';best'; guns, it makes a lot of sense to be carrying what your hunting buddy's carry and what caliber is stocked on the shelves at the little gas station near where you hunt.





We tend to give too much emphasis on the rifle itself. Practice and experience and good field skills actually bring home more deer than any one rifle or another.
There is not a 'best' gun for hunting deer. Some swear by the old .30-30 Winchester, others like the .243 or the .25-06 Remington.





The best we can do is offer guidelines: Nothing smaller than a .243 Winchester with 90 to 105 grain bullets (nothing lighter), and all the way up to whatever 'magnum' you prefer. Some swear by the .7mm Remington Mag and others prefer the .300 Weatherby Mag. You can't go wrong with a: .308 Winchester, .25-06 Remington, .270 Winchester or .30-06 Springfield.





Best.





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I'd say for deer either .243 or 30.06 just because of the fact that they've both been around forever so you know its a dependable gun. Plus ammuntion is easy to find and relatively cheap compared to other bullets. Just get which ever model feels best to you (or whoever the shooter is) and you really can't go wrong.
30.06 is great, but i think the remington .280 is a better choice. it has plenty of power, but the main advantage is this is a much more versatile cartridge.
I would go with the 270
i agree with steel the 30-06
If their were an answer to your question, I might not own so many. Where you plan to hunt, how you hunt, and what other game you might want to hunt with the rifle, as well as your budget, will all impact your choice.


As one who's killed maybe a hundred deer with a 6mm Remington, I have to say it and the slightly smaller 243 are not ideal. And 30-06 and 308 Winchester are a bit more than you need for deer alone.


If I had to trim down to only one lever action and one bolt action or single-shot, I'd pick the old 348 Winchester model 71 for the lever gun (though it's been out of production for fifty years) and a 7mm Mauser (second choice would be 7mm08) for the bolt gun. Of the bolt actions, personal preference makes a lot of difference. I have more Remington 700's than anything else, but if you like Rugers or can afford to have a Rigby built, I can't argue with your choice.
I rally like the Remington 700's and the Mossberg 100 ATR for the price, becaus the 700's are way more cashy. A 243 will work, but some say its not powerful enough, but if you reload, you can fix that. a 270 or a 30-06 are great for deer too.
I am going to be different and say an in-line 50 caliber muzzle loader--this gun with practice will make you a marksman because you only have one shot and it can be use in most states during regular or special seasons You can find someone nearby to teach you handle one and then your in love. they can humanely take a deer with practice easily at 150 yards
30.06 or 270
my favorite for a rifle hunt is a .270 they pack enough punch to stop any sized deer in its tracks without over penetrating or causing to much damage to the tissue and skin.