Because I mainly hunt deer in the southern woods, most of my shots are fairly modest. My two longest shots from this last season were ~125 meters and both deer required zero tracking. As a right-handed person who prefers to shoot left, I often favor an ambidextrous rifle and I've taken deer off of both shoulders. So a Ruger No. 1 or Winchester 1885 is the rifle of choice the majority of the time since I have eight falling-blocks and only three bolt actions. The single-shots are chambered in older classic calibers but all of them are pretty reliable for putting a deer in the freezer if I do my job well: 6.5x55, 275 Rigby, 303 British, 9.3x74r, 375 H&H, 405 Win or 44 Mag...take your pick. For the situations I normally encounter, I could just stick my hand into a safe & grab one.

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