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My Dad always said you can shoot at a deer with a 30-30, run up and cut it's throat, and the bullet will hit you right in the ass.
For Deer a .270 is just about perfect. It's what I use. Get a 30-06 if you want the option to hunt bigger game like elk with the same rifle. .223 or .220 swift is ok as long as you go for head/neck shots. As a kid I shot two different deer in the vitals with .220 swift hollow points and both ran a long damn ways before they went down. Personally, I think hunting deer with such small calibres is a bit unethical, but it's certainly possible, I once knew a guy that hunted deer with a .22 magnum.
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