If you go with another 30-06, ammo you buy will work for both, which is a plus. If you want something different, I really like a 308. Ammo is easier to find due to so many rifles around the world chambered for it. 308s tend to be a little more compact than some of the long action calibers, which is nice when handling it and carrying it.


7mm-08 is an extremely popular round with those who shoot it. It’s a flat shooting, great round that’s available in low-recoil loads as well. Ammo availability if you don’t reload would be a serious consideration for any gun purchase I’d ever be thinking of, simply because we’ve all seen what it’s like when the shelves get bare. The farther you get from mainstream rounds, the more difficult the search can be at times. I know someone that couldn’t find ammo for over 2 years for his 17 Mach II as an example.


I’ve always thought 22-250 and 243s were sweet calibers. I’ve shot them, but I haven’t owned one.

There are so many make and model choices for rifles and scopes that it really comes down to you seeing what feels right when shouldered, but, I really like Browning A-Bolts. In 308, they’re very well balanced and the one I have shoots tight groups with pretty much every ammo I’ve tried. I don’t buy the high end scopes, but I do believe getting a quality scope is worth it. I was always partial to Leupold and Nikon scopes, although I think Nikon has stopped making rifle scopes since I’ve bought one. I can’t really say much about other brands. 3x9-40 is my preferred deer rifle scope size, because I don’t need to shoot as far as some people do. For me, 150 yards and closer is normal.



Good luck, getting a new gun that you want is exciting

.270 or 25.06 good luck with your search

Tikka T3X superlite stainless in whatever caliber you like.
It’s the best gun I own

Gotcha, I thought it was a deer designated gun. There are sure a lot of knowledgeable guys here with great advice. I hope you find a good'un.

Browning, Sako, Mossburg and many others offer some in wood stocks but the current trend is plastic plastic plastic in handguns rifles and shotguns to many have bought into plastic is better more stable ect, well I love wood and my gramps old marlin 93 now 117 Yo might be a bit beat up and the wood has more then a few dings in it or the old custom Mauser 3006 I bought from a fellow worker who inherited it from his dad and had it sitting around his house for the last 20 years not being a hunter or shooter might be a bit worn and oil stained but considering it was made sometime in the 20s and had been used to hunt all over Europe, the Middle East and northern African before WW2 by his dad who was stationed there, It’s some were around a hundred years old or so as well, and the stock might not be as nice as it was when new but it’s held up well IMHO

that group was a hundred yards and yes that one was a flyer and was just me

Frankly I have nothing against plastic stocks I even own a few guns with them but I have definitely noticed some things about them such as there is a great difference in weight in different guns often in guns from the same MfG, many of the cheaper models have very light weight plastic stocks many sound hollow when tapped on the butt end and almost feel like you could bend or flex them others are more rigid and also heavier and just feel more solid

IDK how some of these new plastic stocks will hold up over the years if they will have the longevity of many of the old wood stocked one where it’s not unusual to find guns pushing a hundred YO and still getting it done or not, but I know what I prefer

In the bible Matthew 10:30 it says Even the very hairs on your head are numbered .If that is so than someone is standing by a blackboard changing that number on a regular basis for me.On the subject of the gun what you need to be a successful deer hunter is a gun that fits you and allows you to get on the target and shoot quickly while still be accurate .That means getting the safety off, mounting the gun on your shoulder and finding the deer in your sights Open sights or scope does not matter so long as you are able to do it consistently . All the rest is in the end just personal choice I am not a big fan of synthetic stocks either .But as I get older taking a few lbs off of the weight we often carry when hunting save on the back and legs .In the end it is supposed too be fun not a test of endurance ..

True words that apply to everyone that hunts. We’ll said

Ruger does and so does mossberg. I heard mossberg had some accuracy issues so I went with Ruger.

I also got my Hawkeye in 6.5 cm. Great deer round with low recoil. Bald as well so no man bun for me….

Ruger is also making Marlin 30-30’s again if you are looking for a light kicking 100 yard gun. I guess they are really nice again but pricey.

Bought a Tikka stainless in 270 a year ago. Eyeing a Weatherby Vanguard in 7mm rem mag now.

Tikka T3

I have a savage axis with very good glass on it. Everything living I have shot at with it is dead. 6.5 Creedmoor.

I have been very happy with 7mm-08 and 243. My boys have been shooting deer with both since they were 7. They are 10 and 12 now and the 10 year old has shot 10 and the 12 year old is at 13.

They shot some of those with 300 black out and 357 mag carbine and x bow but many were with 243 and 7mm-08 . Thay both do a very fine job with low recoil. Most drop or stumble fall within 20 yards have watched most fall. The 7mm-08 has larger wound channels but the results are identical on deer reactions. All deer shot have been 107 yards or less.

Get a .243

The first hunting rifle I bought was a 30-06. Killed a lot of deer and elk with it over three+ decades. Five years ago I bought a 243... wish I'd bought one years ago. It's a killer and very little recoil. I've been using it for everything.

Ruger SFAR
was shooting my sons at 420 yards last Sunday , almost no recoil 308 7.2 pounds with the 20 inch barrel 6.8 with the 16 inch barrel

talk about firepower load a box of 20 308fmj at a buck a round in a 20 round mag and before you even hear the report back you can have sent round 2

it will obviolsy shoot soft points for hunting as well , but gives you a cheaper option for play.

if you choose to suppress it , it has an adjustable gas block to make it easy , comes with a brake , so little recoil watching the plate through the scope

obviosly it shoots well closer also , his has a Vortex strike eagle 1-8 power iluminated optic so you can catch that first and last light shot also. but don't need to turn on the illumination if you don't want

Seeing lots of votes on the .243 and 6.5 Creedmore

Isn’t an 06 and .270 fairly similar…:.. GCPete ??

243 has almost no recoil supergoose unless you buy an ultra light rifle, even then its not much. I have an old Sako with a one inch barrel. About like shooting a 22LR except for the report. They kill deer just fine. Even further than the 100 yards your talking about. I never owned or fired a 6.5.

Appreciate it Danny ….. going to look into a 243 soon

Another vote for. 243
I have a 700 ADL that loves 95 grain Sierras
As far as options for rifles there is. 223, 300 BO, .30/30, .30-06, and 300 WM in the safe.
Last few seasons though it's been the .243 or 20ga with slugs depending on location.

Info at hand-You will be shooting inside of 100 yards and you would like low recoil
Solution-22mag, it is the perfect choice for your parameters
Dang 3 pages and no one has given you this solid information to work with, ain't there any outlaws on this site?
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Danny is giving solid advice with the 22-250 if that small caliber is legal in your state. With your limited range I would even say .223 rem would be a fine choice with the proper bullets and shot placement. Either cartridge has very low recoil and more than capable of taking deer with proper shot placement. Shot placement is the key though.

Grandson was 8 when he killed this deer with an AR. 62 grain nosler ballistic tip on top of 25 grains of H335