Looking to get a new deer rifle.

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Great caliber! The rifle itself is really going to be a matter of fit. Meaning the one that fits the best is aways the one I'm going to pick no matter what. So far I've got a Sako in 3006 (blue barrel, beautiful wood stock) and a Remington Model 7 in .243 (blue barrel, laminate stock). Love them both! Both have a purpose, and both are great for their intened uses. For example the Remmy is very light, short and handy which makes it great for sneaking around looking for whitetails. The 3006 on the other hand is rather heavy. It's great for sitting in a stand looking over a cutover or a field. Both are very accurate, but the 3006 will actually shoot circles around the .243 holding 3 well within a half an inch. In most cases it's usually the other way around when your comparing these two catridges. In my experience anyway. All of the major gun makers are making good rifles these days. Figure out exactly what you want to do and there's a rifle/catridge out there for everything and more!