favorite deer caliber

So far I've killed the most with tc venture in .243 Winchester. Working up a new .270 now for an elk hunt but will use for whitetail as well. Not sure which will be my favorite
 

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260 Remington. Long or Short and every thing in between. Very accurate with different loads to match the game and hunt.
Built a 6.5-08, then 6.5-06 back in the 70's, when SAMMI normalized 6.5-08 into 260 I bought a couple different barrels and haven't looked back. My fav ia 260 Proof Carbon 24" on a AI /AX platform, a little heavy but I have shot that out to a mile with 147's. Shot a doe at 485' with 130vld, neck shot. That's how confident I am with that setup. Hunting rig is Remmy 700 with 22" Lilja threaded for all things that hang off the end. Every deer/pig or anything that bleeds, all fell with first shot even with "wrong" bullet weight.
 
Built a 6.5-08, then 6.5-06 back in the 70's, when SAMMI normalized 6.5-08 into 260 I bought a couple different barrels and haven't looked back. My fav ia 260 Proof Carbon 24" on a AI /AX platform, a little heavy but I have shot that out to a mile with 147's. Shot a doe at 485' with 130vld, neck shot. That's how confident I am with that setup. Hunting rig is Remmy 700 with 22" Lilja threaded for all things that hang off the end. Every deer/pig or anything that bleeds, all fell with first shot even with "wrong" bullet weight.
Have to love the 260.
 
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