Deer Rifle Recommendation?

[Citizen_B]

[NightHawk]

Tikka T3 Lite stainless/synthetic in either cartridge. Keep in mind cost and availability of lead free ammo.

[ElvenSoul]

Savage Hog Hunter
Ruger American Predator 6.5 or .308
Savage Light Hunter 11 in 6.5 or .308
Winchester Mod 70 Featherweight .308 or .270Win

[ElvenSoul]

For .308 Barnes TTSX 160gr

For .270 Barnes TTSX 130gr or Nosler E Tip 130gr

[MongooseV8]

Tikka T3 in SS either 30-06 or 270 would be my choice. Spend some money on a good scope too. That rig will outlast your kid's kid's.

[TMB 1]

Savage Hog Hunter or if you want something lighter and prettier Savage 11 Lightweight Hunter.

[Citizen_B]

Tikka T3 Lite stainless/synthetic in either cartridge. Keep in mind cost and availability of lead free ammo.

I recently read that law banning all lead for hunting by 2019 Would 308 fair better with the future lead ban?

[ElvenSoul]

Also try shouldering the
Savage Youth 7mm-08 the shorter LOP and Shorter Barrel make it very handy.

A few times I have been able to one hand wield and fire the rifle while ridding my horse. 7mm-08 feels like 30-30. A .308 might have tiped me out of the sadle.

[TMB 1]

My guess is there wont be a big difference in cost or availability of 270 or 308 lead free ammo, both are very popular deer hunting cartridges.

[ElvenSoul]

The top lead free rounds

.243, .223, .308, .270, & 30-06.

[ElvenSoul]

.270 Win is minimum cartridge for African Game. Works well on most all American Game Animals.

[Thanatos2203]

Tikka is going to be the "standard" high value recommendation. They do have a lot of plastic and are all long action even if you have a short action caliber. If this is going to just be a designated hunting rifle I would look at the Browning X-Bolt and maybe opt for stainless finish.

For a hunting cartridge I'm going to say that .270 is a better option than .308 having owned both. Any common hunting cartridge is going to have lead free options. Also, during the post Sandy Hook scare I personally always saw .270 still on the shelves.

.243 is also a popular option for medium sized game.

[ElvenSoul]

Rem sells a .270Win with a 26" barrel SPS 700model seen them for around $530

[TMB 1]

Savage Hog Hunter or if you want something lighter and prettier Savage 11 Lightweight Hunter.

I'd probably go with something like a Leupold 2-7 on these, don't really need more power for deer or hog hunting with a 308.

[Citizen_B]

Any value to a threaded barrel? I can't image a muzzle brake or flash hider would be useful on a rifle like this? Since suppressors are no-gos.