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Of those mentioned I personally wouldn't want anything less than the .270 although the .243 has taken its share of deer in Texas. I've hunted for 35 years w/ my winchester 30-30 with a 4x tasco scope. Just this year I upgraded to a Stevens 200 in .308. Its a sweet shooting rifle w/ federals fusion ammo. I topped it w/ a Nikon Buckmaster 3x-9x scope. I don't have any stats to back it up but I've adopted a rule of thumb for myself to budget at least as much for the scope as spent on the rifle. I also splurged and picked up a Savage 111 in .300 win mag (just in case I ever get to go elk hunting) topped w/ a Nikon Monarch 4x-12x. I haven't been able to shoot it much yet but it sure packs a wallop.