re: Deer hunting rifle for a beginner *Update-page 4*

Only thing I’ll add to what everyone else has said is don’t drain your wallet chasing the perfect factory load for your gun if the first one does what you need it to do. A deer’s lungs aren’t an inch around, and most of the pointed soft point bullets from any major ammo company are going to perform about the same terminally, will just be marginal differences in group sizes and POI. 308 is typically pretty forgiving. That said, most people don’t shoot enough with their hunting rifle so if you have a place and the means to do it, cycle through a few boxes and just keep track of how it groups.