Never thought I'd be in this situation, but I'm on the search for a deer rifle. I'd like to spend around 800, give or take a hundred for the rifle, scope, and mounts. I'm hunting in North Carolina this year. They have small deer around these parts so I really don't need too powerful of a gun. I was thinking like a .270, 25-06, 7mm08 or something similiar. I've mostly looked into the Ruger M77, and Remington 700 models. I've also heard plenty of great things about Savage and Weatherby, I just really know nothing about them. I've been completely out of the loop when it comes to hunting for the past couple seasons, and I'm finally gettin back into it.
On another note, the only rifles legal to deer hunt with in Indiana is a rifle chambered for a pistol cartridge. If you have any suggestions for something in a .44, .357, or something similiar, let me know. I'm very interested in something like that too since I can take it home and hunt.