In your opinion what 3-5 rifle cartridges are best for Mule Deer?

[cobrad]

I’m pretty fond of the old 270 for deer or elk. For deer I have 6 creedmore, 6.5 PRC or a couple different 300’s but this year I’m hunting deer with my old Knight 50 cal muzzle loader

 

[tkhuntsman]

I'll play I've killed as many mule deer as anybody but my favorites are
243 win
6.5 cm
308 win
7mm rm
300 wm
No I don't shoot suppressed I'm as accurate as anybody and as unpopular as my picks might be their mine and my own opinion and experience. After 35 years of experience I can say almost any centerfire will knock a mule deer dead. Shoot what you like or what you have there is literally no wrong answer.

 

[wkmartin]

Every deer I’ve ever killed was with a .233 with 55 grain hollow points and never had one run more than 70 yards.

 

[HuntingAddict]

For me it's in this order
300 wsm 180 gr - Accubond
7mm rem mag 160 gr Accubond
30-06 win 165gr Accubond

With that 300 wsm they drop like rocks lol. Plus , all 3 are great for elk