For myself I'll start out with my Savage 111 30-06 when on stand and then when we start to do some driving I'll switch to my Winchester 95 in 30-40 Krag. My son will start out with his Ruger 257 Roberts and then switch to my Winchester 94 in 30-30. Our morning stand has shots anywheres from a few feet to a few hundred yards depending in what direction the deer comes from. Both of the Winchesters was my father's who passed away this past January but haven't been used for hunting for quite sometime.