What is the most powerful deer hunting rifle?

Check out the best hunting rifles for your next deer hunt. read more

There are no “deer hunting rifles”, only rifles that can be used, among other things, to hunt deer. As such, the most powerful rifle that you can legally use to hunt deer is the .50 BMG, which would be, well, overkill. read more

Winchester’s 1925 introduction of the Model 54 bolt-action rifle correctly anticipated the shooting public’s demand for a rifle suited for all manner of sporting tasks from target shooting to big-game hunting. Until then, most bolt-actions used for hunting were little more than sporterized military rifles: the Springfield ’03, Model 1917 Enfield or Mauser 98. read more