Hard to beat a lever gun in the deer woods, Savage 99 or other wise. I lament all the 99's I let slip by over the years. Most all were bargains at the time, especially a .358 Winchester with a rotary magazine whose owner couldn't find ammo for it and complained about recoil. There was also a great little .250 Savage...

Oh boy, here goes the old spoon stirring the crap again. If you want to get a hunter fired up, don't include his favorite gun in the article writer's top ten list.
I really wonder just how many of the guns on his list he's actually shot. It appears to me that he plagerized a list out of a 1955 Outdoor Life article.
With the recent past 15 years of bullet and powder developement, why would one continue on stating the top ten are only the ones that Great Grandpa shot?
I will say again, and hold to it, that the best gun a hunter can kill an animal with expediently is the one he shoots well. The shot placement and the ability of the firearm and shooter to put it in the vitals is the most important factor over anyone's top ten list.
Also, I agree with many of you responding to this article. There are definately some very exceptional guns missing from this list.

i have always loved wincester 94. i wish i had one, the has a great hold and feel to it

the windcester 94 was my ferst deer rifle as a kid and i just bought another one last week thay have the best feel to them of any deer rifle iv ever held in my hands

Trimming the spring in the trigger assemble carefully made the rem 760 very satisfactory!

Good list would to better with more information on the guns though.

SELDOM DO I RESPOND TO THE SO-CALLED EXPERTS OPINIONS ON HUNTING OR EQUIPMENT FOR I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE PAID TO WRITE AND SOMTIMES THERE ARTICLES ARE DICTATED BY A HIGHER SOURCE. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE ARTICLE ENTILED " BEST 10 DEER RIFLES EVER PRODUCED " GIVE ME A BREAK GUYS , YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID " BEST 10 OF YESTERYEAR " TODAYS OFFERING OF RIFLES LEAVES MOST OF YOUR PICKS IN THE DUST . DONT GET ME WRONG , YOUR PICKS WERE ABSOLUTELY SOME OF THE BEST FOR YOUR FATHER OR PERHAPS YOUR GRANDFATHER BUT MODERNERZATION HAS PRODUCED WAY YONDER BETTER EQUIPMENT FOR TODAYS HUNTERS. AND THATS THE WAY IT IS AND SHOULD BE . KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK .

AN OLD TIMER

The uncle who taught me most of what I know about hunting carried a '60s era model 99 in .300 Savage. It has iron sights and the rotary magazine, and it still shoots like a dream. If I were building my ideal whitetail rifle, it would be a model 99 in 7mm-08.

Excellent list. I would suggest an honorable mention to the .257 Roberts by BSA.

The model 64 Winchester was a blend of the 94 action and the style of the 71. It still is the rifle I choose when the distance is 150 yards or less. The accuracy is good but hampered by the open sights and trajectory. A good peep sight and the LeverEvolution ammo will stretch that another 100 yards. Part of the experience is the feeling of tradition and the Winchester is the lever action deer rifle. I would hunt with any of the 10 and each has it's place. Let's check in 100 years and see what is still here.

there is a 3 generation model 1899 in .300 savage sitting in my safe, calling to me every night. when it finally lets me sleep, i dream about flattening a lion with a 7600 in .35 whelen. speaking of africa, that 660 in .350 would be pretty handy-dandy there.

what i want to know is where is the remigton model 700.

YOu guys no what is a good deer gun 700 ultra bolt that is a good deer gun it kicks hard though

I think that you should have mentioned the marlin 1894 44 magnum. I don't think it would be worth the light-loading to hunt deer with a 45/70.

The country I come from, doesnt allow any kind of "self defence weapons", The government has PC'ed their backbone out!....they will only allow hunting weapons IF you observe very strict rules, and in fact will only let you do a class for your firearm licence IF you pass various state security tests (much like those imposed on possible terrorists entering the country from abroad)
...so I can only comment very vaguely based on my limited experience.... But am an avid big game fisherman/and would be hunter... I think the pics are great. but wonder if the guns are a little dated??... surely there are more modern/efficient weapons available that may not yet have had time enough to be proven to joe public based on historical reputation???..."I cant know without the comments of experience from blokes like you"
I have had the absolute pleasure to visit a bloody beautiful part of the world known as northern California, and while there, was able to shoot almost any kind of rifle I could think of,at almost anything I cared to... some dating all the way back to the "Sharps" era right up to fairly modern rifles/handguns... The opinion I have, is that though the older types of guns are about the most fun you can have in the vertical position...."that is without commenting on the fact that they are by far the most elegant of their kind to look at and handle"... but just as with cars, the more modern.... surely has to be the most efficient?...and if not?.... "in the respect of accuracy"... the most satisfying to work with??... I am just not in it to shoot a whitetail at 1400 yards, much like I am with fishing, "I would rather catch and release"... for me, its all about tecnique... "If I know I can bag it, thats enough for me" (unless I am looking at sharks or coyotes.)... Deep Shit. ... he he

could or should you use a 300 win mag for deer hunting. I'm new to hunting and my buddy said if want just one gun get a 300 win mag it will be good for every thing including deer. What are your thoughts on this ?. Thanks Griz.

i really like this article but i see no point in a blaze orange gun

i love that savage

the win. model 100 should be on there

Pretty cool. Too bad about the Remington 600, 660, and the Winchester '71. They looked like they would have been nice deer guns.

#4 Remington's 760 "Gamemaster" in .270 with 130gr Nosler Partitions that's what I have taken most all mine with.Two Bou in Canada's Ungava and a 14" spread West Virginia 9pt Buck.At ranges over 250 yards.Like her because she pumps fast like a shotgun,and keeps your point of aim while you work her.

I won't hunt with anything called a Man-Licker but thank you.