Hey Jerry - I also have taken many, many deer with a 32 Win. Special in Model 94, as has my father before me. Great gun! I stopped using it a few years because the eyes started to go, but now that I got my eyes corrected I may use it again this year.
After my eyes declined, I decided to get a gun with a scope that would take elk and deer. I went with a 7MM mag. Tried and true with a number of bullet choices. Nice gun for elk and not bad for deer but more than I need for the later. I also feel the 300's are more than you need for deer unless you want one gun for deer and bigger game like elk. Why take the pounding and weight of a larger caliber than needed? The 7MM kicks like crazy and is somewhat heavy to carry even in the synthetic stock and stainless barrel. I may look for a longer lever action next with a little more beef than the 32 for deer hunting in northern Wisconsin where shots of 100 yds are rare. Maybe a 35 or 444.
Last years gun was the Winchester 401 Self-loader that I restored. 220 grain, very slow bullets had no problems putting down a doe. Talk about heavy!
