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So you want something between .243 and 7-08? That doesn’t leave much room...257-08 and .277-08 pretty well fills that range out.
But then again the thread title is old school deer cartridge...so I’m going with one that I want to acquire, 35rem.
Ah, the classic northeastern brush gun. The 35 remington is not particularly great, or fast, or anything else. BUT, it excels at knocking down deer on the first shot at 100 yards or less in a heavily treed environment. This is one I would consider a true classic, but has lost favor in recent decades. Definitely from the previous generation of hunters. I still have my father's thompson contender pistol chambered in 35 remington sitting around as a family heirloom.