I have decided to wait on the hunting rifles because spring has come and I will be out doing chores on the farm and want a gun that I could could throw in the truck or tractor. I would get a lever action just because those are my personal favorites for carrying around. I would get a henry,winchester, or rossi but whatever brand I got I would get the carbine model and have narrowed my calibers down to 44-40 45 colt 357 mag or 41 mag (henry only) I would use it for varmints and maybe the occasional deer inside 50 yds. What caliber would be best for that? Any preference for any of those 3 brands?