ijhj45: I suggest you buy your rifle as soon as you can and spend some time at the range with it. Familiarity with the rifle can only help. Shoot it plenty. Your choice of 270 or 7mm is fine. Either will work, or if you want a bit less recoil, go with a 7mm08 or 308. Do some squirrel hunting prior to the deer season to get the lay of the land. Get a good knife. I use a Cold Steel Master Hunter. About a 4" blade is plenty. Don't skimp on the scope and mounts. You'll be much happier purchasing a quality scope. I like Leupolds. They stand behind their products, but I have had junky scopes before. Never again. They're trouble. Good luck. Have fun. Bagging that buck is only part of it.
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