I stopped hunting with my modern bolt action rifles quite a few years ago, and switched to old leverguns and single shots from the 1800's. I have taken deer with .45-70, .40-60 Marlin, .38-55, .32-40, and 38-40 in both styles of gun.
I hunt with just old single shot rifles, and I'm still hoping to bring down an elk with an old single shot.

Couldn't find the image my nephew shot out in the field, but this mule der was killed with my Ballard in .38-55: