Sporting rifles in that calibre are quite scarce on account of a strange French law that prohibits ownership of Military calibre rifles. So don't try going there with your .308 or .223 plus a host of others. Most countries when they adopt a military round it also becomes a popular sporting round too as in the case of the .303 7x57mm., 6.5x55 and 8x57mm. not so with the 8mm. Lebel. I can't say that I have ever come across a commercially loaded Lebel round only the standard military copper bullet ball round. Interesting rifle and should be o.k. for most deer species. Lagopus.....