Ernie......thanks for your help. Years ago I shot Contenders in 30-30, 357 MAX, 45/70, etc., Ruger SA's and S&W DA's and XP's. Then I started shooting Bowling Pin Shoots, IDPA, PPC, and Glock shoots and forgot about hunting. Now I'm older and want to relax and I'm getting back to hunting. In the past I had killed everything from Blackbirds to Fox and Groundhogs with a handgun but no deer. Last year I decided I was going to hunt handgun only from now on! I bought a CVA Optima and killed a doe in ML early season. Then I took my S&W four inch 44 mag in the regular gun season and killed a small buck and a doe. Since then I bought two CVA Scout V2 pistols in 243 and the 6.5 mentioned in this thread. I feel like I've come back home at 67 years old! Thanks again for your help.