Ya, that's the one, the only one. I would like to own a .243 one day. I know it is a good deer rifle. With a 100gr bullet, it is supposed to penetrate the same as .270 130gr due to the long profile of the bullet verses it's diameter. And, it kicks much less. If I don't end up with my 6.5, I'm going to get a .243. I would not feel undergunned at all with it for whitetails. I'm sure you could agree with that. Is your savage a good rifle??? I've heard a lot of good things about the savage bolt action rifle. I just outfitted my 30-06 with a good scope, so I'll be using it until I can justify a new gun. I got a sightron scope from Whittakers. The optics are made in the same factory as Leupold plus the windage and elevation adjustments are gear driven not spring like Leupold. I'm ready to see how it shoots.