I pretty much only hunt with vintage Winchesters. I very much dislike most modern rifles, and especially black plastic ones.
My main deer rifle is a 1917 Model 94 in .38-55 with a 26" octagon barrel and original Lyman #1 tang peep sight. I use a pure lead (powdercoated - zero leading, and this is my only concession to modern times) 255 grain boolit atop 31 grains of IMR 3031, for about 1700 fps, a load I read about in Ken Waters' Pet Loads. It will kill any deer with ease if I do my part.
My backup rifle is a 1913 '94 in .30-30, SRC.
When I'm not deer hunting that week, I take a 1910 Winchester 1897 with me when I go out looking for grouse.
This week, I acquired a model 1886 made in 1891 in .45-70, and I am eager to take a deer with it as well.
Where I hunt (eastern Ontario, Canada), the deer are driven by dogs, so you have to be ready on your stand for a running target. So I prefer to have a quick shooting rifle in my hands with lots of shots in case I miss!
Bear hunting is a little different. You set out a bait can and wait in your blind, quietly hoping a bear will arrive. For this hunting, I use an all-original 1952 M70 in .30-06 with a 50's-era Weaver 2.5 power fixed scope.
When I'm at the stand, I spend almost as much time admiring the rifle across my knees as I do looking for game to shoot at.
They definitely aren't simply "tools"!