I posted last year about getting myself a hunting rifle. I wanted a Single Shot rifle as I only hunt with my recurve bow. I was looking at Trapdoor Springfields and I couldnt find one in good enough shape to match the asking price. However my local gun shop has taken on some new inventory and it perked my interest. The first rifle that caught my eye was an 1865 Spencer Repeating Rifle, full length rifle. The rifle is in good shape not collector quality but it still shoots and works so not too shabby and it comes with a kit to convert it over to centerfire. The previous owner was using RF cartridges from the 1920s he his father had bought at Sears and upon selling to the shop he had 19 left. The next rifle that caught my eye was a Martini Carbine. At first I didnt pay it much mind as the .45 Henry cartridge is bottleneck but this Carbine is chambered in .45-70 gov. It is in poor shape stock wise but the carbine functions and fires. The gunsmith fired some trapdoor carbine loads 55gr 2f through it. The next two were both Springfield Trapdoors one was an 1883 Carbine with 1879 Sights and one was an 1878 Rifle. Both fire and work well. Last rifle was a Stevens in .32-40 Winchester a single shot falling block rifle. This one the owner supplied with 3 rounds of ammunition so that it could be test fired. The shop owner told me .32-40 Brass cant be had anymore while the gunsmith told me it can. I like this shop because they have an experienced gunsmith of over 40 years look the firearms over and make sure they fire before advertising them as a firearm and not a display piece. So you know your not buying a bomb or dud firearm. That being said which of these rifles would be the best buy to turn into a deer rifle. The shop has 56-50 and .45-70 reloading dies but no .32-40 (I found them online though). The shop sells starline brass for .45-70 and 56-50 but no .32-40. I already have the black powder and primers as they all take large rifle primers except .32-40 idk if it does or not. The shop also sells a mould for .459 Balls and .512 balls which will be needed for the Springfields, Martini and Spencer. The rifles are all fairly priced with none being over $1,000. I dont really want to buy a lot of rifles maybe just 1 or 2 of them and thats it. Anyway which of these would be good for Whitetail deer out to 75-100 yards ? Also before anyone asks I have decided I wanted a black powder cartridge rifle and my mind has been made (I am very stubborn lol). Also I know this is a Military Rifle thread the only rifle that isnt military is the .32-40 all the other rifles including the Martini have U.S. Ordnance markings that is why I posted here if that helps clear anything up. Like I stated ease of purchasing ammo doesnt bother me as I will be hand loading and casting anyways. I thank anyone who replies to this thread and shares their thoughts and opinions.