Average distance? Probably right around 200 yards I suppose. Closest was around 10
yards, longest laser’d distance was 492. *May* have been one or two that were longer than that, but back before range finders.
Closest was a whitetail with a 264 Mag and a 140 X bullet, longest was with a 243AI and 105 Amax on a 4x6 muley.
Any and all deer I have shot could have been killed with a 243, and a significant number of them were with a 6mm.
I’ve used 223/223AI, 243AI/6mm, 264mag, 7wsm, 308 Norma Mag, 300wm, 300 Ultra, 338 wm, and probably a few others I can ‘t recall off the top of my head.
Currently all my deer hunting is done with a 223AI or 243AI, depending on terrain and mood.