if the recoil at the range is what's bothering you, why don't you just get a muzzle brake and good hearing protection, as for the rest of it, it's just as the others have said, stick with what you've got after all if you get a new rifle you don't know what kind of shooter it'l be . you could get a real lemon. but if you've decided allready, a .300 rum will fill the bill, flat shooting, useable on deer, and bullet size and weights big enough for the larger game. ( i've got one in a model 700 rocky mountain elk federation rifle, and she shoots sweet ( i've got a muzzle brake on her )
whelen36 stephen d.

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