Just wanted to let everyone know that I finally made a decision and bought the 7mm Rem Mag today. Although I truly feel that I would have been just fine with any of the other calibers alot of you suggested. The recoil is something that with time I'm sure I'll get used to. I ended up with the Remington 700 SPS model. Not the cheapest, not the most expensive, but hopefully something that will work for my hunting pursuits.