45-70 with the longest barrel you can find. Also a 38-55. H & R makes a really nice single shot with a very long barrel. Also very accurate rifles. I you hand load, try bullseye or red dot powder. I shoot a "cat sneeze" load in my 45-70 consisting of 3.0 grains of red dot, and a 454 round ball. At 25 yards you can hear the ball hit the cardboard, and you can hear the hammer drop. This load is shot out of a Browning 1885. If anyone is skeptical, please try it before you critique what I have suggested. I deer hunt with my 1885, and I can shoot small game and yotes while hunting, without alarming game. Try it guys, it is a lot of fun. Tom.