For deer, the .25-06 is good out about as far as you want to shoot them, and it's a ***** cat. I've got a Model 70 in one, and I can sit at the bench all morning testing reloads and my shoulder feels just as good after the last shot as it did the first shot.

It is a lot harder to get rid of a flinch than if you never developed one to begin with. It is important you have a rifle you can shoot comfortably, and it must have a good trigger. If it has a good trigger, it makes it harder for you to anticipate the rifle going off. It would also help if you could bring a friend to the range. You sit on the bench and aim the gun, but let them pull the trigger. Since you don't know when the trigger is being pulled, you won't flinch.