I believe I saw where Remington was coming out with a lefty in 7mm-08 this year. That will be an excellent combo gun with less recoil than the venerable 30/06 if that's a concern.With 140 grn. partitionsthat's plenty of medicene for critters up to elk size. On the risk of starting a backlash I'll have to say that we have had more big boarsstop .270s in the shoulder shield and walk away than any other caliber. Maybe the bullet is just a little to fast at generally very close range to do what it needs to do, especially ballistic tips, which appear to be the favorite of most .270 fans. Maybe it's just because it's the most popular caliber we get and thepercentages just lean towards it. Either way, big boars with a heavy shield are as tough a shoulder shot as any animal on the planet. We prefer an earhole shot whichany caliber can neatly take care of business and not have us crawling through swamps half the night.