Icast a vote for either a .300 WM or a 7mm, I have them both and deer hunt with both of them, also my dad took the 7mm to Canada for Caribou and the .300 WM is great for taking down pigs and Audad. But if your going to be doing target shooting then you might want to look into getting a muzzle break. The recoil is slightly bad, more so on the .300 than the 7mm.