You don't really give us much info on where you are and what you'll be hunting other than hog. It would be helpful if we knew more about your situation in order to give you a better recomendation. If it were me, giving what you told us, I would recomend the 30-30. No it's not a long range caliber but with the Hornady Leverevolution ammo it is good enough to reach out to 250 yards. I have learned over the years that I shouldn't take a shot any farther than that anyway. Too many people worry about shooting at long ranges, but if you don't practice and learn how to shoot long shots your probably going to miss anyway. I myself put away my 30-06 in favor of my new Marlin 336SS 30-30.
Give us a little more info on what and where you're going to hunt and we can help you a little better. In the mean time take a look at this article on recoil, it has a chart so that you can see how much each caliber kicks.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm