I would like to get my son his first Deer Rifle. Not to sure which one. I'm looking at the Remington model 7 and the 700 ADL. These are the calibers avaliable:
223, 243, 260, and 7mm-08 in the model 7
243 and 308 in the 700 ADL

Of these options, which one is going to have the least amount of recoil and still have the energy to take a Deer out to 150 yards? I want to be able to lighten up the trigger a little so he's not pulling on his shots. I want to avoid bad habits before they start. He has tried a cousins 20 gauge youth shotgun but I think it had a little to much kick and he had a hard time getting it in his shoulder.