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Looking for a rifle larger than .243 (have a .243 already) to be a general purpose hunting rifle. Yes, I could make do with a newer and nicer .243 but I think I want more gun. I don't do targets really and want to shoot deer and fox still. So we could be looking at 6.5 55, .308, 7:08, 30:06, .270 etc I do reload and plan to continue reloading whatever the calibre I go for. I don't have a dog for tracking and want any deer to drop on the spot (as far as we can plan that!). Only <10% of the time will it be used on larger deer species. I value all the venison so want to minimise meat damage. My back can give me far too much gip so not wanting something that kicks like a mule, yes, a soft shooting gun. What would you recommend (caliber, barrel length and twist rate and ideal bullet weight/type) and importantly, why?
