Something with 08 in it.

Its not just for him, its for us and im not interested in a 6.5cm. Im just thinking about next year. Im gona buy us a better shooting house gun and put a good scope on it so we can see a little better in low light.

a 25/05 with a good 100 gr bulllet at 3200+ is 10x the killer a 243 or 6.5 will ever be. And very little recoil. By far my favorite greenfield gun of all time.

25-06
7-08
308

I was thinking about a 257 but the ballistics on that 25-06 looks pretty good.

308, dont hunt with one but hands down the best for low recoil kill power

7mm-08

What brand and weight bullet you 7-08 does your gun pattern best?

Get something like this little gun and make sure you wear ear protection.

if shots would be max 150 yds, you might consider the 7.62x39 in a bolt action, plenty of cheap ammo to practice with.
the new 350 Legend looks interesting.

What is that hayman?

I can tell you the brand and bullet that I cannot even consistently hit the target with out of multiple makes of 7mm-08. Hornady superformance 139 gr. sst will spray everywhere out of every 7mm-08 I have.

I've killed more deer with a 25-06 than any other caliber over the last 30 years.

Ruger M77 Mark II. 308 compact with a muzzle break. It literally does not kick but it’s loud. I prefer 7mm-08 but there’s really not much difference in the two.

Ruger American Go Wild in 6.5 Creedmoor. I picked one up from AC870 and it is a shooter and has basically no recoil. It is also extremely light and ammo is easy to get.

Ron I just read an article on the 350 legand and that does look interesting.

260, 7mm-08 or 280 would be my 3 top picks not exactly in that order

6.5 creedmoor,6.5 Swede,25-06

There's a wide gulf between a .243 and the 30-06 at 200 yards or less. I have probably used most of them at one point or another. A 7X57, also known as 7mm mauser, would be given high marks. Like a down-loaded .270 is the best way I can describe it. A 6 mm rem is basically a "hot" .243 so that maybe a consideration, too.

7X57. Killed a few duzen with it. Loaded to 2900+FPS with a 140 partition it flat out anchors deer.