Quote Originally Posted by Mozella View Post
I was thinking something similar; i.e. a slightly lighter round which would be a joy to shoot all day at the range, but would still have plenty of punch for hogs and/or deer. I was thinking about 6mm BR; not too expensive, low recoil, easy to hand load, easy to tune, accurate, and available as factory ammo too.
You should consider the 6.5 Creedmoor if this is what you are looking for. There are good factory ammo options, easy to load for, performs well on deer sized game, low recoil, and can do long range if you ever decide you want to do it.