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@berg Apparently I have a recoil fetish (according to my hunting buddies) but I will admit to not quite being used to the 375 H&H magnum yet.....but if someone is supplying the stick and the ammo, I...

Thats why a few uys like hunting with the 45/70 or the 450 marlin. You dont spend hours tracking a deer that bolted before dropping. Its right where you left it.....Same with the 303 and the 215gr...

You can never have too much knock down....Mind you the price of the ammo might hurt more than the recoil..... https://www.guncity.com/450-hornady-480gr-nitro-express-20-rounds-230991 $11 per...

I had one in 30/06 and wished I had got the 45/70 instead. Like all doubles, getting the barrels pointing in near the same direction can be a challenge, but for sheer mack it factor the double has...

After rereading the original post, Flyblown , I take it that you already have a 308? RTather than buy a new rifle, how about trying a heavier round nose bullet in the 308? Something like this...

45 calibre would be my pick,. Either 45/70, 450 Marlin or similar. I have used a 30/06 lever but the go-to rifle that I grab is a short carbine 303 running handloads (Modern action) with a 215...