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Originally Posted by Redneck 7
You should develope good shooting habits first and even a 308 or 270 has mild kick. I’ve seen people first hand , guys buy these calibers for there first centerfire and not get comfortable shooting just because of the recoil. Everyone’s different but if I were you I’d buy a 223 or 22-250 or 243 and start there. Get used to those and enjoy shooting, read up lots about other calibers and long action vs short action and then decide what rifle to buy for deer and elk.
243 is the smallest big game rifle caliber by law in Alberta so if you wanted to shoot a deer and have a gun that you can practice shooting and shoot out to 500 yards plus, with cheaper ammo. 243 would be a great start.
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Then you can give it to your wife or kid, like you said SMALLEST by law, im certainly not suggesting a 6lb kit 300 mag either, a 308 is certainly not enough gun to start a flinch and a 270 isn’t terrible either. I would go with a 30-06 and use 150’s in it and its pretty much the same as a 270 with the option to go up to a 180 grain or bigger. Like another guy said, the 06 isn’t sexy but neither is the 270 or the 308.