So sorry to hear this Mike. When you look at a rifle to use, don't look past a centerfire .224 of some sort and the faster the twist the better the program as far as I am concerned.
A quick story.... a good friend of mine had a 10 year old grandson that was going deer hunting for the first time this fall. He had been shooting a .223 for practice and I told my friend that I had an 8 twist 22-250 700 he could use with 53 grain TSX bullets. The young man had his other grandparents buy a 700 in .243 for him. He took the 22-250 and 243 to the range, shooting the 22-250 first then the 243. He fired several shots out of the 22-250 and one shot out of the 243 because it kicked too much for him. He wanted to use the 22-250. He proceeded to fill his and several of his party's tags (party hunting is allowed here) with 5 deer including a 4x4 buck. He shot deer to 250 yards with the 22-250 with no issues. It was a pretty good season for the 10 year old!
At any rate, good luck with your hunting and next procedure.
