I bought a very nice little 700 bolt action 6.8SPC a few years back. It has very mild recoil. I have a 6..8AR as well. Never killed a deer with either but have killed several coyotes,foxes, coons and hogs with the 6.8AR. 90gr federal gold dot LEO overrun ammo has worked extremely well. Buddy of mine also uses a 6.8AR on hogs and loves it with 115gr fusions.
I’ve killed piles of deer with 223 and 22-250. No trick bullets just 55 sierras and 55&60gr hornady SP. 22-250 usually bang flops them. 223 they usually make a mad dash then flip ass over tea kettle in 35-50 yards. I bought several hundred 62 gr fusions to try but never got around to trying them as I never felt the need to switch from the others mentioned.
