My father in law passed away about 12 years ago and left us a 7600 .243 it is more accurate than my bolt guns.
I don't use it on deer though. It seems kind of like a girls rifle. Even my wife shot a .308.
Would the factory rebarrel it to something more manly like .338 Federal?
Give that 243 a try with a good 100 grain cup and core bullet, Nosler partition or even a barnes ttsx. I am confident you will not miss the recoil and kill deer just as dead. On occasion your deer may travel another 10 paces. Suspect your father in law may roll over in his grave to hear of re-barreling a perfectly good very accurate rifle like this. If it aint broke don't fix it would be my line of thought.
243, 257 Bob or a more recent cal that still lacks the credit it deserves would be a Grendel
