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Sorry to hear of your health issues. I work in cardiac surgery and can understand somewhat of the challenges you're going through with your recovery.

The 7mm-08 would be even easier to work up to(recoil-wise) over the .308 and would give you similar "on game" performance as it is simply a .308 case necked down to 28 cal. It is a great and very capable deer cartridge out to 300 yds. And, finding ammo is not difficult if you don't reload as it is a fairly popular cartridge.

Another thing to consider is that these budget rifles with their cheap, flimsy plastic stocks do not handle recoil very well.......translating to more felt recoil.

Also, a Ruger 77 Hawkeye or Tikka T3 will include free scope mounts with your purchase so there's another $40 to $50 you may not have considered that you will need to add to your budget rifle cost.

Good luck in your search,

Leftybolt