OP doesn't need a new rifle. He has a 6.5 Sweed and a .270, and he still Hand loads. He wants a new rifle, and that is OK.
Of the two, I would say 7-08. Really, I would recommend a .243 loaded with 85 TSX, 95, or 100 NP. These bullets put the .243 on steroids.
I understand age and recoil, as I'm bumping 81. Due to health issues, I'm on blood thinners and bruise easily. Also recoil is not kind to old bones.
Best wishes,
Jack
"Do not blame Caesar, blame the people...who have...rejoiced in their loss of freedom....Blame the people who hail him when he speaks of the 'new, wonderful, good, society'...to mean ,..living fatly at the expense of the industrious." Cicero
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