If you are hunting Alaska, Canada or a yearly big elk hunter, then I would consider a .338 Winny and full throttle 225 grain bullets. If your mainly hunting white tails and maybe a black bear in PA then I would look for a lever gun in .35 Remington or .356 Winchester. Either one with a XS or Skinner receiver sight and a XS front sight will put some fun into your hunting.
Nothing carries as easy to me as a slab sided lever gun.
