How about a 300 Savage using a 130 gr TSX or a 150 gr Partition? Been working for near a century, mostly without premium bullets. Then there is the trusty old 30-30. Both seriously underestimated by most of today's shooters.
Imagine your grave on a windy winter night. You've been dead for 70 years. It's been 50 since a visitor last paused at your tombstone..... Now explain why you're in a pissy mood today.