ya heavy recoil can be nasty but in some situations it just might be needed ? for whitetail bucks and muledeer bucks a like a rifle that shoots fast ,flat and hits them hard ,i liked to knock these bucks down and hard,bucks are many times alot tougher than the small deer and a flat shooting rifle is a real plus too.so these 3 cartridges and maybe some others is what i would use and do use too . 257 W.Mag,270 W.Mag ,264 Win.Mag. these 3 have less recoil but still shoot very flat and hit bucks dang hard too, and i am sure there are some others too ? and i am sure someone is going to mention more the Koolaid cartridges.
