Lots of good options in here....looking to not increase diameter above 30’06 and would like to use 30’06 Lapua brass. This leaves me at 30’06, 30’06 AI, 338-06, 35 Whelen.

All good rounds, but I really want to shoot a 180-220 gr 0.45 or greater bc hunting bullet over 2700 FPS. 30’06 ai seems to do that. Nosler data is: 200 gr Partition or Accubond at 2700fps....nice.

35 Whelen would be my next choice, but bc’s are lower by a bit...and recoil!