I’m thinking of selling a few of my rifles, and putting together one good custom rifle for most of my hunting(not that there’s anything wrong with what I currently have). Contemplating a Borden, just because I’ve always wanted a rifle with my name on it. However, I’m struggling with what to get it chambered in. I hunt elk and mule deer out west almost every year, and hunt deer and bear in PA. Shots out to 800 yards are possible, but would rarely be taken. 500 and under is the norm. If you had to settle on one cartridge for those animals and distances, what would it be? I hand load, so am open to anything. Short action, long action, magnums, etc. What say you?

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Oh, and believe it or not, deer bite. Fairly hard.