It will mostly be for target shooting for now and eventually deer hunting. but mostly target shooting inside 200 yards, that is the longest around here.
Doesn't sound like your going the serious competition route so I'd be looking at deer rifles. You can take your deer rifle to the range and have a ball target shooting.
On the other hand if you buy a heavy target style rifle and go hunting with it shooting it offhand as well carrying a heavy gun around all day is going to get old fairly quickly and you're going to be shopping for a hunting rifle.
Denny.