Lonestar.45
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I think you'll be happy with a Remington 700 or a Winchester 70. They're both quality, and they'll both do what you want them to do. It'll be up to you to decide which one fits you best.
As for caliber, if you are going to do much paper shooting, I would NOT go higher than .308, or 30-06. Anything more is punishing on the bench and not nearly as enjoyable to shoot. At least in my opinion. And it may cause you to develop bad habits. Sure, you can do it, but you won't enjoy shooting 50 rds from that .300 win mag from the bench in one sitting, that much I can assure you. It's more expensive to shoot the larger magnums as well. .308 and 30-06 will do everything you want it to do, and take game elk sized and smaller with no problems. If it were me? I'd go Remington 700 ADL in .308, get a decent scope, and pick up a bunch of rounds and start shooting!
As for caliber, if you are going to do much paper shooting, I would NOT go higher than .308, or 30-06. Anything more is punishing on the bench and not nearly as enjoyable to shoot. At least in my opinion. And it may cause you to develop bad habits. Sure, you can do it, but you won't enjoy shooting 50 rds from that .300 win mag from the bench in one sitting, that much I can assure you. It's more expensive to shoot the larger magnums as well. .308 and 30-06 will do everything you want it to do, and take game elk sized and smaller with no problems. If it were me? I'd go Remington 700 ADL in .308, get a decent scope, and pick up a bunch of rounds and start shooting!