Stick with the 308 family(243,260,7mm-08 or 308)especially if your thinking of a light weight rifle or one with a short barrel.

I cant tell any difference in recoil between my 243 with 100 grain bullets & my 7mm-08 with 130 grain bullets,there is a slight difference with heavier bullets though.

Personally I'de stay away from the longer case cartridges such as the 25-06 because of muzzle blast.

When I decided to build a rifle for my grandsons, the 250-3000 was my choice. Reason? I always wanted one!