Big Game caliber for shooter with bad back

[CAMPMEAT]

6.5 Creedmoor.

[BullMagnet76]

6.5 Creedmoor.

 

[Blacklab]

6.5 Grendel  I can shoot it all day, seriously. Worth a peek 

[huntnphool]

7mm08, super cartridge, low recoil.
Carl

+1

[RadSav]

I will vote with the Pianoman, 308 Semi Auto.  Be it "ar10" or old school. 

Problem with my back before surgery was that gun carry weight was worse on the back than recoil was.  But then lightweight rifles were worse on recoil.  Light rifle in 270, 7-08 or 260 might have to get some looks from me if I was that bad again.

[WAnoob]

I would just go with a light .270 or 7mm-08 with a brake on it and a limb saver you'll be set like all the suggestions above 

[huntnphool]

My kids both shoot Ruger Hawkeye Compacts in 7mm-08. Short, light weight, low recoil guns that are very accurate out of the box. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=517016193

[thinkingman]

7mm08, super cartridge, low recoil.
Carl

+1

+2

Forget the brake.
Don't add hearing damage to a bad back.

[lamrith]

7mm08, super cartridge, low recoil.
Carl

+1

+2

Forget the brake.
Don't add hearing damage to a bad back.

There are brakes out there that do not punish shooter or bystanders, and if it saves his back it is worth trying. 

Here is one from a local company that works well.
http://killer-innovations.com/?page_id=319

[fly-by]

.243, .260 rem, 7mm-08, 6.5 Creedmoor.  If you plan to hike, get bolt gun.  If you plan to sit, get an ar-10. 

I have >1k rounds through an AR-10 in .260 and don't anticipate any recoil whatsoever when shooting 100-120 grain bullets. 

To me, blast is more noticeable than recoil with these cartridges.

[Wetwoodshunter]

My fiancee has been shooting a 7mm-08 with hornady customs lites. It has no recoil at all pushing a 120gr sst at about 2700fps. If your deer hunting this is a great choice for you for factory ammo. I really like shooting her 7mm-08.

[RadSav]

You can push the 120 bullet to near 3,000 too.  If worried about elk, load that speed with 120 Barnes TTSX.  I know of three elk killed with that bullet out of the 280 by a guide friend in BC.  He says it kills elk inside 300 yards like a lighting strike.

[runamuk]

7mm08, super cartridge, low recoil.
Carl

+1

+2
 I wont shoot mine right now due to a shoulder injury but the recoil is very minimal.  The only  back ache comes from lugging my heavy rifle around.  Everyone that shoots my rifle kinda develops feelings for it 

[jrebel]

7mm-08 or 6.5 creedmoor would be my choices for light recoil and more than enough for what you want to hunt.  I am really impressed with my wifes 7mm-08 shooting 140 gr. bullets....very accurate.   

[257wbymagkiller]

Everyone has hit it spot on with th 7mm-08!