Might I suggest a .270? Yep, it's old school, but none are better. Here's why...
I put 200-500 rounds through my rifle every year. 100gr for crows and 'yotes, 140 gr for deer and 'yotes and hogs. I shoot it alot because it's accurate, cheap to feed, light, short and pleasant to shoot.
When I go to a public range, all I see anymore (in Sept. and Oct.) are golf shirt types with their trusty howitzers. They proceed to grimace through 5 shots onto a paper plate and get out. They go into the woods with a gun that's 3 inches longer than mine and 2 pounds heavier.
From benchrest, my .270 will put 5 shots into 6 inches at 300 yards on the worst day. With a good rest, I am confident that I can deliver a good bullet with sufficient energy into the vitals of a deer at 425 yards.
I wouldn't trust the golfshirt-clad howitzer crowd to make a clean shot at 50 yds., despite the 14.6x vari-X III.
Rem. 700ADL .270, Leupold VX 1,2 or 3 in good rings and mounts, the right ammo... The right setup at the right price, Period.