I am recovering from an 8 hour surgery on my lower spine, they fused 3 vertebrae and installed a ton of hardware and a couple bone grafs. Point being if you choose surgery it can take a year to recover so try other options first. I had the surgery 4/6/22 and I don't know if I can hunt this fall.
I will and do hunt with old guns, new guns, and some ugly guns. I live in Alaska so I choose function over form every time. Synthetic stocks have an edge here because it is hard to protect the wood while you are hunting mostly out of a boat or ATV. I love wooden stocks and there are plenty of...
I used to reload to save money back when I was raising a family, now I am 72 and I do it just because I love to do it. My dad taught me how to reload when I was 12 and I've been doing it eversince
I agree with you but I would add that it is easy to come up with accurate loads for the 270 which is a good way to start. But the 7 RemMag will out perform the 270 with minimal difference in cost. Have fun and be safe!