I've lately been using a light weight AR platform,16" 6.5 Grendel, for all of my east coast whitetail hunting & the same in a 22" out west... I'm basically the size of an 8th grade boy so this platform is especially suited toward females & the like, with shorter lengths of pull (quality adjustable stock) & reduced recoil from the gas / piston driven semi-auto dissipation of energy...