Long range, very accurate, low recoil; Now you've opened a whole can of worms. :lol:
But your request to limit recoil has,automatically, slammed the door on the magnum crowd.
I suspect you are going to be limited to no more than 4 or 5 chamberings. .260 /6.5x08, 6.5x55 (a nod to my scandanavian and european bretheren), 6.5 Grendel (a nod to the cutting edge Highpower crowd), 7-08, and the 7.62 or .308 caliber. There are obviously more, but these seem to cover the field from my perspective anyway, for inherent accuracy and low recoil for the chambering (especailly if you are migrating from an air rifle).
As to how much dirt you need is a harder, there are volumes of regulations printed by the federal governement and separate state governments on the topic. Suffice it to say, you'll need more dirt in any direction than you can possibly shoot from any rifle that you can think of, or in combination, need to create and maintain compacked earthen berms and barriers to catch your bullets and prevent you from shooting into your neighbor's land (they get a bit cranky when that happens)
But your request to limit recoil has,automatically, slammed the door on the magnum crowd.
I suspect you are going to be limited to no more than 4 or 5 chamberings. .260 /6.5x08, 6.5x55 (a nod to my scandanavian and european bretheren), 6.5 Grendel (a nod to the cutting edge Highpower crowd), 7-08, and the 7.62 or .308 caliber. There are obviously more, but these seem to cover the field from my perspective anyway, for inherent accuracy and low recoil for the chambering (especailly if you are migrating from an air rifle).
As to how much dirt you need is a harder, there are volumes of regulations printed by the federal governement and separate state governments on the topic. Suffice it to say, you'll need more dirt in any direction than you can possibly shoot from any rifle that you can think of, or in combination, need to create and maintain compacked earthen berms and barriers to catch your bullets and prevent you from shooting into your neighbor's land (they get a bit cranky when that happens)