Sorry folks been working could not get on here for a while. As for all the points and details I would like something with a floor plate, a 20 inch barrel would be ideal because I do all my hunting on foot, usually if I have the time ( I have 10 days for this trip) I will hike 5-10k set up my camp and then spend the following days hiking out from there I can comfortably hike 20k a day with about 55lbs of gear. At this point I will be going alone but that,s not uncommon for me, but my brother in law who dos not hunt but has backpacked with me quit a bit might come just for the adventure. Recoil dos not bother me so not much of a concern and although I don,t own any medium or large bores I have shot quite a few. The main emphasis on bullet placement I totally agree with as I am always OK with letting a disagreeable shot walk away. With all that said I am going to buy a Ruger 77 in 375ruger I was at a gun store about two weeks ago and they had one if its still there I will grab it tomorrow or Mon, if not its to the Internet. Will keep everyone posted Thanks