Long story short, back in 2004, my now ex-friend wanted to show off his "drifting skills" on a dirt road near his house. He rolled the F'er 12 times, broke my C1-3 and fractured my L4-6, spent my 21st b-day in a HALO. He came out 100% ok, bastard. Fast forward to now, I walk with a cane and have issues firing high recoil weapons among other issues. I used to love shooting my M44 Nagant and Desert Eagle, but can't handle the recoil. So what is out there that has light recoil and is reliable to for downing deer, elk, Big Horn sheep and possibly Moose/Caribou. I have family that goes with me to help pack out the animal.

Looking at:
6.5 Creed
"Low Recoil" ammunition 7mm
"Low Recoil" ammunition 30-06

Thoughts? Opinions?