Farming vs Hunting cost

if your going to rebarrel to a 35 cal 358 win is the one to go with , much easier to stretch the neck of 308 brass to 35 than find a solid supply of 35 rem brass these days

but now your talking custom rifle , much easier to just go 7mm-08 or 308 they will get the job done just fine

Absolutely.

Most of the youth stuff out there today is chambered in the shorter cartridges such as .243, 7mm-08 or .308. The initial poster needs a decent, accurate weapon, without spending any more than is necessary.

I do not like a .243, especially for novice hunters. I'm an old J.E.B. Stuart fan, and I believe in "gettin' thar fustest with the mostest". The 7 or the .308 has more leeway when it comes to making a killing shot with less than optimal bullet placement, when considering the rifles we are looking at.