The 45-70 is cool, but I like a bolt action that shoots without too much drop after 150 yards, the 45-70 is not the best 250-300 yard option.
Alternatively, a Tikka hunter ins 9.3x62 or 338WM would be great. I did own a lefty tikka 9.3x62, only sold it as I bought a Steyr lefty, regardless the 9.3 and 338 will have heaps of knockdown power as you seem to like bigger calibers. The 338 has better availability than the others.
The 350RM would be cool too, but hard to find in a lefty.
I've owned a savage 16, didnt love it, tried to, the tang safety no going all the way to off and me missing out on an epic elk was the deal breaker. The Tikka was great, I now use a steyr full stock model M in 9.3 with a 2.5-10x50 Prostaff7 scope, its perfect and I really love it, took moose and whitey with it already this season.
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