re: good high powered rifle

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any ideas?

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Assuming you're also going to be using you high powered rifle for deer hunting, there are a number of good options out there, depending on what diameter bullet you want, how much powder you're willing to burn and whether you want the rifle to have a short or long action. Calibers to consider would include:
25 caliber: 25-06 Rem (30-06 brass necked down to 0.257 diameter bullet).
6.5mm's: 6.5X55 and 260 Remington (308 Win brass necked down to 6.5 mm)
270 Winchester (30-06 brass necked down to 0.277 diameter bullet)
7mm's: 7-08 (308 Win brass necked down to 7mm), 7X57 (AKA 7mm Mauser), 280 Remington (30-06 brass necked down to a 7mm bullet) and 284 Winchester.
30 calibers: 308 Winchester and 30-06.
I'm sure you noticed a recurring theme: all but 2 of these are based on the 308 or the 30-06. For the vast majority of hunting, I don't think a hunter needs a short, ultra or regular magnum. The most useful thing a magnum provides is NOT more "killing power", but flatter trajectory. ANY of these rounds make fine deer hunting guns as they are plenty deadly on deer at typical hunting distances and are accurate. in the current climate of component shortages, it can be very difficult loading for some of the above. For example, I've been looking for 7-08 brass for 5 months and haven't found what I want.