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I started with hunting rifles and went to handguns only recently.My favorite deer caliber is still my 6mm remington model 788.It is the brother to the .243 win.Bad marketing by remington in the early days of it's existence was the main reason it never got popular and lost out to the .243.They are almost identical,the 6mm just a bit faster and flatter.I have put alot of deer in the skinnin' tree with that little rifle.I would go with the .243 for the reason of being fast,flat,and low recoil plus..AMMO is easy to find anywhere!!!.....and usually cheap.I have ferral hogs on the property I live on and hunt them regularly.I have taken several with my trusty 6mm.But I will say it is on the light side for hogs.....deer...perfect in my opinion.I opted for 30-06 for a step up for a hog gun and fitted a 6.5x20 scope w/50mm objective for greater light gathering characteristics.The hogs usually don't move until right at dusk or dawn.Low light periods.
All that testimony aside.......I would choose a .243 remington with synthetic stock,stainless barrel and a 3x9 leupold scope.Dial it in with remington core-lokt 90 gr. soft point.....100 yds......and add a Butler Creek sling with neoprene pad and you're ready to go.
I also inherited an Ithica .20 gauge deer slayer,shoots rifled slugs.I am wanting to take a hog with it but haven't yet.I have shot it @ 5 rounds and it puts a hole in the paper @ the size of a nickel......ewwww nasty...I think it would put the hurt on some swine.I was also a witness to a hog shot 4 times with a .270 before he went down.It was an exception rather than the rule....the hog weighed 411 lbs.Have fun!!