I hunt with a fellow who uses a Win 70, classic stainlessin 7WSM. He bought the gun for deer hunting only. He has taken 6-7 deer, but shot them all within 50 yards of his stand (in the thick woods). I have repeatedly read that the #1 WSM is the 300, followed by the 270. The 7WSM hasn't "taken off" as well as expected. The tried and true 7mmRemMag has a large following, for good reason.