I have no use for magnums now, though I have owned one in the past (for Elk and Mule Deer). It makes no difference to me what any other shooters or hunters choose to use. It is certainly true that magnum rounds are unnecessary for most game. However, if that is what an individual wants and enjoys, so be it.

I wonder, could it be that the starter of this thread...who has complained so forcefully that others are, in essence, persecuting those who like magnums.... is a bit too sensitive on this issue ? If those people who express an opinion that is counter to his are such "pansies" (as he describes them)....then why would their opinions matter to him at all ? Obviously they do, or he would not be so upset. Could it be then, that he is not really convinced himself about the "need" for magnum rounds ? Or, could he just be intolerant....yet complaining about other's intolerance ?