Premiums allow a less than perfect caliber to be used on a given game animal. I used Nosler Partitions in my .243, since I felt that a .243 was a "picked shot" deer rifle. They worked very well. In my 30-06, I have always used standard bullets for whitetails. Never had a problem. I am about to work up an "all around" load for my '06 and I plan on using a premium bullet. I am doing this to standardize my '06 loads and allow me to become more proficient with that rifle. I plan on using it for everything from whitetails to moose. I hope to use Hornady's new 180 grain Interbonds.

I have always anted to play with a 7mm-08. It is my opinion that the 7mm-08 is a fabulous redesign of the venerable 7x57. The 7x57 is the rifle Karamojo Bell used to slay elephants. Imagine that...facing an elephant with a caliber less powerful than a 30-06. That boy must have know how to shoot!!