Gunsare like golf clubs. there's one best for every specific application! Realistically, most of us in this forum just like guns. It doesn't have to be rational, its just what we like. Perhaps that's really the only rational behind creating more new magnum cartridges as is so popular these days. The .280 , and other cartriges like the .264 Winchester are really excellent examples of why there really was little need to create a new .270WSM or .25WSM etc... Sure they're short, but to actually make use of their potential you need a longer barrel. So much for weight savings! We had plenty of choices to kill anything we wanted before they came around but we all enjoy the introduction of yet another choice. If nothing else, we can ponder on what rifle we'd like to see it chambered in to add to the collection! Personally, I like the old cartidges that are being forgotten. Why not keep them alive? Now, if I could get that .280 Remington in a Sako......