Well, I have never read so much about so little that meant nothing to so few. IMHO, the .280 Remington is a superior big game cartridge...many have said that Jack O would have rebored all his .270 rifles to this fine cartridge. With modest reloads, it is as fast and asflatas a .270 and as hard hitting as a 30'06 up to 150gr bullets. A perfect deer rifle. So go buy one and enjoy. Regards, Rick.