Thanks for the reply. I did know about the hearing protection issue with a brake, but not the debris. I did think briefly about a .270, but this is probably going to be the only rifle I will ever buy so I want to make sure all the bases are covered. The guys I work with and the gun smith I mentioned are the only people I am around who know anything about guns so I thought that my best choices were the 7mm and the 300 based on what I am being told. Although my coworkers are dead set against me getting a 300 win.