I have had lots of people at the range come over after I fire a couple of groups and ask me what I’m shooting? When I tell them it’s a 375H&H they ask me what do I use it for?
I let them know that it’s my new Red and Sambar deer rifle most people then ask we “What the hell do you need a cannon like that for Sambar there not that tough you only need a 30/06 to kill them”
My 1st response is “what does NEED have to do with it” then when I ask them what there using it is usually a 300WSM or 7mm rem mag and when I ask what they shoot 85% of the time they seem to say Goats and the odd pig.


I don’t shoot the big super magnums myself as I never shoot over 300m usually 150m or less but lot’s of people I talk to want a rifle that shoots game out to 500m and IMO that seems to be the biggest end of the market at the moment.
My view is that people prefer a ranged rifle as they get to shoot more at the range then they do in the field so it is easer to practice on targets at long then it is to practice stalking and getting within hunting range of the game there after. I find this causes problems as a target sits still at 400m and the bench is nice and stable unlike in the