I have one in a Browning A-bolt. None of the deer I've shot with it have made it 40 yards. Just about perfect for deer. Plenty flat out to 300 yards yet very mild recoil. With a 140 grain bullet it will shoot through even the biggest whitetails. Around here it's growing in popularity every year. I think a lot of guys initially bought one for their kid or wife and then saw that, "hey little Timmys deer don't make it any farther than the ones I shoot with the 7mm magnum." LOL! Next thing you knowdad isshooting more deer with it than the kid. Being a short action you can get it in a very light gun which is nice as well.