It may not be the best gun in the world, but then again that is all just a matter of opinion and I myself like them for thier comfort to pack, carry and shoot. Ballistically they dont light up the chart, but then again with new technology in bullet design they are sure catching up. I mean heck, if you where to have to load your magnum gun in a flat tipped bullet it would slow the ballistics down quite a bit too. Now dont get me wrong, I know that the mags are in a league of thier own in the power department, but my point is that you just dont need anything more to kill deer with. If you have to take extremely long shots at deer you are either doing it for the challenge of taking the long shot or you are just way too lazy to actually get out there and HUNT for your game. Nothing wrong with either, and it is your right to be able to do either, but for me I enjoy the challenge of trying to get close to the deer before I shoot them.