Chantecler111, I do not know that you necessarily have some soul searching to do, but more-over perhaps some new rifle ( s ) searching to do....LOL...

Good luck in your quest.

And what zrexpilot was saying is exactly what I came to understand years ago by studying ballistics tables and bullet expansion charts. My first rifle was a used 30-30.My first new rifle, about 16 years ago,was a .270. Then a 7mm-08 followed, then a .243, then a .308, then a 30-06, then a .243 ( yesterday ) . I just got my Ruger M77 Compact .243 Stainless / Laminate, and it is sooooo great.

I currently have all of these rifles, and I believe I can do anything I need or want to do with them. Magnums have never been a part of my vocabulary.

God bless

Oh - BTW - and if I ever feel the need to boost any of these rounds, I will shoot some Hornady light mag ammo. It will Add around 200 ft / lb of energy to your round.