I have a 300 win mag, a .243, and a 280 Rem. The .280 may be my favorite gun, you can load up to 170gr bullets or as low as 125 I believe. The gun is pretty flat shooting and the recoil isn't bad at all, it's plenty big enough to handle all the hooved animals in North America. I like my 300 as well but I'd rather tote the 280 around for sure.