I was sent to Alaska by the Army in 1963, and I took several rifles with me - a .45/70, a .270, a .308 Norma Magnum, and later while there acquired a .375 H&H.

For some reason, with one exception, every time I spotted a game animal while hunting up there (3-yuear tour of duty), I happened to be carrying my Mannlicher-Schoenauer .270 carbine. (Now, this may have something to do with magic,or St. Hubertus had blessed this particular rifle!) It was always loaded with the old-style 150-grain Nosler Partition jacket bullet at a MV of 2800 FPS (20" barrel). I managed to kill every big-game animal in the state, except for the great bears,with one of those 150-grain Noslers -one bullet per critter. This include two 300-pound + black bears. I did manage to get a caribou with the .308 Norma, but never even had a chance to fire the .375 H&H at game. I carried it on a couple of brown bear hunts, but never got a shot!

But I must agree with you about bullet placement. To quote Jack O'Connor's quoting of one of his Indian guides once.When the usual debate about "which caliber is best" started up in camp one evening, the guide said: "ANY gun good, shoot-em good!".