skybuster20ga,

I've always had the problem of buying a rifle only to trade it in on something else four or five years down the road. Some stay for the longhaul & some come and go. I really liked the .350 mag, but traded it for a 30-06 with a fancy wood stalk & neat engravings.That 30-06 is now gone too. The Whelen has been with me for 20 years, so that in and of itself is a tribute to that rifle / caliber.

I have others that have been with me for 20, 30 years.... the Whelen is my go to deer gun, however!