why would anyone voluntarily subject themselves to the abuse of these hard kicking magnums for no reason? i admit i do own a Wby .300 Mag but i only use it when i hunt stands that allow long distance shots (which is rare, i didn't even take it out of the gun cabinet last year). when i shoot deer with my .25-06, they are just as dead as if they were shot with a .600 Nitro Express. it just makes no sense to me, i guess it's just the "big johnson" factor for some guys.