I agree 100% with Micheal T.. I can't use my 7mm-08 Remington anymore to hunt with(shotgun/ muzzleloader only area in Wisconsin), but I did take down a few nice bucks with it in Northern and Western WI. I now loan it to my nephew who hunts in a rifle county and he has taken more than few deer with it. It shoots straight, knocks them down and isn't punishing to the shooter. GREAT CALIBER !!!

-MC2