I don't shoot magnums because they don't work for me and the standard calibers do. If you can use a magnum and hit your target then by all means use and if makes you feel safer all the more reason to use it. I have seen people with all caliber sizes shoot well and stupidly caliber didn't a thing to do with it. I like the larger standard calibers and limit my range to the firearm that I have at the time. I have seen deer hunters back east with the big 338 up magnums while I walked around with my 30-30 and watched them shoot from one hill to the other and still miss and then cuss the rifle for not being powerful enough. I left the area for fear that I could be the next thing that received that poor shot from that magnum shooter. I have also seen people who knew the limits of their rifle no matter the caliber and knew when the shot was right and when to just sit and watch the game animal walk out of sight and then go see if they could get a better shot at it later.