RE: Magnum haters?
For the man that's willing to put in the time required to get absolutely deadly with a rifle,it don't matter what cartridge it takes,it's skill of shooter behind rifle. For the guy that only has 1 rifle for a do-everything gun-magnums make sense if he plans to shoot bigger game as well as deer. For deer,a magnum is simply not neccecary. If you're deadly accurate with your rifle-who gives a flip wether it's chambered for magnum or not-certainly not me,nor should others pass judgement on you. The thing I have against SOME hunters toting magnums-NOT the actual rifles themselves,is when they attempt to subsitute firepower for marginal shooting/hits on game. They grip rifle in deathgrip,wince,and yank trigger,then wonder where in tarnation the bullet went. Even worse,they claim deer are bulletproof and run off from "regular" bullets simply bouncing off. We've all seen these people in camp or on range but thankfully they are few. Those are the people that give magnums a bad name.