Most of the areas I have to hunt these days are long, narrow farm fields and CRP fields. Picture a powerline but without the utility poles. Or I hunt public land. In either case, the magnum has flat out done everything I ever wanted in a gun. I get flat trajectory for long range shots, and the knock down power to drop deer on the spot. Rarely have I ever had one run more than a few feet. I could push my 30-06 to it's limits, or I can use my magnum and make the same shot look easy.

I bought the gun to use out west on elk, mulies, antelope, and hogs.It worked amazingly well for that. Now, I'll probably never have another opportunity to hunt out west again, but does that mean that I should stop using the same gun? I think not. My .300 can do everything my 30-06 can do and more. Why mess with a winning combonation?