No one was saying that shooting a magnum makes up for poor shooting skills. In fact, it's just the opposet. If you want to get the most out of a magnum then you have to be a good shooter to begin with. What I will say is that if you do by chance ever make a bad shot, then you do have a better chance of recovering that deer if you're using something more powerful.

And I hunt with all my guns. This week I hunted with my 30-30 and 30-06. Far from curing magnumitis, I found that for my hunting area the .300 win mag was as close to a perfect rifle as I could have and I missed it :-(.

Much of this is because my other rifles aren't made as well as my magnum and like with anything else, you get what you pay for. I've gone through so much with my magnum and it's been the best rifle I've ever had. I wouldn't really be gaining anything by getting rid of itor using something else. Heck due to the stock design and weight, it kicks less than my 30-06.