I use a .270 or .243 for deer, but I use my 300RUM for elk. I would trade or sale about any gun I have for the right deal, but someone would have to get real stupid to get my 300 RUMfrom me. It's the best big game rifle I've ever owned in my 40 years of hunting. Every now and then a guy just gets lucky and finds a real shooter that gets the job done. I just don't think I would ever part with it or quit using it.