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People watch hunting shows and believe the hyperbole. If my shooting range is any indication I believe those that haven't grown up hunting watch a show and believe they need a Howitzer to kill a 125 lbs. field dressed whitetail in my area. The people that ask my advice after seeing me shoot are advised to go pick up a 270 Win. and call it a day. Spend your money on a good rifle and scope combo buy some ammo like Core-Lokts or Power Points sight the rifle in correctly and learn how to shoot properly. I've showed quite a few novices how to display trigger control & place shots accurately. Also, allowed a couple to fire a group from my 25-06 at a target and have took some pleasure in showing these individuals that a 117 gr bullet punishes you a whole lot less than a 180 gr. out of the 300 Win Mag & that if you place a good shot the deer is just as dead when shot with the .257 caliber bullet. But like the rest of the world common sense seems to have no place in society these days.