I hunt a couple of different terrains, I use the .308 on the piece that I can reach out to 300 yds. I'll use my .444 (open sights) down in my swap where I have a hard time seeing 80 yds. Then I'll pull out my 12 ga. (rifled barrel and scoped) when hunting down state in the "shotgun" zone of Lower Michigan. All this said I prefer my bow over all of them, and tend to be tagged out prior to Firearm Season. My CVA hasn't seen the light of day for years.