I choose not to get into the magnums too much, simply from personal preference. I would like a 7mm Rem Mag, for antelope, but my favorite is my 45/70, as I have mentioned before. What won' t a 45/70 kill? It has taken all of the African dangerous game, everything on this continent, and done so very effectively. Though the range is limited, it has been killing animals for a very long time. Match that cartridge in the Marlin Guide Gun with Ballard cut rifling, and you got yourself one hell of a hunting rig. Big bullets, big holes, life is good.

However, if a hunter wants to use a magnum, that' s also fine with me, because I say whatever gets the job done. I mean, we shoot these things with arrows, and those before us did it with subpar weapons.