Here's my question for those in favor of super magnums. If most of the people today claim a 500yd shot is way to far then why would you want calibers that produce tons of recoil and are exspensive to shoot
Not everyone claims that 500 yards is way to far to shoot game.A very practised shooter with the right equipment and under perfect conditions can consistantly place bullets accurately enough to provide clean kills at 500 yards.I hunt with 7mmstw's and 300ultramags and my average shot is around 200 yards but I have killed game as far as 480 yards with a few kills over 400 yards and several over 300 yards.I practise regularly at various distances out to 500 yards(several hundred rounds annually)use rifles that I consistantly shoot 3" to 4" groups with at 500 yards and use a laser rangefinder to eliminate ranging errors.The cartridges that I use provide more than adequate energy as well as less wind drift and flatter trajectory which reduces holdover at longer distances so they do offer an advantage to me.