Nomercy. Some good points. I don't like the 7Mag one bit. I have had five of them. (I am a slow Learner). Its one of those cartridges that I wanted to like in a bad way. However the blast and the recoil for what you get out of it just never impressed me. You are certainly correct in your view of the 308. Out to 400 yards it will take most NA game cleanly and without the fuss and recoil of some of the big guys. I am just starting to shoot my new Browning A-Bolt in 308. By what I have seen so far, it may replace many other guns in my arsenal. I have yet to fire my new 270 WSM.