Hi JagMagMan,

I read the article you've mentioned and the reasoning is sound. But what so many forget to mention is that the exact same reasoning applies to every caliber!

There are many cartridges that do many different jobs very well. The truth is......a great many calibers between 6.5mm or so......through 8mm or so......have so much overlap of function that except for extremes....they can all be made to do pretty much the same thing! And the biggest differences in them (other than their user's minds) is in reality, very little difference at all.

Frequently, the gun scribes (as well as many users), have difficulty saying something "good about their favorite cartridge or two"........unless they also "take a kick" at another one or two! Almost as if they try to make "their choice" look better.....by making "another's choice" look bad.

In reality there is very little "any of the cartridges named in the first post" can do in hunting fields......that can't be done with any of the others cartridges as well!

PointerDixie214 can choose any of the cartridges mentioned in the post....and accomplish the task(s) as described in the same post. And be utterly confident that a "good choice" was made!

Dave

P.S. Not everyone either can afford.......or chooses to spend for.......more than one rifle! In that case.....a "Jack-of-all-Trades" has much to recommend it!