I shoot a .264 win. mag. in a winchester model 70 most of the time. I doubt if I have ever killed anything with it that I couldn't have taken with a .270. Some of the shots and kills would have worked out ok if I had been packing a 257 Roberts or a 250 savage or a 30/30.

Once I missed a big white-tail going straight away and he turned to the right and took a couple of steps as I tryed to get a fresh cartridge in the spout. I would have traded the .264 bolt action for a .300 savage lever gun that morning, if I could have.

If a ram is side ways at 60 yards you could kill him with a .243 in the ribs (shot placement) If the ram was walking away and out of your life you could not kill him with a shot in the fanny with the .243. But with a .300 mag. he'd be yours.(power)

Robin