Magnums have there place. Unfortunely to many people show up in the woods way over gunned for their shooting ability.
Man....you said a mouthful there.....
My .257 Weatherby and my .264 Win Mag are gone and replaced with a .260 Remington and a .257 Roberts. My .338 Win Mag is for sale and my .300 mags are sitting collecting dust in favor of my .30-06.
There's nothing like experience to facilitate education.