I'll also agree 100%. They're way too many people with "magnumitus" that think you have to have a big boomer to do the job. I work with several of these kind. They go out and buy big magnum calibers to deer hunt with and when it comes time to zero them in, they shake like a dog passing a peach seed!!! I've been hunting with a .308 for the last ten years and have taken numerous deer with it and have never had one run over 20yds after the shot. Its all about shot-placement!! If you're using a "deer caliber" gun and you put it where it belongs, you'll never have any trouble finding your game.