I definatly fall in the middle on this one. I would never get a 277 anything because bullet choice is a lot more limited than it is with 284- so I am a 7 mag kind of guy. I would never get a 3006 becasue i have a 7 mag and a 308 and soon a 7wsm. i reload and 284 has the most verstility for me. But neither am I a 338 kind of guy- though I have one. It just seems unneccesary, like using a 30 06 on florida whitetails.