I used a 300 WSM for about 12 years. I shot 9 or 10 elk and a bunch of deer with it. There wasn't a single one that I couldn't have taken just as well with a 30-06. So, this year I got an '06 that weighs a lb. less. I don't need to pack any more weight than necessary.

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.