This thread sure turned into a "Should I buy a 7mm Remington Magnum as an ultimate bear rifle?" thread.
I kind of think that wasn't how it was intended, and I will - though I realize there are better rifles out there- stand by the idea that a fellow who is very comfortable...confident...familiar with his 7Mag is going to be better served with it than by buying a brand spanking new 338 or 375 for a hunt in another month. 175 Partitions are available factory loaded. I'm sure an adequate iteration - 160/175 grains - of the Barnes TSX is as well.
To paraphrase and interpolate what Mr. Shoemaker has been known to say about the '06, "If you can't get it done with that, it ain't the rifle's fault." And a well directed bullet trumps a lot of other 'deficiencies'.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
