Finn always cut to the heart of it. Met him at the SHOT Show in 1998......
One of Finn's most interesting comments was how he found only about 1/3 of safari clients were able to shoot various .300 magnums accurately enough to kill big game consistently. Have an outfitter friend here in Montana who puts the percentage a little lower.
It took me a long time to realize that I wasn’t really that proficient with a 300 magnum, though I still used a 338 when I needed to. A 30-06 is more than enough now, and with today’s bullets I probably wouldn’t ever use the 338 again. And today I want a 7x57! It’s so much nicer to keep your eyes open all the way through the shot and watch the bullet strike the target.
