gerrygoat, on the premise that a person can not have too many guns or experiences, for your situation other 06 based mediums would be fun to experiment with. I am going 9.3mm in a sako, i know I won't notice much differance than the whelen, if any, but it keeps my interest level up. Over the years i have basically gone away from " magnum " cartridges. I find the mediums are excellant at putting game down and on the deer sized game it is hard to beat a 6.5 or 270.
