I have been told Plains deer in KS., NE., SD., ND., and WY. cannot be killed by the "diminutive" .25-06 and that my .257 Roberts was even worse. Oh and the 8x57 is too rainbow like in trajectory to be good at any range past 100 yards.

As an additional data point my .270WSM is supposedly going to bounce off any Elk and is barely adequate for deer in TX.