the ol' 30-06 will handle any situations easily out to 250 yards...and I have done it many times with the 200 BBC loaded to 2800.....but for the Best of the West shots you will most likely need the big 7s...

"To pick a rifle and bullet for use on game by muzzle energy alone is, at best, foolish...and can be dangerous to your own health..." Bill Steigers, April 23, 1980