IF you are going to go up in caliber/power and given your criteria of not reloading a 30-06 or 308 both have relatively cheap ammo available. There are lots of opinions but most of us who have been around this block a few times would suggest that magnums have their place but are not necessary in most cases. A 30-06 will take anything in NA and not rattle your fillings.


I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all.
Jack O'Connor