It took many years of reloading with various calibers from 270 up to a 338 win mag and 300 Weatherby mag. At age 68 I've settled on the 358 Winchester. It leaves one heck of a blood trail and not much tracking. The 358 Win is all I need for my neck of the woods. I also still use my Ruger Mini 30 7.62x39 short carbine. 30/30 power at it's best. Killed truck loads of deer in NY apple orchards. Deer are thin skinned animals and it doesn't take a magnum to drop them dead.

Ken