I am 72 and may not have many years of hunting left but it is going to get done using a 308 loaded with my own 130 TTSX loads. I have hunted and killed a bunch of deer, several elk, two black bear and one moose with everything from a 243 to a 338 WM. I have used and owned dozens of guns. I am now down to two, a 308 and a 6.5CM and I'm getting ready to let go of the 6.5CM. YMMV.