When I built my latest 7 cal backpack rifle, I went with 280AI. Why? Because I got a good deal on a very nice stainless M700 action with a standard bolt face. If I had found a magnum action first, it would have been a 7mm Wby. They're both great cartridges.

Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!

Stolen from an erudite CF member.