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I'm a huge .30 cal fan. As far as I'm concerned there isn't any animal on earth I couldn't kill with my -06 with 180gr bullets. That's called confidence. And that mixed with common sence and respect for the animal is why I kill what I shoot at. A hunter that's more confident with a .280 will kill and find more animals than if he shot a -06,300mag,.338mag. etc. Common sence and respect for an animal is as important as caliber choice. My 12 year old shoots a 7-08 and I'll bet that he could kill more elk with that 7-08 than he could with a 300mag. Confidence kills. But I've also preached to him that a dead animal tastes alot better than a wounded one that gets away. I don't care how big a critter is. If you can't put your first shot where it counts . THAN DON'T SHOOT!! My friends have all said are you crazy why didn't you shoot! I simply reply that ain't crazy that's respect. CD