WOW! Loved this whole thread. Man buy a 30-06 and shoot the thing until it won't shoot any more. After that get a big gun and a little gun and have fun with both. You can get a new savage and put a high quality scope on it and you can kill just about anything at any practical range. If you must have a shiny item to show off then do it, just don't expect these guys here to eew and aww over it. Read up on bullets for a given cal and load to get an idea on true knockdown power at a given range. I have an 06 and a 300RUM. Both Remington's but my 06 is a pump. It has killed game at 466 yards with 180grn ballistic tips with one shot. The RUM is new to me and time will tell if it truly has any advantage. I say do what you want and enjoy the recoil, I do.
