If you are out hunting on a far away trip and you lose your ammo, it gets misplaced or falls out of your pocket or whatrever... which round do you think a guide or a local sporting shop might have in stock? 300 win mag for $25-30 a box! It does everything you need and better than most. Lighter receivers than the ultramags and Weatherbys. I shot a Hornady Interlock bullet through a 1" block of cold rolled steel back in 1982. nuff said. Been in love ever since.