my first real rifle was a L61 sako in 300 win mag. after 20 years it it became" blood and thunder". sold it to a guy who was a bit sceptical as to its condition, which was bad. i told him, if he could see it he could hit it.met him a few years later and offered to buy it back, but he said no way. he could hit anything he could see.well there you go, shouldnt of sold it. but if you use the same gun all your life then you can't be a gun nut and try out all the other stuff that is out there. my next gun after the 300 win mag was the 358 winchester. killed 11 moose with that one and 3 bears and a couple cariboo. but we have mooved on from that too. dam, its hard to be a gun nut!