Awesome cartridge... wanted one since I was a young boy and saw my older cousin with a 300 weatherby. I now own 4 and consider it the best middle of the pack. It was my 1st and has killed more game by far, but I have really become fond of the 270 in recent years. Milder recoil with enough to kill most any game in NA other than the Brown Bears ... and maybe moose. But if I were to hunt a brownie, I would be packing a 340, 378, or 375H&H ... Still consider the 300 the most versatile of all.