Ron, on that .280 Rem. It's done everything for me - quick shots, long range shots, killed everything from small deer to knocking bull elk off their feet. It has been way overlooked, but seems to have it all. Moderate recoil, extremely accurate, etc. I bought the two new rifles during the last couple of years out of "magnum" curiosity. Thought I would be selling the .280, but I'm not so sure on that any more. The new guns are great - you've heard me prasing the Tikka a lot - but, something about that old gun. Maybe just too many great hunts with it. Putting it another way, I still like looking at the young ladies, but they just don't compare to my wife. (If you tell her I compared her to rifles or that I'm looking at young ladies, the Montana hunting invitation is off!)