Ive had wby rifles in all calibers up to 340. I know there not cast bullet guns and some consider them an overkill but there excellent guns when the deer look small at 9x!! Probably my two favorites are the 240 and 257. Ive sold them all but my 240 and will never part with that one. its a standard grade mark v with a 4x12 leupold. It only has a 24 inch very thin barrel so its a joy to carry too. I shoots a 100 sierra semi point or a 95 bt into right around a 1/2 in at 100 yards for 5 shots. Ive killed MANY deer with it doing crop damage shooting. Dumped a nice spike in its tracks last night and got to thinking and cant ever recall a deer I shot with it doing any more then making one leap and piling up. It doesn't have the smack the 257 has at long range but its much quieter and recoils less (although neither have much). Ive shot deer out a bit past 400 yards with it and even the spike last night was at 340 which is a fair poke. I don't think theres a rifle in the safe that I have more confidence in putting meat in the freezer when I touch it off.