I am not sure if you have picked up your new rifle yet. but i thought i would chime in. I have only ever hunted with 1 rifle . 300wby mag i inherited when i was 13yrs old from my uncle who was a marine sniper he served 4 tours in vietnam and was far more firearms savy than i for obvious reasons. so with that being said at the ripe old age of 13yrs old the rifle took a bit to get used to as it kicked like a mule. in my teens all the guys i knew ran around with there 30-30’s 308’s 7mm mags and 30-06 when we would go out to the range either my buddies or there dads wanted to step up and get behind the 300wby and i would tell them to hold onto it tight because she would knock your head off and the famous last words where always i have been shooting since i was 12yrs old and proudly my rifle has sent 9 people i know to the hospital to get stitches in there foreheads . so with that being said

i am now 39yrs old i still hunt with my 300wby mag Mark V. I also load every round for in in my single stage rcbs press. i dont think i have fired a factory round in it in the last 15yrs. i shoot anywhere from a 165gr to 210gr rounds depending on what i am hunting. It will be the only rifle i will ever use for hunting . It has never failed me always 1 shot 1 kill. most of my kills where at 400yrds or less. after all these years the original Leopold scope finally gave out (the seals broke) so i am sporting a new Leopold scope. I truly think that no matter what rifle you get with practice you can become comfortable with anything. so what i look for is what performs best and just put a lot of rounds down range.