Maybe I did not expressed my opinion correctly.

In some areas of the world you can shoot game at very short distances, in others unfortunately you have to shoot often at long range. In the last fifty years I have also rather shot game at closer range, but still had to shoot at long range at times, and always in the same areas.

I don't want to argue about this question, but I do rather be ready, depends on what I am hunting, for a long range shot and accordingly equipped with the appropriate weapon. I don't think that the cartridge 7x57 is suitable for that.