It will do for what you want and in spades. The main problem is that its pretty much a handloaders cartridge these days, that is not a bad thing. If you don't handload then the factory stuff can be a little on the weak side and not much of a choice in loads. A good .30-06 will do you well, very common and a mountain of loads to be had. 7x57 is just one of those cartridge/rifle combo's that is near perfect for the big game hunter, add a 375 and you would have the world wiped.