Crazyquik,you mentioned you would rather have a 308.I am thinking of buying a 308 i.e. the Weatherby light weight with a synthetic stock for hunting in the mountains.Presently i'm using a 7mm.mag.but around here the ammo for this caliber is difficult to obtain and quite expensive while ammo for the 308 is easily available.You see, the army here uses the the G-3 in 308 and the ammo. is manufactured localy thus it is quite cheap and always available.Do you think its a good choice for hunting game like mountain sheep and ibex at 300 plus yards?