On my last trip to Africa I carried a lightweight 7X57 built on a G33/40 action with a short stock and a 22" barrel in hopes that my then girlfriend, who was along for the ride, might like to try her hand at shooting. She didn't, but I used it to take a couple of wildebeest and a record book Peters gazelle. Since then, I have used the same rifle repeatedly deer hunting, with perfect satisfaction, using Federal factory loads. I recommend it unconditionially.