Agree - I know its fun to try the new stuff, but it isn't necessary. At the end of the day, are we there to hunt or shoot? When it comes to hunting in far flung places, everything is already stacked against you - particularly logistics and unfamiliar country. The only thing you can do in the case of logistics is to plan carefully and wisely. So you have to play the percentage game and if I take two rifles, one of them will almost certainly be a .30-06, .375 or .458 (possibly Lott). If I only take one (unlikely) then it will almost definitely be one of those. The ONLY exception would be a sheep/goat hunt. Call me boring, but when I borrow rifles, I invariably miss!