There are actually many rounds on today's market used all over the world that equal or exceed today's Weatherby rounds. Arcane stigmas never die, I guess. I've been very impressed with the .300 RUM and especially the .338 RUM lately. They certainly fall into that same category. I find it amusing that the faster cartridges are never mentioned. Maybe I've been fortunate, but all of my Weatherby's will shoot at least an inch or better groups at 100 yards with factory ammo and with no modifications to the rifle.

It's not velocity that's the enemy; in fact it can be a tremendous advantage. Poorly constructed bullets; now that's the enemy in my opinion. Using a rifle that you're not comfortable with or proficient with; that's another one.