If you can stand the recoil and you like the Weatherby rifle then I'd go with that one. I don't believe you need that extra velocity unless you are hunting the Namibian desert or similar terrain. I don't think the Weatherby cartridge is necessary for bush hunting. I wouldn't want the cartridge because I think the recoil is vicious... but different strokes for different folks. I certainly believe that the Weatherby rifle itself is very well designed.