Good stuff guys,I think a 7 1/2" SBH hunter would be a good choice. The 10 1/2" would be nice but would need more work thrown in to scope or put a dot on. I would love the mag-na-port stalker just more money. Guess I cant go wrong either way. As far as the heavy weight bullets go I do not see using them to much. The 270-300 sould be way over kill for most my hunting in south texas 240 will be plenty of umph. Plus I believe with some of those heavy weights you get into length issues. Any one run into issues with the new SBH hunter models?