Bucksquirrely
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Originally Posted By: BusterI'd take a guy who can shoot a .223 over a guy who misses with a .300 Ultramag any day of the week. Proper bullet choice and placement are far more important than headstamp.
Agreed. I live in PA and every year I run into people out in deer season carrying one of the big belted magnums or some such foolishness. I've watched these same guys at the range before the opening day and they shoot one or 2 shots with their rifle and go home. Seems they don't like the recoil enough to shoot the gun much. I normally carry a 308 but I have taken deer with a 223 and it works fine. It was said several times already that bullet placement and choice are more important than how much horsepower your gun is spitting out. I personally don't see a need for any of these large magnums on north American game especially not for whitetail deer. All of the bullets mention above would be fine choices for a whitetail. Go shoot your gun and get familiar with it so when the time comes you can make the proper shot.
Agreed. I live in PA and every year I run into people out in deer season carrying one of the big belted magnums or some such foolishness. I've watched these same guys at the range before the opening day and they shoot one or 2 shots with their rifle and go home. Seems they don't like the recoil enough to shoot the gun much. I normally carry a 308 but I have taken deer with a 223 and it works fine. It was said several times already that bullet placement and choice are more important than how much horsepower your gun is spitting out. I personally don't see a need for any of these large magnums on north American game especially not for whitetail deer. All of the bullets mention above would be fine choices for a whitetail. Go shoot your gun and get familiar with it so when the time comes you can make the proper shot.