Duane@ssu
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Correct shot placement,and correct bullet design of any caliber, will kill any animal.
I'm also one of the guys that have shot a few hundred deer.
On a once in a lifetime hunt, I would choose a med size(.257 or.30 cal)rifle. Why???? just because I have limited time, and want to be successful.
On the flip side of the coin, when I was doing "cull shoots"
I shot a .223AI, 22-250, or a .243.
We had as many as 30 tags a day, and were shooting,(not hunting) from box blinds, or rigs, the deer were on bean feilds.Less noise meant more deer killed. We took only head and neck shots. Either, clean kill or clean miss.
I am confident shooting deer, even big mule deer, with .224's under the right circumstances, had success enough times when a "small gun",was all I had handy.
My opinion is that any person can shoot whatever they want, big guns, and small guns both have "pros,and cons".
To cover what I think was the original ?, match bullets may not be your best choice, depends on shot placement.
Vitals are mostly "water", which will cause bullets to expand more rapidly.(for a test, shoot a jug of water at 100yrds, and shoot a block of wood at 100yrds, with the same bullet, and judge the results.)
I shoot V-max, or nos-bt's, 50 to 60 gr, depending on gun,with head and neck shots the results are good.
Make your choices wisely,and enjoy hunting. Duane
I'm also one of the guys that have shot a few hundred deer.
On a once in a lifetime hunt, I would choose a med size(.257 or.30 cal)rifle. Why???? just because I have limited time, and want to be successful.
On the flip side of the coin, when I was doing "cull shoots"
I shot a .223AI, 22-250, or a .243.
We had as many as 30 tags a day, and were shooting,(not hunting) from box blinds, or rigs, the deer were on bean feilds.Less noise meant more deer killed. We took only head and neck shots. Either, clean kill or clean miss.
I am confident shooting deer, even big mule deer, with .224's under the right circumstances, had success enough times when a "small gun",was all I had handy.
My opinion is that any person can shoot whatever they want, big guns, and small guns both have "pros,and cons".
To cover what I think was the original ?, match bullets may not be your best choice, depends on shot placement.
Vitals are mostly "water", which will cause bullets to expand more rapidly.(for a test, shoot a jug of water at 100yrds, and shoot a block of wood at 100yrds, with the same bullet, and judge the results.)
I shoot V-max, or nos-bt's, 50 to 60 gr, depending on gun,with head and neck shots the results are good.
Make your choices wisely,and enjoy hunting. Duane