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I'd like to toss out a few thoughts here...
Luckily for us hunters Deer , Elk or any other game animal do not read reloading manuals or ballistic charts.
They are not going to care:
If they are shot with the newest cartridge developed .
If they are shot with the cartridge that has the most "Killing power" , "knock down power" , Foot pounds , velocity , etc ...
If they are shot with a rifle that is the most high tech or a antique flintlock...
But we as hunters do need to care that we :
Know our rifles , shotguns , pistols , bows , whatever , well enough to make a lethal hit , at a range that we can retrieve our animal.
Use enough gun as the old saying goes.
Now I am not saying the we need to use the biggest gun and cartridge out there ... but that it might be best to use the biggest gun and cartridge combination that you can carry and shoot effectively.
A gun and cartridge combination that you can use in the terrain that you are going to hunt in ... In all weather , when you tired , in all lighting conditions etc ...
Which brings us back to "knowing" your rifle.
Carry and shoot your rifle when you are out scouting for game in the off season.
Bring it with you on a scout in bad weather.
When possible and safely , shoot your rifle when on these scouts ... trying hitting that spent shell casing or odd colored rock. ( Again when it is safe to do so )
Practice shooting in bad weather or lighting ... practice offhand , sitting , with a branch or a log as rest etc...Remember there are no benches in the field.
Know your range limits with your rifle and stick to them ... no need for a Hail Mary shot at a game animal.
Andy
Luckily for us hunters Deer , Elk or any other game animal do not read reloading manuals or ballistic charts.
They are not going to care:
If they are shot with the newest cartridge developed .
If they are shot with the cartridge that has the most "Killing power" , "knock down power" , Foot pounds , velocity , etc ...
If they are shot with a rifle that is the most high tech or a antique flintlock...
But we as hunters do need to care that we :
Know our rifles , shotguns , pistols , bows , whatever , well enough to make a lethal hit , at a range that we can retrieve our animal.
Use enough gun as the old saying goes.
Now I am not saying the we need to use the biggest gun and cartridge out there ... but that it might be best to use the biggest gun and cartridge combination that you can carry and shoot effectively.
A gun and cartridge combination that you can use in the terrain that you are going to hunt in ... In all weather , when you tired , in all lighting conditions etc ...
Which brings us back to "knowing" your rifle.
Carry and shoot your rifle when you are out scouting for game in the off season.
Bring it with you on a scout in bad weather.
When possible and safely , shoot your rifle when on these scouts ... trying hitting that spent shell casing or odd colored rock. ( Again when it is safe to do so )
Practice shooting in bad weather or lighting ... practice offhand , sitting , with a branch or a log as rest etc...Remember there are no benches in the field.
Know your range limits with your rifle and stick to them ... no need for a Hail Mary shot at a game animal.
Andy