ORIGINAL: missed_another
Jag........there maybe little or no evidence of a hit to you. jag i'm just wondering how many times if any have you have shot a .223. i'd like to hear what makes you think there is a big differance between a .243 and .223 within let say the first 100 or 125 yards
I've shot plenty of the .22's, especially the .223! I just don't shoot them at deer! I've seen, tracked, and cleaned up after the .22's mess!
The big difference between the .22's and the .243 is on an average of 300-400+ lbs. more muzzle energy in the 100 gr. 243 over any of the double dueces! Or how about 700 lbs. more energy than the mighty .223 Rem! Or how about the .243 retaining more energy @ 200 yards as the .223 has at the muzzle????
At best the .223 is an experts gun (I don't give it that much!) At their worst, the .22's are cripplers that wastes good game!
So my question to you is why start out young hunter with a gun thats destined to fail him?
As for "room for error,"Why would you NOT want room for error? Theres a dozen things that can lead to an errant shot, causing crippled and lost game!
Again, there ARE manageable calibers with accuracy and power that can make up for most less than perfect shots. There are perfectly good reasons that many states do not allow .22's on deer hunts. I wish my state would be amongst those states that outlaw the .22's!!!!!!!!!
With the reasoning of the .22's being adaquate deer killers, why don't we just have a game to see what the smallest object that will a deer is! A sling shot? A blow dart gun? They all can do the job on a good day, but can they do the job at all on a bad day?????