ORIGINAL: bigcountry

I am sure alot of folks do it. It will kill em dead dead. And reliably dead. I know my first hunting partner used a 300Weatherby on little WV deer around 100lbs. We were young, and thats the gun every kid said they wanted. He since only uses it in Northern Canada and uses a typical 270 on deer.

But what amazes me is why people are trying to push the limits. I mean there was an article I believe in Guns and Ammo several months back about taking game in Africa with a 204? I just don't understand why people are going this way. I mean a 243 with 100gr bullet and you will have venision in the fridge. Why go smaller? If someone can't handle a 243's recoil, they got other issues. I guess for me, I don't want any excuses when that buck of a lifetime come around. Like my older friend this year who shot a nice with a 22-250 and a partition and lost it. Now he goes around swearing off the 22-250. He used it for years.