ORIGINAL: ELKampMaster
Well, then I enjoy my "lady's rifles"fairly frequently and especially this time of year. Also, I feel theyplay a relatively important role in my overall marksmanship maintenance.
I remember the first time, whenas a willowy 14 year oldthat I took my new 270 prairie dog hunting.... it was the only centerfire rifle I had; and my brother's friends were all upset about it; however, it "red-misted" them just fine ---- couldn't see what all the fuss was about. Coyotes, antelope, deer all fallowed.
Then the 338WinMag came home one day (age 23) and after experimenting on coyotes, antelope, and deer it certainly was different. The best part was always the sound that came back from the far end when the bullet impacted.... sounded like someone whacking the pommel of a saddle with a 10 pound sledge and a full house swing (K-THUD); then followedthe game's nose dive for the dirt.From then on, there was just no comparison, always liked that sound of that bullet impact, followed bywhat immediately happened next.
So, then, you aresaying that the deer/elk/whatever stood there for a little while after being hit by a mighty .338? Light travels significantly faster than sound, so if they went down immediately upon impact, you'd hear the K-THUD after the game was already down.
Just curious... Who wrote the article that is the subject of this post, and what magazine did it published the article?
If someone is saying that you're not a "real man" if you use anything less than a .30 on deer, I would bet that he is overcompensating for one of his "shortcomings"...