I knew that would get some responses! My point is so many hunters think that a magnum rifle just makes deer drop right in their tracks. I agree that using a rifle and a bow to take game with are two different ballgames. What I was trying to point out is you can compare numbers all you want in fps or ft lbs of energy but if you put that projectile(bullet or arrow) through the vital organs you have scored.

A bullet also causes blood loss does'nt it? I always thought a bullet destroyed tissue/organs causing massive blood loss. I'm by no means a ballistics expert, all I know when comparing the effectiveness of a 30-06 to a 300 win mag(a 270 and 7mm rem mag are close too) the difference seems to be non-exsistent. I'm sure I would notice the difference if I were shooting elk or moose or shooting at longer ranges but whitetail's are not built like these animals nor do I shoot at them at extreme ranges.

I'm by no means against magnum rifles, heck I own and hunt with one sometimes but for the deer hunting I do in North Carolina and Virginia the average deer is not huge and the shots are usally less than 100 yards.

Edited by - VAhuntr on 12/16/2002 22:24:06