RE: Are we overgunned? Was Jack O'Connor right?
Hey, after reading all the replies, I guess we should all be hunting Deer/Elk/Bears with a 30-30. What I'm hearing is bullet placement, and construction is whats important not how flat, or how much energy the cartridge has. This being said, I guess Jack O'Connor was promoting a cartridge that fits the over-gunned catagory..right? After all 30-30s have taken more deer than any cartridge..right? I would like to see one of the anti-magnum folks on a Big bear hunt, one that bites back with a .270. Come on, as far as I'm concerned, there is no such thing as over-kill. I droped a 5 point Buck this past season at 130 yards with my 7mm RUM in its tracks, and didn't experience anymore meat loss than if I would have used a non-magnum. I will be using the 7mm RUM from now on. Hey, if a magnum is to much for you to handle, be a man/woman and just admit it, don't knock it.....