My vote: Something " plenty big/powerful for the " big game" at hand (according to whatever that " big game" might be)!
Question might be what " big game" do you like to hunt and oh by the way which caliber do you use when you pursue " it" ?
How " provincial" is our definition of " big game" for this poll going to be? Deer in the lower 48? If so, then is a 22-250 is even legal in most states?
Looks like the largest (truly) big game and the continent where it all plays out (Africa) and the BGR' s and DGR' s that go with it got " left off of the map."
Specifically, what' s your favorite caliber for the " non-bambi" big game in this scenario?
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Note: PH did more than survive. Good Client - didn' t freeze up and wasn' t undergunned. PH was out guiding again in about 2 weeks.
All things are relative, I wonder if we had some of that " kind" of " big game" here in the lower 48 what it would do for caliber selection among our populance?
Never Go Undergunned,
EKM