Majority of my big game hunting has been deer. (Mainly Red Deer)
A big Red stag is round 300 pounds.
Also shoot Tahr, Chamois, Pigs, Wapiti.
Have tried most calibers and all sorts of rifles/loads.
My favourite gun is a Sako .243 shooting 100 grain bullets.
Not everyones " Cup of Tea" but I prefer close hunting and accurate shooting.
Majority of shots have been less than 80 yards.
More lately I' ve converted to 7mm-08 with 120 grain bullets. Mainly so I can take the occasional shot out round the 250 yard mark in Alpine hunting situation.
If the animal is further away than that, I just get myself closer.
I like to stick to one gun and get to know it' s performance in all conditions.
One shot kill ratio is around 80%
18% two or more shots.
2% Lost/wounded animals
Have shot around 500 Deer, 100 Pigs, 100 Tahr, 40 Chamois