ORIGINAL: cjwink

It has been interesting watching the posts on the 223 and 22 Hornet.. I movedto MS from South Tx 12 years ago. In South Texas I killed deer with everything from a 220 swift to a 243. But here in the Southeast everyone has magnumitusand considers a 243 a youth gun at best and anything else childs play (even though they are legal). IMO an ethical kill is one that drops the deer dead in thier tracks. That is going to be a head/neck shot, and your going to be a better shot with a rifle that does not blow your shoulder off.Now if yourswinging from aPine tree and shootingbehind the shoulder a223 or 22 hornet or evena243 may not be your cup of tea. Butfor those that can consistentlydrop a deer with a single shot to the head/neck,I just don't see how that is being unethical.