Ok, guys let me get this right. Some of you see a great difference in how the deer fell between a 25-06 and a .243?? You mean that extra 100-150fps made that much of a difference to you guys?? I don' t think so. I think this is like a placebo effect. I mean, I have had deer hit in the lungs with a 30-06 run 100 yards, and monster bucks hit with a .243Win run only 5 before piling up. And vise-versa. Really depends on the adrenaline and just the animal itself. Seen deer fall over too with a bad shot. People that tell me all thier deer fall in their tracks, usually tell me they have only killed 10 or so deer.

So Alacrity Fitzhugh, is it ok to use a 30-06 or 338Win mag, or Something more powerful than a .243Win without proper presentation, bullet placement, decent bullets and adequate range practice?