I can not agree with that one. Let me see, a deer shot in the guts with a 85 grain 243 pill or a deer shot in the guts with the 300 magnum?? No doubt, I will take the one shot in the guts with the 300 magnum. He will be laying right there. Shot in the guts with a 243 or even lesser cartridge.......... Well who knows where he is.

I have seen too many poorly hit deer to believe that a light cartridge does as much damage as a magnum cartridge. It just is not true. The light cartridge will not do as much damage. It is really that simple. And as I said, even the best shooters make a mistake from time to time. So a magnum is a definite advantage. Especially to a person who knows how to shoot.

I am not advocating that a poor shot would hunt with a magnum to make up for the inability to shoot. But I am definitely saying the magnum will do considerably more damage. Tom.