Originally Posted by
iSnipe
No it's not. LOL! You're getting lost with semantics here my friend. Plus, you should have said "way too much".
The definition of sufficient is actually the quantity that can fill a need or requirement, but without being abundant.
So, back to what I originally said, keeping in mind the true definition of what sufficient is, the 7mm mag is NOT a sufficient caliber because "...it has way too much knock down power.... more than enough needed for a thin skinned, thin ribbed whitetail."
Therefore, since the 7mm mag has MORE than enough power, it is an abundant caliber for whitetails. Which isn't sufficient
LOL!
iSnipe
I'm confused, by your own definition, insufficient would mean the 7mm does not fill the need or the requirement without being abundant? What is abundant, or overly abundant? A hunter that shoots a deer with a 243 and the bullets exits, is the remaining terminal energy that is spent outside the body overly abundant, making the 243 insufficient or exsessive by your use of the word? Hardly!
I say the 7mm is a perfect varmint, deer, pronghorn and elk round. Just pick the right bullet for the game and shoot away.
I moved from a 338 win mag to a 300 win mag and now to a 7mm rem mag. I prefer Nosler bullets, 160gr PT and 160gr AB controlled expansion even on a rib/lung shot
Dead is dead!