Whats the deal with people thinking you're "overgunned"? I've shot or seen shot "big" game from 90# whitetail does to 38" antlered moose (certainly not huge, just the biggest animal i've been involved in cleaning/butchering personally) that were maybe 700#. With weapons that ranged from bow/arrow to 300 win mag to 338 win mag to 50 bmg to 12 ga slug. If the same spot is hit, virtually the exact same amount of meat is "wasted" if the weapon is the same. It seems that people just have less problem ruining 15 lbs of meat from a larger animal than a smaller one. PS, IMO the 12 ga. slug is the most devastating to the meat if the shot isn't exactly through the boiler room, but for some reason that is never a complaint of those who shoot them either by requirement or choice -the complaint is always the range.
+1 300 win mag.