Here's a novel approach...

How about those of you who don't want to use a .243 on elk -- DON'T. No one's suggesting here that you be forced to.

Let's be honest here and admit that we, as a community, are very judgemental of each other when it comes to topics like these? Some of us probably think that others of us are ill-informed regarding caliber choice when we suggest or select something like a .243 on elk - because we aren't comfortable using it. Some of us are going to accuse RR of being "unethical" for his long-range hunting practices - because WE may not be comfortable taking those shots ourselves.

Some of us might be better off if we wore less of our egoes and opinions on our sleeves when we attempt to pursuade others that how we do it is somehow more "right" than how they do it. We're not them. We don't have the same incomes. We don't have the same backgrounds. We don't have the same work and family demands. We don't hunt the same animals. We don't abide by the same game regulations. We don't have the same shooting experiences. We don't live in the same regions.

Can we get to the point that it's simply okay for someone else to do something, provided it's legal, even if we're not comfortable doing it ourselves - and then just move on? A PETA member would judge all of us as "unethical."