Originally Posted by
nchawkeye
No it won't...Deer shot with my .243 drop just as quick at those with a .270, if the same type bullet is used...
One afternoon my brother and I shot the same deer with my .243 and his .270...Both shots went through the lungs and both would have been lethal...The deer still ran 75 yards or so before falling...
For the past 30 years we have killed 40-50 deer a year with various cartridges and we see no difference in size of bullet vs when the deer drops, it's all about shot placement...
Exactly! All deer act differently, caliber is not as important as shot placement. I have had more deer run off and have to be tracked with my 300RUM than with any gun I own, including my 223.