Originally Posted by
Murdy
9 times out of 10, that's probably true. On that 10th time, who knows, that little bit of extra power from the .270 might make a difference, and that's more likely if we're talking about a .223. I won't criticize anyone for using a legal gun, but I personally would go up a little bit (just bought a 7-08 for such things).
As I said, my experience has proved to me to be different...We own 3 farms, over 850 acres and have to harvest a lot of does to raise our corn, soybeans, peanuts and wheat...Over the past 30 years we have found that we need to take 40-50 deer a year...We bring in 10-15 hunters a year with some being experienced and some not...There are few calibers that have not been used...
With the proper bullet for it's caliber we simply don't see much difference in how far a deer runs...It's that simple...
With gut shot deer, a larger caliber is needed but if a fellow is flinching that bad sometimes a smaller caliber actually improves his shooting...
As far as what the regulations say.....Just consider who is making those rules and their experience level....