Originally Posted by
Topgun 3006
Did you ever think that 300RUM put that bullet through the animal so fast that it didn't expand to do anything more that what the .223 did? You guys are unreal in that it's like you know nothing about ft/lbs of energy and using the proper caliber/bullet to take an animal as quickly as possible. Sure the small caliber will kill and sometimes pretty quick, but why do you think that the majority of states require certain minimum calibers for shooting various big game? Next thing we'll be hearing from fritz1 and others is that the .223 is fine for elk and big bears, LOL!
I know how to select the proper bullet for the game I am using, Topgun. I dont use a bonded or partion bullet in a 300RUM for shooting deer, beleive it or not but the faster the velocity, the quicker a bullet expands. A bullet of the same design and weight shot from a 300RUM will expand more and penitrate less than the same bullet shot out of a 308 or 30-06.
Actually Topgun, the 223 is leagle here in Idaho for elk, moose and bear, ALL big game, Montana is the same. The biggest bull elk I ever seen shot was with a Ruger Mini 14 223. Not what I would use but it is leagle and people do use them. As far as bears go, I have shot bears out of a tree with a 223, with the right shot it is dead before he hits the ground.