Rather disappointing to hear a moderator making a case that a 340weatherby makes more sense for a deer hunter than a 25-06, and claiming these other shooters must be ignorant and “blindly drawn” to other cartridges.

If we keep playing an ante-up game, we’d be hunting squirrels with a 500 nitro Express, and nobody would enjoy hunting for the fact they have to tolerate extreme recoil and spend ridiculous ammo costs for incredibly menial tasks of taking game far smaller than for which so much power is warranted. It’s a very strange position to take, and I think not supported well by the hunting community.

Do we really want new users coming to HNI and reading a recommendation for 340wby mag for deer hunters?