yes all valid points, I fully agree most people don,t practice nearly enough or have near the skills required,
IM certainly NOT suggesting a 340 wby is any thing close to ideal for use on deer size game,
Ive previously suggested a 25/06 and 270 win are much more well matched,
the point I'm trying to make (obviously badly, so far) is that you don,t need a rifle with a really flat trajectory ,
and adding a bit more projectile mass goes a considerable way toward improving penetration.
my late hunting partner used a BLR chambered in 358 win with a 250 speer bullet
that load was 44 grains of imr 4064 and a 215 fed primer and clocked 2350 fps ,
he never had the least problem with deer or elk.
several of the guys I hunt with have tried magnums of various types
the 35 whelen and 308 are now the most commonly seen calibers being used.,
most guys I reload for use a 180 grain in the 308, and a 200 grain in the 35 whelen, or put a bit differently,
dropping a bit in velocity and adding a bit of projectile mass tends to go a long way toward promoting penetration
Last edited by hardcastonly; 06-12-2019 at 08:12 AM.