BGfisher,
But to be honest about it, I have never cared for statements that mean "close enough for hunting". To me it shows a lack of respect for critters. This is blood and guts and the animals deserve our respect and the best we can give them.
I agree with everything you just said but I just have to ask you this. If I can put my .001 arrow through the heart of a whitetail say at 35yds and I can also put my .006 arrow through the same heart at the same distance. How am I doing that critter disjustice?
That is a perfect example of that arrow being "close enough for hunting"
It's the same reason why I use off the shelf winchester failsafes instead of "match grade" rounds in my rifle. Are the match grade rounds better than the off the shelf rounds with better tolerances? yep....do I need to spend the extra money if those off the shelf winchesters are going exactly where I want them to? nope. Am I doing the animal I'm hunting a disservice by not using the more expensive and better rounds...certainley not.