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also i hunted my first years with a 12ga and a 3030

my second i had a .223 it was all i had so i used it

i did not like the idea of using a small bullet like that but i figured if it is good for the us military to shoot people with it would kill a deer

but if i have a .223 and say a 308 or 7.62 i would not even think about the .223 but it will get the job down.

It is like if you are painting your house and you have a commercial sprayer and a hand brush which are you going to use

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and if you only had to paint a bird house which one are you going to use ?

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I like bird houses

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well personally i would use the sprayer you would get a more even coat lol
Now there are sprayers that are to big for painting a house that some people like they most use.
It just all come down to what a persons ethics are

RE: Ethical Calibers for Deer
 

ethics aint got nothing to do with it, it's called skill.
Some hunters are skilled enough to take game with a bow, some withadequate calibers , and then you have the ones that need the biggest gun available to take game.....:D

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I like to hide in a tree with asharpened paint brush handleand drop down on the deer and kill them that way.

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i understand skill takes a part into it
i can understand someone hunting with a .223 i have
if you need a 50 cal to kill a deer you need to hit the range some more
let me ask it this way if someone breaks into your house

do you grap the 22 cal pistol or the 45 pistol

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Neither...I grab the 12 gauge...

Main difference, I ain't never seen a 4 legged creature that I HAD to kill...
Deer are simply easy to kill...If you don't have a good shot, it doesn't matter what you have in your hands...

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that is what i was meaning
if you can not hit the broadside of a barn a 50 cal would be no good better just go with a mini gun with armer piercing bullets never know the deer might have armor on :D

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Funny!