Does the 223/6mm for everything change when hunt cost $$$

Would you use a smaller caliber (223/6mm) on the below mentioned five-figure hunts?

  • Yes, I would use a 223/6mm caliber.

    Votes: 153 57.3%
  • No, I would elect a larger cartridge.

    Votes: 114 42.7%

  • Total voters
    267

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Lil-Rokslider
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I have a 6x45 bolt gun, and the .223 thread got me thinking that the 6x45 might yield better results, albeit spectacular results with the .223. Now if only I can find 95gr TMK’s.
 
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Why’s that? Will line out in logical, objective points- what a 223/77gr TMK is lacking inside its terminal range?
Because they do. Most guys who are willing to shoot the 223/77 tmk are still going to take something cooler on a big hunt. We can lay out logical arguments all day long, but at the end of the day, most guys are going to take something bigger/cooler on that hunt. Do I have data to support this? My data is, c'mon man.
 

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Because they do. Most guys who are willing to shoot the 223/77 tmk are still going to take something cooler on a big hunt. We can lay out logical arguments all day long, but at the end of the day, most guys are going to take something bigger/cooler on that hunt. Do I have data to support this? My data is, c'mon man.

What?
 

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Because they do. Most guys who are willing to shoot the 223/77 tmk are still going to take something cooler on a big hunt. We can lay out logical arguments all day long, but at the end of the day, most guys are going to take something bigger/cooler on that hunt. Do I have data to support this? My data is, c'mon man.

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Because they do. Most guys who are willing to shoot the 223/77 tmk are still going to take something cooler on a big hunt. We can lay out logical arguments all day long, but at the end of the day, most guys are going to take something bigger/cooler on that hunt. Do I have data to support this? My data is, c'mon man.
Can you define "cooler" please? I'm curious as to how this translates to killing.
 
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I mean, if I’m going on a once-in-a-lifetime hunt, I’d likely put together a once-in-a-lifetime rifle. And it probably wouldn’t be chambered in a “boring” NATO standard caliber.
 
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