Peterson 's Hunting - Small caliber article

[43.6N]

Hunting them again in a few months and I’ll probably shoot one with my version of a small caliber, which will be .338 with a 225 grain TTSX.

Sounds like a great hunt! Hope you do a write up of the trip. I know I’d love to follow along

 

[omicron1792]

No, no interest in using TMK’s on anything other than varmints. I know what works well and I prefer Bear Claws, TTSX, Swift A Frames, Partitions. They all kill stuff very well. Need to try more Cutting Edge Raptors and North Fork SS because I trust those too.

I’ll save shooting TMK’s for coyotes and other varmints.

Man. You’re on the wrong forum.

 

[KurtR]

No, no interest in using TMK’s on anything other than varmints. I know what works well and I prefer Bear Claws, TTSX, Swift A Frames, Partitions. They all kill stuff very well. Need to try more Cutting Edge Raptors and North Fork SS because I trust those too.

I’ll save shooting TMK’s for coyotes and other varmints.

Sweet more for the rest of us. Watched way to many animals run off from tsx to ever use them

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

Man. You’re on the wrong forum.

It's good to have opposing viewpoints.

Better when they're argued in good faith and open mind of course, which seems to be the problem most of the time...

 

[omicron1792]

It's good to have opposing viewpoints.

Better when they're argued in good faith and open mind of course, which seems to be the problem most of the time...

Nah. I’m active on that other forum too. If you think the groupthink is bad here it has nothing on that place.

 

[huntnful]

Man. You’re on the wrong forum.

Because he doesn’t stroke TMK meat he’s on the wrong forum?

Partitions are a somewhat frangible lead bullet and TTSX’s have made some of the nastiest wounds I’ve seen at moderate ranges. He can have his own views. ITS OKAY.

 

[omicron1792]

Because he doesn’t stroke TMK meat he’s on the wrong forum?

Partitions are a somewhat frangible lead bullet and TTSX’s have made some of the nastiest wounds I’ve seen at moderate ranges. He can have his own views. ITS OKAY.

And I’m not allowed to have my own views?

Ha. You probably won’t get it.

 

[HunterGatherer]

It's good to have opposing viewpoints.

Better when they're argued in good faith and open mind of course, which seems to be the problem most of the time...

Opposing viewpoints is great ! The problem is the tone of the debates that happen here. Both sides talk to the “others” as if they’re idiots who just don’t get it. Meanwhile, both sides of the argument are successfully killing animals and confirming their bias, so in the absence of good faith, respectful arguments where both sides feel heard, division persists …

 

[huntnful]

Opposing viewpoints is great ! The problem is the tone of the debates that happen here. Both sides talk to the “others” as if they’re idiots who just don’t get it. Meanwhile, both sides of the argument are successfully killing animals and confirming their bias, so in the absence of good faith, respectful arguments where both sides feel heard, division persists …

Well said

 

[omicron1792]

Opposing viewpoints is great ! The problem is the tone of the debates that happen here. Both sides talk to the “others” as if they’re idiots who just don’t get it. Meanwhile, both sides of the argument are successfully killing animals and confirming their bias, so in the absence of good faith, respectful arguments where both sides feel heard, division persists …

Amen.

My tone wasn’t conveyed properly.

I was saying “are you sure you didn’t login to the wrong forum by accident”. A joke.

I was thought to say “get out of here with that stuff.”

 

[mt terry d]

338 for Cape buffalo?!
That’s just plain crazy man
500 Nitro minimum
I’ll save my 338 for dik diks

 

[omicron1792]

I was al

338 for Cape buffalo?!
That’s just plain crazy man
500 Nitro minimum
I’ll save my 338 for dik diks

I was also wondering what country allows 338 for cape?

338 for buffalo is analogous to using 223 on elk. Which is also funny.

 

[mt terry d]

Hundreds if not thousands of dead elk don’t find the 223 funny at all.

 

[omicron1792]

Hundreds if not thousands of dead elk don’t find the 223 funny at all.

I think you missed the point.

He was bashing using small frangible bullets. Then he said he was good to hunt buffalo with a small round for buffalo.

Geez guys

 

[dårlig jeger]

Meanwhile, both sides of the argument are successfully killing animals and confirming their bias, so in the absence of good faith, respectful arguments where both sides feel heard, division persists …

The difference, in my opinion, is that one side started and moved on from where the other is entrenched.

People assume anyone in the small cal camp has just always been there and never experienced hunting with a magnum. I'd say for the overwhelming majority of small cal proponents, that's not true.

Almost everyone started out whomping. Some gave small cals a try and their experiences convinced them to stay in that camp. Some refuse to try a small cal, for a few different reasons, yet continue to argue against them.

That's where the frustration begins. It's like mils vs moa. Almost everyone starts moa. Some give mils a shot and see how much better it works for them. Entrenched moa guys just argue against mils without the experience, even in the face of so many testimonies from people who also started moa but stuck with mils after trying them.

 

[The Guide]

Boys, we are all getting up in our feels. It is far too far from hunting season to be all up in our feels already! Don't mind me being snarky. I just picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue...

Jay