Peterson 's Hunting - Small caliber article

[mad_angler]

Interesting article:

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

Pretty much what you would expect from someone deeply involved in the hunting business for lots of years..

My takeaways are:
- They claim that small cartridges could never go through a big bone and then reach the vitals. There might be some truth there.
- They say that neither big nor small could go through a full paunch. Probably some truth there.
- Criticize small caliber folks for ignoring problems getting through big bones.
- Similarly commit the same error themselves by ignoring the problem of a very small wound channels on good but not great shots.

 

[Hnthrdr]

They should ask exo guys how his wimpy 6mm killed a bull moose after shattering its shoulder knuckle…

 

[wapitibob]

My arrow won’t go through “big bones” either but I manage to kill elk just fine.

 

[LongWayAround]

They should ask Mark at exo how his wimpy 6mm killed a bull moose after shattering its shoulder knuckle…

I don't think Mark was on the moose hunt. That was Steve and Justin, iirc.

 

[LongWayAround]

Interesting article:

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

Pretty much what you would expect from someone deeply involved in the hunting business for lots of years..

My takeaways are:
- They claim that small cartridges could never go through a big bone and then reach the vitals. There might be some truth there.
- They say that neither big nor small could go through a full paunch. Probably some truth there.
- Criticize small caliber folks for ignoring problems getting through big bones.
- Similarly commit the same error themselves by ignoring the problem of a very small wound channels on good but not great shots.

I don't think anything that guy writes is interesting.

He has a bias and this has been his meal ticket lately. Same guy made a video shooting a beef knuckle as his proof. No correlation to killing elk at all.

There are plenty of pictures of small bullets shattering big bones. Fortunately, the biggest bones aren't really in front of the vitals.

 

[Mtslackcountry]

"However, authoritative cartridges absolutely can be mastered and shot very accurately. It just requires a little practice. Two years ago, I competed in the Sheep Mountain Shootout NRL Hunter match hosted by Gunwerks, near Cody, Wyoming. My rifle? A lightweight 7mm PRC loaded with 180-grain ELD Match bullets. I was up against some of the nation’s best shooters—most armed with 6.5 Creedmoor rifles since 6mm Creedmoor does not make the required power factor for NRL Hunter. Even though armed with a “cannon,” I took 3rd Place in the Open Light class. And yes, I was able to spot my own impacts. So don’t tell me that it’s impossible to shoot big cartridges as well as small cartridges.

How about this: The spring before the 7mm PRC was introduced, all three of my girls (my wife, my 14-year-old daughter Audrey and my 10-year-old daughter Sophie) shot public-land, DIY black bears with a prototype 7mm PRC. They handled it comfortably and shot it accurately.

If my petite ladies can master authoritative cartridges, so can you. All it takes is a bit of correct technique and some practice. Cowboy up, people!"

Quoted from article. In my hunting career of 30 years I have went from a .280 Rem to 300 win mag then 7rem mag shooting 180 HVLDs. Have killed several bulls from 500-670 yards with the 7mag . As of last year I am elk hunting with a 6.5 prc and the 156 Berger. I have taken one bull at 190 yards with the prc. It performed great. With that said I would not be using the 6.5 prc on elk if the 156 didnt exist. I wouldnt use the cartridge if I didnt hand load as the factory ammo is very anemic from my 2 PRC's. My rifle and load have velocity of 1833FPS at 1000 yards at only 4K feet elevation (2900 FPS 156 berger) I consider this rifle an 800 yard rifle. I think guys that are claiming that a 6.5 creedmore will kill an elk at 600 yards because the velocity is 1800 or above are foolish. There needs to be a margin for error built into the shot in my opinion. I shoot my 6.5 creedmore at steel, 850 and 1060 yards and it barely moves the swinging target. The 6.5 prc hammers the target.

 

[BuckSmasher]

Interesting article:

Small Cartridges For Big Game Hunting: Fantastic Or Foolish? - Petersen's Hunting

The debate on small cartridges for big game hunting wages on. Learn about the pros and cons.

www.petersenshunting.com

Pretty much what you would expect from someone deeply involved in the hunting business for lots of years..

My takeaways are:
- They claim that small cartridges could never go through a big bone and then reach the vitals. There might be some truth there.
- They say that neither big nor small could go through a full paunch. Probably some truth there.
- Criticize small caliber folks for ignoring problems getting through big bones.
- Similarly commit the same error themselves by ignoring the problem of a very small wound channels on good but not great shots.

Pretty much spot on analysis honestly.

 

[StupidLightweight]

We all have opinions and experience. Use a legal round, get as close as you can, and put the bullet where it belongs. Nothing else matters.

My favorite quote by Dave Petzal is this: "If you can’t shoot, it doesn’t matter what you use. If you can shoot, it doesn’t matter what you use."

 

[HunterGatherer]