A lot of fluff is online about how every elk or deer is as easy to kill, and that’s just not correct unless you believe every animal will turn for a good angle. If you mind waiting for good shooting angles within the limitation of the cartridge/bullet then sure, use the smallest thing that will kill it if you want to. For most of my adult life I’ve enjoyed focusing on antler or horn size and early on had a tremendous mulie just walk into the trees because the shot angle was outside of the limitations of the rifle. Since then I will never feel under gunned trophy hunting with a 7 mag or larger since I’ve already paid the price once for carrying a less capable combination. Real life comes with a lot of less than ideal situations.
Are you really willing to pass up a big deer or elk at an angle like this? Nothing wrong with your answer either way, but more than once I’ve seen first hand how big talk about shooting ethics go out the window quickly. (Cue the dude saying he shoots everything at 500 yards in the neck and has never lost an animal, or a 223 would easily kill it.)
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The Texas heart shot, from our favorite Texan. And no, that's not a shot I would take nor would I teach/endorse others to take on big game, whether on a BOAL or a doe of a lifetime. The animal deserves better.
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Pot, meet kettle. I'm shocked that anyone would listen to you at this point, on anything; and it scares me that I might share the woods with them at some point. You apparently learned everything 40 years ago, then stopped taking in new information and testing it on your own.
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You think the more times you repeat yourself, the more people believe your advice.
I just lay out what I personally believe and why, and people can take it however they want, give a good thought or not even pay attention to it, but you sound offended and feelings are hurt when someone doesn’t believe your view of the world.
The one story you have to support your side of a single cow elk making it 400 yards after "a good shot". No pictures, no dating of the event, not even info on the bullet you used. Meanwhile, almost everyone else with recent experience has had the opposite results than you and posts evidence to prove it.
You obviously don’t pay much attention to details. I was talking the same construction of bullets. You guys are so upset anyone would suggest that hunters have found the 6mms to be lacking, that it’s funny. If you like them great, all I’ve suggested is every bullet has its limitations, which I would have thought you’d agree with.
Show the class all those hunters that have found modern 6mm bullets lacking in terminal performance. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence both in this thread and others that prove that statement to be absolutely false. Maybe it's in that thread about bullet failures on big game...
You want to bla bla bla all day about how people describe shots, like they have no idea, but only you do, like you discovered hunting. It’s funny.
You loosely describe shots you've taken or situations you've been in, then deflect and attempt to insult others that ask for more information on your shots. Other members here describe shots, then post multiple pictures detailing the impact & exit location and the terminal effects of the bullet including MV, impact velocity, and type of bullet.
Based on the way you talk, I would expect to see dozens of pictures of your success in the large caliber success thread. I would also expect you to be able to add pictures to the threads for smaller calibers, given that you're always talking about how many new hunters you take out and how small calibers are only good for them. You don't even have to show if it was a buck or doe, bull or cow; but literally ANYTHING to substantiate your claims that go against the vast majority of experiences from a large number of other members here.
As to calling someone out for going bla bla bla all day, you have 5,851 posts in 848 days on this forum, for an average of 6.90 posts per day whereas the guy you claim just talks all day long has an average of 3.16 posts per day.
Maybe you should put down your .458 Keyboard Magnum and go hunt, get some evidence of what you proclaim to be the truth, then see how it stacks up against others. If you aren't here to learn, then why are you here?
