marksman13
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Vern, I have never said that using "too much" gun is a bad thing. I can appreciate where you are coming from on this one. Where Logos and I dissagree is the fact that he seems to believe that having a 270 allows him to get away with what is essentially, immature and childish behavior. He seems to believe that using a 270 gives him enough leeway to take poorly angled, long distance shots.
If this is not the case then I appologize, Logos. The way you have worded your posts leads me to believe that you feel this way. I would rather stalk in close to a big buck and shoot him in the neck with a 223 then shoot him in the arse from 300 yards away with a 270 or 7 mag.
Is any of this sinking in? I am not bashing anybody's decision to hunt with a larger caliber gun. I am simply saying that there are small caliber rifles out there that are more than capable of killing a deer humanely and quickly with out the kind of recoil that causes some hunters to flinch. The 223 with a heavy bullet, anywhere from 60 grains and up, with a soft tip design is quite capable of killing deer.
If this is not the case then I appologize, Logos. The way you have worded your posts leads me to believe that you feel this way. I would rather stalk in close to a big buck and shoot him in the neck with a 223 then shoot him in the arse from 300 yards away with a 270 or 7 mag.
Is any of this sinking in? I am not bashing anybody's decision to hunt with a larger caliber gun. I am simply saying that there are small caliber rifles out there that are more than capable of killing a deer humanely and quickly with out the kind of recoil that causes some hunters to flinch. The 223 with a heavy bullet, anywhere from 60 grains and up, with a soft tip design is quite capable of killing deer.