mdauben
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I admit, I probably would not chose a .223 to hunt deer, but I will agree with you that something like the .30-06 is probably more than you need for *just* whitetails. I lean towards lighter cartridges like the .243, .25-06, or 7mm-08 personally.I don't understand why people are buying these large cartridge rifles to hunt here locally. I could see the light if they were big time hunters that go out of state to hunt and may want to go after Mulies or Elk. However, that type of hunter would more than likely have a few rifles to choose from.
I will bite, go ahead and explain your theory. Just my opinion, our military has used it for years to kill people. Deer aren't trying to kill you and your buddies. It makes sense to use something effective.
Not to say .223 is good or not for deer size game but the military's choice of the round involves more than *just* terminal effectiveness. Controlability in full auto, number of rounds a soldier can carry in a combat load, cost of buying billions of rounds and the logistics of delivers same to the soldier all carry weight too.