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[JImbothefiveth]

The "minimum caliber for this" threads have inspired me.

I'm sure you've all seen the "small caliber for this" threads. Inevitably, the group will split in to 3 crowds. The practical crowd, the ".22-250 for elephant at 1000 yards, because an olympic shooter stranded in the wilderness managed it once" crowd, and the ".50 bmg will work for small deer, with proper shot placement" crowd. Keep in mind although this guy may have killed plenty of deer with a .223, you will not hear about the other people that shot a deer and lost it. You will not hear about the times people didn't have good enough shot placement. You will not know whether or not you will have good enough shot placement.

And then another person will chime in about the time he perfectly placed a .375 H&H on a small deer and it got away anyway, and ever since he's never lost one because he now uses a .458 winchester magnum. You will not hear about the people who lose deer anywhere past 25 yards because of the flinch.

 

[jbkebert]

I would agree with you that to many threads get into pissing matches over who's gun is better. I personally don't care what gun you take on which hunt as long as you can. 1. shoot it well, 2. You know the limits of the gun, 3. you know your limits as a shooter. I have seen to many people taking cannons on a hunts off of knowledge of "experts". This is fine if they can be shot with accuracy. People seem to think a huge bullet can compensate for poor marksmanship and that is crap.

I went on a elk hunt with a group of guys and we all went to site in our rifles prior to leaving. I had never seen a larger collection of big bore rifle's. The smallest next to mine was a .300 weatherby. They all started giving me crap for bringing a .270. So after a few rounds sent down range the boys with the cannons are flinching so bad because of heavy recoil that they are shooting sub-minute of barn door groups. My puny little .270 still shooting 1" to 1 1/2" at 100 yards. The boy with the tiny "kids gun" is the only one who brought home a elk. It was not because I am a better hunter I just new my limits and new my rifle and that is all that it takes.

 

[bad_aim_billy]

I would never consider using a .270 for elk, only .416 or above is considered humane for elk, I learned this from reading the High Road

 

[jbkebert]

I would never consider using a .270 for elk, only .416 or above is considered humane for elk, I learned this from reading the High Road

No doubt by the way is that where the name Bad Aim Billy comes from

Just messing with you.