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Do You Hunt Deer With a Small Caliber Centerfire?
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<blockquote data-quote="scn" data-source="post: 3076205" data-attributes="member: 1859"><p>We have seen no problems with the change.</p><p></p><p>IMO, it was a great change to accomodate the varment hunters and has caused zero issues. Ethical shots start with the hunter and their mindset. IMO, shooting a deer with a small caliber centerfire shows no worse "ethics" than taking a 300 yard offhand shot with a 7mm mag (for most hunters). Their very likely will be more favorable results with a reasonable .223 shot than the "hail mary" 7mm shot.</p><p></p><p>I've hunted quite a bit with a .260 Remington Model 7 I bought in hopes my kids would take up deer hunting. The ballistics of that round are very similar to the .243. I've killed several deer with that little rifle and have never had a problem.</p><p></p><p>IMO, the benefits for having some low recoil options out there for kids and recoil sensitive adults far outweigh the downside of lesser terminal performance. A well-placed shot nearly always will trump a non-letal hit from a larger caliber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scn, post: 3076205, member: 1859"] We have seen no problems with the change. IMO, it was a great change to accomodate the varment hunters and has caused zero issues. Ethical shots start with the hunter and their mindset. IMO, shooting a deer with a small caliber centerfire shows no worse "ethics" than taking a 300 yard offhand shot with a 7mm mag (for most hunters). Their very likely will be more favorable results with a reasonable .223 shot than the "hail mary" 7mm shot. I've hunted quite a bit with a .260 Remington Model 7 I bought in hopes my kids would take up deer hunting. The ballistics of that round are very similar to the .243. I've killed several deer with that little rifle and have never had a problem. IMO, the benefits for having some low recoil options out there for kids and recoil sensitive adults far outweigh the downside of lesser terminal performance. A well-placed shot nearly always will trump a non-letal hit from a larger caliber. [/QUOTE]
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