07-25-2020, 03:40 AM
Personally 6.5mm is as small as I care to go and that only with good Bullets.
Everyones preference is their own. When I first started deer hunting I found heart/lung shot deer seemed to run further when shot with 243 or 6mm Remington.
When we stepped up to 270 Winchester & larger their death runs were shorter. No absolutes - my experience at the time.
Cover is very thick where I hunt. A longer run makes it much harder to find & recover the game.
Everyones preference is their own. When I first started deer hunting I found heart/lung shot deer seemed to run further when shot with 243 or 6mm Remington.
When we stepped up to 270 Winchester & larger their death runs were shorter. No absolutes - my experience at the time.
Cover is very thick where I hunt. A longer run makes it much harder to find & recover the game.