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<blockquote data-quote="brianla" data-source="post: 183629" data-attributes="member: 9122"><p>I concede that you may have a point, but I very much believe that <u>shot placement</u> is worth a whole pile of caliber.</p><p></p><p>If I have to pick between shot placement with a smaller caliber I can handle, and a larger "adequate" caliber that will make me flinch (because I am 4 yrs. old) ... I'd go for the humane placement kill every time. In point of fact, we have obvious proof (in the form of a fantastic picture) that .223 is quite sufficient.</p><p></p><p>Generally speaking, I wouldn't recommend that people use .223 to go deer hunting. Having said that, this is clearly not a "general" situation given the amount of training and practice that went into the hunt.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, I would not generally recommend that people shoot at big game past 250-300 yards. That's because most "hunters" really shouldn't! Again, having said that, the people on these forums are very able to shoot at 4x-8x that distance ... because they put the training time in.</p><p></p><p>Everything is relative...</p><p></p><p>Qzilla: Thanks for the impromptu review on crickett rifles - I have been looking at buying three of them for my kids, but it sounds like I might be better off looking at a more custom solution. At the very least, I need to do some more homework.</p><p></p><p>Best regards,</p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brianla, post: 183629, member: 9122"] I concede that you may have a point, but I very much believe that [U]shot placement[/U] is worth a whole pile of caliber. If I have to pick between shot placement with a smaller caliber I can handle, and a larger "adequate" caliber that will make me flinch (because I am 4 yrs. old) ... I'd go for the humane placement kill every time. In point of fact, we have obvious proof (in the form of a fantastic picture) that .223 is quite sufficient. Generally speaking, I wouldn't recommend that people use .223 to go deer hunting. Having said that, this is clearly not a "general" situation given the amount of training and practice that went into the hunt. Similarly, I would not generally recommend that people shoot at big game past 250-300 yards. That's because most "hunters" really shouldn't! Again, having said that, the people on these forums are very able to shoot at 4x-8x that distance ... because they put the training time in. Everything is relative... Qzilla: Thanks for the impromptu review on crickett rifles - I have been looking at buying three of them for my kids, but it sounds like I might be better off looking at a more custom solution. At the very least, I need to do some more homework. Best regards, Brian [/QUOTE]
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