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<blockquote data-quote="FIGJAM" data-source="post: 1525998" data-attributes="member: 71039"><p>I think the flipside to your argument is a lot of guys try and rationalize poor marksmanship with big magnum cartridges. I have hunted with a lot of people with this mindset in the past. There is no trade off for time spent at the range time, so you can put your choice of bullet in the right spot.</p><p></p><p>I'll never forget coming into town in the middle of an elk hunt in Soda Springs Idaho for a quick bite at the A&W where I met a couple of guys from Georgia who had traveled to idaho for their first mule deer hunt. One of the first questions was what caliber I was shooting. When I told them I was using my 25-06 they were speechless. They then told me they were both shooting purchased-for-this-trip 338 rums. We had a lengthly discussion about my 25-06 choice then went on our separate ways. I wasn't critical of their 338 rums, but I did find it interesting that they spent all that money on those 338 rums, but then they told me they had some lower end 3-9x40 duplex scopes on them. </p><p></p><p>I agree that bullet selection and shot placement are both key. The reality is there are so many excellent bullet choices available to us now, coupled with laser rangefinders and advancements in optics, you don't need big magnum cartridges to kill stuff at longer ranges ( you do have to have the skills to put the bullet in the right place) If you want to own them and hunt with them you can, I have had and still do have several magnum cartridges. I find my self using the 270 wsm, 260, or 25-06 for all of my big game hunting - I personally haven't noticed a difference in performance between those three and my 300 rum, 338 win mag, or my 7mm Rem Mags.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FIGJAM, post: 1525998, member: 71039"] I think the flipside to your argument is a lot of guys try and rationalize poor marksmanship with big magnum cartridges. I have hunted with a lot of people with this mindset in the past. There is no trade off for time spent at the range time, so you can put your choice of bullet in the right spot. I'll never forget coming into town in the middle of an elk hunt in Soda Springs Idaho for a quick bite at the A&W where I met a couple of guys from Georgia who had traveled to idaho for their first mule deer hunt. One of the first questions was what caliber I was shooting. When I told them I was using my 25-06 they were speechless. They then told me they were both shooting purchased-for-this-trip 338 rums. We had a lengthly discussion about my 25-06 choice then went on our separate ways. I wasn't critical of their 338 rums, but I did find it interesting that they spent all that money on those 338 rums, but then they told me they had some lower end 3-9x40 duplex scopes on them. I agree that bullet selection and shot placement are both key. The reality is there are so many excellent bullet choices available to us now, coupled with laser rangefinders and advancements in optics, you don't need big magnum cartridges to kill stuff at longer ranges ( you do have to have the skills to put the bullet in the right place) If you want to own them and hunt with them you can, I have had and still do have several magnum cartridges. I find my self using the 270 wsm, 260, or 25-06 for all of my big game hunting - I personally haven't noticed a difference in performance between those three and my 300 rum, 338 win mag, or my 7mm Rem Mags. [/QUOTE]
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