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<blockquote data-quote="Quicksilver338" data-source="post: 1593872" data-attributes="member: 108268"><p>For me it's as simple as this. Yes, many ethical kill shots have been made with smaller calibers largely due to their accuracy (6.5CM, 6.5-284, 6.5 PRC, etc) and many people question the usage of them and I as well in certain situations. Now this is all relative to game being hunted and distance of shot taken which in turn relates to velocity and energy upon impact. Question is not whether a certain small caliber can kill, but what happens when that smaller caliber meets a real world situation and you miss the vital zone for numerous reasons and conditions? Is that animal getting it's due justice and going down quickly or is it going to trot off a mile and die slowly because the smaller projectile didn't wreck any and all internals vital or not? This is the argument that within reason you can't carry too much muscle while hunting. </p><p></p><p>Example - This season due to unforeseen circumstances I was left to hunt the end of the bear season with my .338 Lapua. Heavy rifle and wouldn't have been my first choice. I was able to harvest a bear at 500yds and hit it right behind the shoulder, a few inches farther back than I would have wanted but 8-10mph wind alters things an inch or two. That being said it was still a well placed shot and while it didn't go through the heart, it just missed it and the 300gr berger otm turned anything in its path into jello and left a fist sized exit hole on the other side of the ribs. I will be the first to say this was overkill but that bear didn't make it 30yds before it died quickly seconds after impact. While I wouldn't consider it a perfect vital shot (heart/lungs) the larger caliber and energy took care of the animal quickly and ethical and despite any caliber argument that is the most important debate.</p><p></p><p>Hunt with whatever you can shoot the best with, but please bring insurance if shot placement isn't ideal. That is our jobs as hunters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quicksilver338, post: 1593872, member: 108268"] For me it’s as simple as this. Yes, many ethical kill shots have been made with smaller calibers largely due to their accuracy (6.5CM, 6.5-284, 6.5 PRC, etc) and many people question the usage of them and I as well in certain situations. Now this is all relative to game being hunted and distance of shot taken which in turn relates to velocity and energy upon impact. Question is not whether a certain small caliber can kill, but what happens when that smaller caliber meets a real world situation and you miss the vital zone for numerous reasons and conditions? Is that animal getting it’s due justice and going down quickly or is it going to trot off a mile and die slowly because the smaller projectile didn’t wreck any and all internals vital or not? This is the argument that within reason you can’t carry too much muscle while hunting. Example - This season due to unforeseen circumstances I was left to hunt the end of the bear season with my .338 Lapua. Heavy rifle and wouldn’t have been my first choice. I was able to harvest a bear at 500yds and hit it right behind the shoulder, a few inches farther back than I would have wanted but 8-10mph wind alters things an inch or two. That being said it was still a well placed shot and while it didn’t go through the heart, it just missed it and the 300gr berger otm turned anything in its path into jello and left a fist sized exit hole on the other side of the ribs. I will be the first to say this was overkill but that bear didn’t make it 30yds before it died quickly seconds after impact. While I wouldn’t consider it a perfect vital shot (heart/lungs) the larger caliber and energy took care of the animal quickly and ethical and despite any caliber argument that is the most important debate. Hunt with whatever you can shoot the best with, but please bring insurance if shot placement isn’t ideal. That is our jobs as hunters. [/QUOTE]
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